SWAST-5149-E- Exeter Main Operating Base

Opportunity overview

Building and fit out for Exeter Main Operating Base

Classification

CPV45000000 — Construction work

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: SWAST-5149-E
Main Procurement Category: works
Above Threshold: Yes
Status: planned

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Has Renewal: Yes
Status: planned

Suitability

Sme: Yes

Contract period

Starts: 1 May 2027, 01:00
Ends: 1 Oct 2028, 00:59
Max Extent Date: 1 May 2029, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45000000
Description: Construction work

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKK4
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: engagement
Type: engagement
Description: This is an initial market scoping exercise to see who would be interested in the South West area. The market engagement is to determine that the tender approach and design level is sufficient to be able to complete the project. 1. Project brief The project summary is: • New Main Operating Base (MOB) for the provision of the following: o Offices for operation and administrative teams. o Meeting rooms. o Training rooms. o Vehicle preparation space (similar to a garage, but to clean and re-stock ambulances between shifts). o Vehicle maintenance space (garage space for repairs and servicing of ambulances). o A drugs room & dirty utility (likely to be the only clinical space). o Sundry other space eg computer rooms, storage areas, battery stores etc. o Plant space. o New sub-station and connection to existing Eon heating network. o General external space eg parking, re-fuelling, bin compounds, cycle stores, soft landscaping etc. o Vehicle washdown area. • The approximate contract sum is anticipated to be £15m exc VAT. • A main contractor appointment is proposed to be made in the spring of 2027, pending governance process. • The planning reference is 22/2825/MFUL, where the drawings for the project can be viewed. • The client has appointed a full design team. 2. Proposed procurement process The following items detail the anticipated procurement process: • The level of design will be early RIBA4. • The contract is proposed to be a fixed price contract, either as an NEC4 Option A or JCT Design and Build 2024. • The main contractor will be required to take on the design provided in the tender period and develop it to full RIBA4 and then commence construction. • The main contractor will be able to novate the architect and civil / structural engineer into their design team. The building services engineer is proposed to remain employed by the client. • The tender process is proposed to be an open tender with 3-4 phases, broken down approximately as follows: o Phase 1: Initial enquiry. Bidders will be required to demonstrate basic compliance commonly seen in public procurement exercises, with checks on credit worthiness, basic H&S, environmental compliance. There will also be a requirement to demonstrate local market knowledge and experience of constructing these types of buildings. It is anticipated that the tender list will be reduced significantly, with approximately 8-12 tenderers passing into phase 2. o Phase 2: Developed enquiry. This phase will examine the shortlist’s detailed skillset, looking more carefully at each prospective bidder’s experience. There may also be an early pricing component to this phase. It is anticipated that approximately 6-10 tenderers will pass into phase 3. o Phase 3: Detailed enquiry. This phase will interrogate the remaining bidders in terms of their resourcing, their method statements, their social value commitments and other detailed quality-related elements. A shortlist of 4-7 tenderers would pass into the final phase. o Phase 4: Pricing. It is proposed that this final phase would be judged purely on price. This process is subject to change. For example, phases 2 and 3 could be merged into a single phase. The scoring methodologies are also still to be developed. 3. Invitation for prospective contractors to provide their input Prospective tenderers are invited to provide comments about the proposed procurement methodology outlined in this document. Input is welcomed across a range of subjects varying from the tender process itself (ie the proposed phases), the design level which is completed by the time of tender and any other observations that prospective bidders may have. We request that feedback is limited to 300 words. Please submit your information to stephen.walker@swast.nhs.uk
Due: 25 Sept 2026, 00:59
Status: scheduled

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 088172-2026
Document Type: marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type: UK2
Description: Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088172-2026 ↗
Published: 17 Sept 2026, 12:45
Format: text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: SOUTH WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id: GB-NHS-RYF

Identifier

Scheme: GB-NHS
Id: RYF

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQXD-1311-BRXL

Address

Street Address: Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Sowton Industrial Estate
Locality: Exeter
Postal Code: EX2 7HY
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK43

Contact

Name: Stephen Walker
Email: stephen.walker@swast.nhs.uk
Telephone: +447881352630

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX2 7HY · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKK4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

033557-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender · 14 Apr 2026, 09:32
088172-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender · 17 Sept 2026, 12:45