GB-Ashford: Land Sale at Ashford Hopsital site

NOTE: This notice was updated on 08 June 2018 for the following reason: Changed the first point of contact.The Ashford Hospital is owned by the Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) and is located in the Borough of Spelthorne. .This project is for the provision of Estate Professional Services for the freehold landowners at the Ashford Hospital in Surrey to assess the potential for disposal of land next to Tesco Extra Ashford and an adjacent housing estate. The aim is best value and utilisation whilst protecting services.

The project will provide the disposal plan and is to include the appointment of the required designers, cost consultant, sales and marketing team, contract strategy, planning activity, necessary remediation, re-provision works and access routes.

The Trust needs to improve its estate and disposal would release capital for development and remove life expired buildings and backlog maintenance from their estates. It will also reduce land holdings and provide development land for housing in line with government policy.

The configuration of the existing whole hospital site locates the long term clinical areas close to the main site access route on the A30. The land considered for disposal is to the east of the site, lying between the Tesco Extra store and the housing developments along Long Lane.

The eastern portion of the whole hospital site has a range of sub-standard buildings which provide support facilities that can be relocated to other parts of the campus

Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.