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WSFT - Works - MECU Refurb QS services

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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07 Aug 2026 at 10:38

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust procured quantity surveying consultancy services for its UEC-funded capital works programme at its estate in Bury St Edmunds. The work supports cost control, budget management and commercial oversight during delivery of refurbishment and alteration projects. These include refurbishment of the MECU, a new staff changing area, Emergency Department reception desk works, a bereavement room, Muslim WC provision, remodelling an existing changing area into an Emergency Department staff break room, bariatric bed store works and a gender-neutral WC. This is a construction cost consultancy and commercial management requirement, classified under quantity surveying services. The buyer is an NHS foundation trust, and the services relate to active healthcare estate works and associated site-specific requirements.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was awarded directly to Castons Consulting Limited without competition under a below-threshold procedure, for technical and operational reasons concerning continuity of existing estates works. The contract was signed on 4 November 2025 and runs from 4 November 2025 to 3 May 2026. Its value is £43,750 excluding VAT and £52,500 including VAT. The award covers a single lot and a single supplier. The Trust stated that the supplier’s existing knowledge of its estate, ongoing works and site requirements was needed to avoid disruption, design and delivery delays, health and safety risks, and additional mobilisation and knowledge-transfer costs. The requirement was not competitively procured before commencement.

This opportunity demonstrates demand from West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust for quantity surveying and commercial oversight across a live, complex healthcare refurbishment programme. A credible future competitor would need to control costs and budgets across multiple small and interdependent capital works, while providing reliable commercial advice throughout delivery. Relevant experience of healthcare estates, occupied or operational clinical environments, and site-specific construction constraints would strengthen a supplier’s position. The requirement also shows the importance the Trust places on continuity, understanding partially completed works and existing designs, and avoiding disruption or safety risks. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate practical knowledge transfer, rapid mobilisation, coordination with estates and project teams, and the capacity to manage several refurbishment workstreams under one programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WSFT - Works - MECU Refurb QS services

Notice Description

Provision of quantity surveying consultancy services to support the Trust's UEC funded capital works programme. QS activities associated with the refurbishment of the MECU, creation of a new staff changing area, Emergency Department reception desk works, bereavement room refurbishment, Muslim WC provision, remodelling of an existing changing area to create an Emergency Department staff break room, bariatric bed store works and the provision of a gender-neutral WC. The service supports the Trust in ensuring effective cost control, budget management and commercial oversight throughout project delivery. This contract has been awarded directly to a single supplier for technical and operational reasons relating to continuity of existing estates works. The supplier retains detailed knowledge of the Trust's estate, ongoing works, and site-specific requirements. Introducing an alternative supplier at this stage would create risks including disruption to ongoing works, delays or issues with existing designs and partially completed works, potential health and safety impacts, and additional cost and delay caused by mobilisation and knowledge transfer. The Trust acknowledges that this requirement was not procured under a competitive process before commencement. This approach was chosen due to the need to manage immediate operational and safety risks rather than standard procurement practice and limits competition and may be subject to external review or challenge.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dece
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075159-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71324000 - Quantity surveying services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£43,750 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Nov 20259 months ago
Contract Period
4 Nov 2025 - 3 May 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BURY ST EDMUNDS
Postcode
IP33 2QZ
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH64 West Suffolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Suffolk
Electoral Ward
Southgate
Westminster Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Castons Consulting Limited

Further Information

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