How to win: Boiler & Mechanical Specialist Remedials, Minor Works and New Installations

About this contract

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) employs approximately 5000 staff made up of community nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, podiatrists, dental staff, sexual health and many other health care professionals and corporate services. KCHFT is one of the largest community health providers in England, serving a population of 1.4 million people across Kent, East Sussex and parts of London Boroughs in settings such as schools, people’s homes, community clinics and community hospitals. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) seeks to appoint competent specialist mechanical, commercial gas and boiler and mechanical contractors to undertake planned minor works, condition-led remedial works, lifecycle replacements, upgrades and new installations across the Trust estate in the South East. This arrangement is separate and distinct from reactive maintenance and Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM). Reactive response and PPM remain the responsibility of the Trust appointed Hard FM contractor, unless the Trust determines otherwise through its governance and instruction process. The purpose of this arrangement is to provide the Trust with direct acc

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £250,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 10 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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