--- title: "Tonbridge Community Hospital Sensory and Therapeutic Garden" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-99550f58-edfa-42fd-af54-8402fda07f81" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-99550f58-edfa-42fd-af54-8402fda07f81" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-99550f58-edfa-42fd-af54-8402fda07f81.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-99550f58-edfa-42fd-af54-8402fda07f81.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2023-05-05" --- # Tonbridge Community Hospital Sensory and Therapeutic Garden Buyer: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-99550f58-edfa-42fd-af54-8402fda07f81 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-99550f58-edfa-42fd-af54-8402fda07f81) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-99550f58-edfa-42fd-af54-8402fda07f81.json) ## Summary The Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a supplier to create a sensory and therapeutic garden at Tonbridge Community Hospital. This project involves the transformation of a garden area with a budget cap of £118,000. Suppliers must express their interest by May 26, 2023, with a site visit scheduled for June 9, 2023. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract period runs from July 28, 2023, to May 1, 2024. The main category for this tender is works related to landscaping. This tender opportunity for the Tonbridge Community Hospital garden project presents a chance for landscape designers and developers to showcase their expertise. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the landscaping industry would be well-suited to compete for this project. The Trust emphasises the importance of sustainability and patient/staff engagement in the design phase. Potential suppliers should align their proposals with the Trust's vision for creating a healing environment in the hospital garden. ## Notice Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a supplier to transform a garden area into a sensory and therapy garden at our Tonbridge Community Hospital Site. The Trust are looking for an experienced landscape designer and developer to deliver on the following. Concept design working with the Trust project team to create evidence based concept designs which will lead to the final design and form part of the engagement and implementation phase with staff and stakeholders. Designs will look to reuse assets present, such as picnic tables and chairs as much as feasible. Full design and planting scheme providing full, deliverable design drawings and planting scheme to reflect the staff and patient engagement sessions and design input. Deployment of the design. Complete the build of the gardens, including any prior assessment and feasibility works, in line with the agreed design using locally sourced and sustainable products wherever possible. Please note that there is a budget cap on this project of 118,000 inclusive of VAT. The Trust would like potential suppliers to express their interest in this opportunity via the Procontract Procurement Portal Proactis under opportunity number DN661492. Any correspondence to the Authority's staff email will be disregarded. Please log in via the following link to express your interest if already registered, or the link will also allow you to register for free and then express your interest https://procontract.due-north.com/ Please note that a site visit has been organised for the 9 June 2023 at 10.00 and further details of this will be in the ITT documentation. Please note that the ITT documentation will not be released until the expressions of interest window closes on the 26 May 2023 at midday, when it will be released to all suppliers who have expressed an interest. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6ec763a-c713-4669-8463-075445f2663a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 26 May 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 27 Jul 2023 - 1 May 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £118,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | ASHFORD | | Post town | Tonbridge | | Postcode | TN25 4AZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Ashford | | Electoral ward | Goat Lees | | Westminster constituency | Ashford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45112700 - Landscaping work - 45112712 - Landscaping work for gardens ## Release History - 5 May 2023 at 09:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6ec763a-c713-4669-8463-075445f2663a - 5 May 2023 at 09:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17b1b555-4984-448d-9daf-964f32f5fbbb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6ec763a-c713-4669-8463-075445f2663a 5th May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17b1b555-4984-448d-9daf-964f32f5fbbb 5th May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.kentcht.nhs.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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