--- title: "Strategic Estate Partner - new ambulance hub facilities" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-caf28ee3-b347-4b11-92ab-9696ce4b6ab0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-caf28ee3-b347-4b11-92ab-9696ce4b6ab0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-caf28ee3-b347-4b11-92ab-9696ce4b6ab0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-caf28ee3-b347-4b11-92ab-9696ce4b6ab0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE" published: "2022-10-07" --- # Strategic Estate Partner - new ambulance hub facilities Buyer: EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-caf28ee3-b347-4b11-92ab-9696ce4b6ab0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-caf28ee3-b347-4b11-92ab-9696ce4b6ab0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-caf28ee3-b347-4b11-92ab-9696ce4b6ab0.json) ## Summary The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is planning a strategic partnership with a Strategic Estate Partner (SEP) to construct new ambulance hub facilities in Ipswich and Cambridge, with the possibility of expanding to other locations in the East region. The procurement process is currently at the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 28th October 2022. The initial contract value is estimated at around GBP £135,000,000, with the Trust seeking input from potential bidders through a pre-market engagement exercise, including a webinar, questionnaire responses, and one-to-one consultations. This tender presents an opportunity for construction companies specialising in ambulance station construction work to collaborate with the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust. Interested businesses can register on the Bravo eSourcing platform to express interest and access additional information. The contracting authority, the East of England Ambulance Service, aims to establish a long-term partnership to develop and finance new facilities, offering potential for sustained business growth within the healthcare construction sector. ## Notice East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (the "Trust") is about to embark on an ambitious project to enter into a long-term arrangement with a Strategic Estate Partner ("SEP") to design, build and finance new ambulance hub facilities at a number of sites. The Trust intends to enter into development agreements for lease with the SEP in respect of the Trust's site in Ipswich and a site to be identified by the SEP in Cambridge, under which the SEP would construct the required facilities before granting leases to the Trust on practical completion. At the same time, the Trust intends to enter into a strategic partnering agreement with the SEP pursuant to which the SEP would bring forward business cases, to develop new facilities in a number of other locations across the East. In each case the Trust anticipates that the SEP would obtain finance to acquire and develop the relevant sites on the basis of costs being rentalised under leases to the Trust over a 20-30 year period. The purpose of this notice is to announce a pre-market engagement exercise to consult with prospective bidders about this opportunity, discuss current thinking and ensure the Trust is in the best possible position to launch a formal procurement process later this year. In terms of the activities over the next few weeks, the Trust's pre-market engagement exercise will consist of a combination of: (i) a webinar (to take place at Thursday, 20 October @ 11:00-12:00 GMT, places can be reserved by registering here ): https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/PBcXWq93d0mZPeH4ulnvXw,UBvj9N6fyE6YthpXJp6gSA,Ep1YRXV3vUCof_40H-moFQ,elZ1Jk5mXUWK0hvRzWr5YQ,cc2Dr7_1OUeRkhcU4G_ATg,FKo7np45KEW17UNNy3Pl2w?mode=read&tenantId=5a17173c-77af-4977-993d-e1f8ba59ef5f The Trust will explain more about its ambitions for the SEP); (ii) considering responses to a short questionnaire (accessible via Bravo https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/eastamb/ - deadline for responses: Friday, 28 October @ 17:00 GMT; and (iii) potentially 'one to one' consultations with selected developers who respond to the questionnaire and whose response would benefit from some further clarification (scheduled to take place w/c 7 November 2022). Further information on the activities to be conducted during the pre-market engagement exercise and our current thinking on the procurement process more generally can be found in the pre-market engagement document referred to above. The Trust anticipates that the value of the initial term of the contract would be in the region of GBP PS135,000,000. However, this is an indicative figure only based on its current 'core' scope of requirements and on the assumption that the overarching partnership agreement with the SEP would be in place for a duration of approximately five years (the Trust is interested to hear your views on this topic). You need to register on Bravo (our e-tendering portal) if you have not already to express an interest and download additional information/documents. Additional information: Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). Registration to the portal is free of charge: 1. Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/eastamb/ and click the link to register 2. Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' 3. Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - 4. You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). Log in to Bravo. 5. Open the opportunity "Strategic Estate Partner - new ambulance hub facilities" ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2cee411-dc13-4ed4-93ba-0a1c7df8e7da | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Oct 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE | | Locality | MELBOURN | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG8 6EN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | South Cambridgeshire | | Electoral ward | Melbourn | | Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45216122 - Ambulance station construction work ## Release History - 7 Oct 2022 at 11:11 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2cee411-dc13-4ed4-93ba-0a1c7df8e7da ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2cee411-dc13-4ed4-93ba-0a1c7df8e7da 7th October 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/eastamb/ Register on Bravo (e Sourcing tool) to express as interest and download pre-market engagement information document and questionnaire - https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/ Register on Bravo (e Sourcing tool) here ## Notice URLs - http://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/ - https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/PBcXWq93d0mZPeH4ulnvXw,UBvj9N6fyE6YthpXJp6gSA,Ep1YRXV3vUCof_40H-moFQ,elZ1Jk5mXUWK0hvRzWr5YQ,cc2Dr7_1OUeRkhcU4G_ATg,FKo7np45KEW17UNNy3Pl2w?mode=read&tenantId=5a17173c-77af-4977-993d-e1f8ba59ef5f ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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