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title: "Ground Lease - Bolton NHST FT"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06b59b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-06-16"
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# Ground Lease - Bolton NHST FT

Buyer: BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b59b

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## Summary

The procurement process conducted by Bolton NHS Foundation Trust relates to a Ground Lease for a development project at Royal Bolton Hospital, aiming to enhance and extend the hospital's entrance with retail spaces. This contract, which falls under the construction work industry category, is set within the UK, specifically in the Bolton area. The procurement has reached the award stage as of 16th June 2026, with the contract period commencing on 6th July 2026 and lasting until 5th July 2066. The procurement method utilised is direct, categorised as a below-threshold process without competition, aligning with specific legislative exemptions provided under the Procurement Act 2023.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for business growth, particularly benefiting companies involved in construction, property development, and related services. The contract provides an extended timeline and a steady framework over 40 years, which can be particularly advantageous for businesses looking to establish long-term partnerships with public sector entities. Enterprises with expertise in hospital or healthcare facility enhancements and retail space development will find this opportunity fitting, especially given the potential further developments that Bolton NHS Foundation Trust may authorise in the future. The chosen supplier, Noviniti Dev Co 14 Ltd, exemplifies the potential for SMEs to play critical roles within large public contracts if they possess the right niche expertise.

## Notice

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust ("BFT") intends to enter into an Option Agreement with Noviniti Dev Co 14 Ltd ("Noviniti") giving Noviniti the right to call for a Ground Lease in respect of land at Royal Bolton Hospital ("the Hospital") being the site of a proposed extension of the Hospital entrance incorporating improved and extended retail space with the provision of three retail units plus circulation space within the extended building plus additional retail space and internal refurbishment works within the existing Hospital building ("the Potential Development"). The Option Agreement will be for an initial period of 39 weeks (subject to extension). BFT has had valuation advice and will grant the Ground Lease (which will be for a term of 40 years subject to earlier break rights) ("the Ground Lease") at a premium which reflects market value as advised by independent valuation advice. IFM (the Trust's wholly owned subsidiary company) is a party to the Option Agreement and will grant rights to Noviniti in the Ground Lease. The Ground Lease does not contain any development obligations upon Noviniti and does not in itself permit Noviniti to undertake the Potential Development unless BFT elects to grant a Licence for Alterations to Noviniti authorising it to undertake the Potential Development. 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. Whilst the Option Agreement and Ground Lease contain no provisions authorising the Potential Development, BFT contemplates the possibility that it may choose to enter into further contractual arrangements with Noviniti at a point in the future (subject to separate BFT authorisations) subject to terms being agreed between Noviniti and BFT. If terms are agreed, then BFT and IFM may authorise Noviniti to undertake the Potential Development via a Licence for Alterations. At that stage, Noviniti and BFT and IFM (together with other relevant third parties) would enter into an Agreement for Underleases leading to (inter alia) the construction of the Potential Development and the grant of underleases to relevant third parties and BFT of parts of the completed Potential Development. In the event that BFT chooses not to enter into further documentation with Noviniti, then BFT will have a right to terminate the Ground Lease on the second anniversary of the date of the grant of the Ground Lease, provided that works to construct the Potential Development have not commenced. The Ground Lease is subject to a further break clause in favour of BFT on the 35th anniversary of the date of completion by Noviniti of the construction works constituting the Potential Development. Noviniti will also have the right to break the Ground Lease at the expiry of the first anniversary of the Ground Lease. The arrangements between Noviniti and BFT include a cost underwrite by BFT of Noviniti's costs incurred in pursuing consents and design development capped in accordance with an agreed schedule. Those costs are not payable in circumstances where Noviniti and BFT enter into further documentation and Noviniti undertakes the Potential Development. In circumstances where Noviniti does not undertake the Potential Development, then the costs become payable by BFT and in return Noviniti is obliged to assign the benefit of all reports and surveys undertaken and reliance rights from the professionals engaged by Noviniti.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056489-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Jul 2026 - 5 Jul 2066 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BOLTON |
| Post town | Bolton |
| Postcode | BL4 0JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Electoral ward | Farnworth North |
| Westminster constituency | Bolton South and Walkden |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NOVINITI DEV CO 14 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 16 Jun 2026 at 09:32 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056489-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056489-2026
  16th June 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://noviniti.co.uk/
- https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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