Contract award · 20 May 2026

Womens and Childrens Demolition

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Womens and Childrens Demolition” to J Freely for £643k on 20 May 2026.

Construction workNorth West

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
J Freely SME
Value
£642,545.50
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Construction work · Construction work (CPV 45000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date20 May 2026
  2. Published18 Jun 2026Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (The Trust) is comprised of a 600 bed acute general hospital located on the outskirts of the City of Chester, an 86 bed community hospital located in Ellesmere Port, a number of West Cheshire community based health clinics and a shared service Microbiology Laboratory in Wirral. The Trust has awarded a contract following the completion of a mini competition exercise carried out in acordance with the Procure Partnership National Contractor FrameworkLot 85 Demolition and Site Preparation. The purpose of this procurement is the complete demolition of the existing Women and Children building currently situated on the hospital estate. This includes but not limited to the demolition of all internal walls and MEP services, demolition of existing superstructure, demolition of basement structure, levelling of ground area and back filling the basement structure area once removed. All asbestos removal will be carried out prior to demolition an…

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