Tender: Mist Suppression & Ward Refresh | Northumbria Healthcare FM

Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited (NHFM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), wishes to appoint a Main Design & Build Contractor to refresh 12 existing wards at its Northumbria Specialist Emergency Hospital (NSECH) in Cramlington Northumberland.

The primary aim of the project is to improve fire safety protection for patients, staff and visitors in all wards. The project’s secondary aim is to update the ward environment whilst the primary aim is completed.

The 12 existing wards to be refreshed are located in 4no. existing 3-storey towers referred to as Towers A, B, D & E.

There are five main elements to the work proposed on each tower. These are:

• Design and installation of a Mist Suppression system

• Targeted remediation of passive fire protection (Fire Compartment Walls)

• General ‘refresh’ of each ward’s environment.

• Attending to back-log maintenance of the existing Building Services in wards

• Update to IT and digital infrastructure

The procurement is a three stage competitive tendering procedure (a “competitive flexible procedure”) as permitted by the PA 2023.

Tenderers are reminded to register on the Central Digital Platform.

Document 1 Instructions and guidance to Tenderers (IGTT) is included within the documents available to download from the Contracting Authority’s electronic tendering portal (Atamis).

Companies who are not registered on Atamis will be required to do so before they can download the tender documents.

The link to register is:

https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/ProSpend__eSourcing_Community_Registration?locale=uk

As described in Document 1 – Invitation and guidance to tenderers

As described in Document 1 – Invitation and guidance to tenderers

The submission deadline for submission of the completed Supplier Information Questionnaire, including any additional information requested is before 12:00 hours on 22nd June 2026.

The last date for the receipt of clarifications in respect of the Stage 1 Information issued is 17:00 on 5th June 2026.

It is is anticipated that successful Tenderers will be notified of there progression to stage 2 on 1st July 2026.

All submissions and any clarifications must be via the Atamis Portal.

https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/

Tenderers are advised to allow sufficient time to uploaded their responses to the Atamis Portal.

Any queries with regards to submission of documents must be addressed via the Atamis Portal.

As described in the the Instructions and Guidance to Tenderers and Supplier Information Questionnaire including appendices 1 & 2.

The procurement is a three stage competitive tendering procedure (a “competitive flexible procedure”) as permitted by the PA 2023:

Stage 1 (Selection) is the submission by each Tenderer of a response to the Supplier Information Questionnaire by the applicable Deadline and the assessment of each such Supplier Information Questionnaire submission received by the Contracting Authority in accordance with this Stage 1 Pack. After the Contracting Authority has assessed Tenderers’ responses to the Supplier Information Questionnaire, it will down-select to six (6) Down-Selected Tenderers;

Stage 2 (Negotiation and Site Visits) is the period during which the Contracting Authority will discuss selected provisions of the draft Contract with each Down-Selected Tenderer in order to seek feedback on the Contract as further described in the Stage 2 Pack and invite Down-Selected Tenderers to visit the sites relevant to the Scope of Works; and

Stage 3 (ITT) is the invitation by the Contracting Authority to all those Down-Selected Tenderers selected to participate further in this tender process to submit a Tender and the assessment of each Tender submission received by the Contracting Authority in accordance with the Stage 3 Pack.

Northumbria House, Unit 7 & 8 Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park

North Shields

NE27 0QJ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Kevin Marshall

Email: kevin.marshall@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

Website: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/

Region: UKC22 – Tyneside

Organisation type: Public authority – central government