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WDC Polegate and Willingdon Medical Centre - Main Contractor (ESPH692)

Wealden District Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Wealden District Council are seeking to appoint a suitable qualified and experienced main contractor for delivery of a new medical centre in Polegate and Willingdon to increase primary care infrastructure in the area. This is to be located at the new Hindsland residential development at Eastbourne Road, Lower Willingdon, BN20 9NU. The proposed medical centre was proposed as part of the planning application for the wider Hindsland residential development to provide a new, state-of-the-art primary care centre which would enable two existing Polegate GP practices - Downlands and Manor Park - to co-locate. The proposed medical facility will consolidate the undersized and outdated Downlands and Manor Park GP practices into a new primary care facility. The objective is to meet modern NHS standards for primary care provision, support the growing demand, both in terms of quality and volume, for medical services and enhance patient care by enabling increased capacity, accessibility and operational efficiency. The building will be approximately 2003m2 GIA and three storeys high, fully accessible, and offering a large car park for patients and staff along with ambulance bay and utility vehicles. The centre will also be delivered to BREAAM excellent standard. Features will include low carbon materials, solar panels and air source heat pumps for hot water, heating and cooling. Initially, the successful tenderer will be appointed under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA). This agreement will enable the contractor to work collaboratively with the client team during the pre-construction phase. Subject to satisfactory performance under the PCSA and agreement on key terms (including price, programme, and risk allocation), the contractor may then be formally appointed under a construction contract to deliver the works. The form of contract will be JCT Design and Build 2016. A planned procurement notice has not been completed as the contracting authority does not wish to reduce the timescales of this tender.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£10.1m
Awarded
3 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01151561
Location
Orpington, UKI61, BR5 3ST, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-059ffb
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wealden District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PXRN-7814-TGXG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXRN-7814-TGXG

Address

Street Address
Vicarage Lane
Locality
Hailsham
Postal Code
BN27 2AX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ22

Contact

Name
Stephen Bottomley

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Neilcott Construction Limited
Id
GB-COH-01151561

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01151561

Address

Street Address
Excel House, Cray Avenue
Locality
Orpington
Postal Code
BR5 3ST
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI61

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Date
3 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
3 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71220000
Description
Architectural design services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
12,141,650.58
Amount
10,118,042.15
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01151561
Name
Neilcott Construction Limited

Standstill Period

Ends
12 Mar 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
17 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Nov 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
019248-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Mar 2026, 23:22
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
17 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hailsham · UKJ22 · BN27 2AX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 019248-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·