--- title: "Ground Lease in respect of land at Southend Hospital" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0504b3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0504b3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0504b3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0504b3.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2025-05-14" --- # Ground Lease in respect of land at Southend Hospital Buyer: MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0504b3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0504b3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0504b3.json) ## Summary The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) has awarded a contract to NOVINITI LIMITED for a Ground Lease concerning land at Southend Hospital, with the aim of facilitating the development of clinical spaces, including a Day Surgery Unit. The contract, valued at £50,000, was signed on 14 May 2025, and runs from 15 May 2025 to 12 February 2026. This direct award was made under Schedule 2 paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act 2023, categorised as a works contract and is exempt from certain procurement regulations. The contract is structured as a land contract with no initial development obligations on Noviniti, though future development agreements may be considered, contingent upon mutual agreement and further authorisation by MSEFT. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in the construction and healthcare facilities sectors. The focus on hospital facilities construction offers a growth avenue for contractors capable of undertaking healthcare-oriented construction projects. Large-scale firms with expertise in building hospital facilities are ideally suited to compete and collaborate with MSEFT on potential future developments linked to this Ground Lease. The agreement underscores MSEFT’s ambitions to expand and improve hospital infrastructure, promising substantial, long-term opportunities in healthcare infrastructure development. ## Notice The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust" ("MSEFT") has entered into an Option Agreement with Noviniti Dev Co 12 Ltd ("Noviniti") giving Noviniti the right to call for a Ground Lease in respect of land at Southend Hospital ("the Hospital") as the site of a proposed building for intended hospital uses and clinical space including a Day Surgery Unit ("the Potential Development"). The Option Agreement is for an initial period of 39 weeks (subject to extension). MSEFT has had valuation advice and will grant the Ground Lease (which will be for a minimum term of 45 years subject to earlier break rights) ("the Ground Lease") at a premium which reflects market value as advised by independent valuation advice. The contractual arrangements are structured as a land contract within Schedule 2 paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 ("the Act") and underlying case law, and as such an "exempted contract" for the purposes of the Act and the Procurement Regulations 2024. The contractual arrangements the subject of this Notice were previously the subject of a Contract Award Notice dated 30 April 2025 and prior to that the subject of a Transparency Notice dated 17 April 2025. ### Procurement Information The contractual arrangements are structured as a land contract within Schedule 2 paragraph 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 ("the Act") and underlying case law, and as such an "exempted contract" for the purposes of the Act and the Procurement Regulations 2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021412-2025 | | Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Direct award | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Feb 2025 | | Contract period | 14 May 2025 - 12 Feb 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £50,000 | | Contracts value | £50,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | BASILDON | | Post town | Southend-on-Sea | | Postcode | SS16 5NL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway | | Local authority | Basildon | | Electoral ward | Langdon Hills | | Westminster constituency | South Basildon and East Thurrock | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NOVINITI | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work - 45215100 - Construction work for buildings relating to health - 45215140 - Hospital facilities construction work ## Release History - 14 May 2025 at 14:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021412-2025 - 30 Apr 2025 at 09:31 - AwardUpdate - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017858-2025 - 29 Apr 2025 at 10:16 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017540-2025 - 17 Apr 2025 at 10:56 - AwardUpdate - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015861-2025 - 17 Apr 2025 at 10:45 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015851-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021412-2025 14th May 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017858-2025 30th April 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017540-2025 29th April 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015861-2025 17th April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015851-2025 17th April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://noviniti.co.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.mse.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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