Notice Information
Notice Title
Market Engagement For Victoria Centre Asset Manager
Notice Description
As part of this market engagement, Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) invites electronic responses from organisations who are positioned to successfully provide an asset management service for the Council owned, Victoria Centre. The service needs to be provided in a proactive manner which maintains, or increases, the Net Operating Income generated by the Victoria Centre, whilst maximising the possible community benefits for the wider City. The Victoria Centre was purchased by the Council in 2020 and extends to approximately 340,000 sq. ft. The shopping area is arranged over three floors, with a large central mall and atrium. The Market Engagement Documents can be accessed via: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm The deadline for receipt of clarification requests, or further information requests, relating to this process is: 17:00 on Friday 20th June 2025. The deadline for submission of completed responses relating to this process is: 14:00 on Friday 27th June 2025. Procurement reference: DN777430
Planning Information
As previously stated and as covered in the issued market engagement documentation. https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm This notice is for market engagement. The contract dates provided as part of the notice are to satisfy mandatory fields on this system.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054406
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030415-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
70 - Real estate services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
70000000 - Real estate services
75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 27 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 30 Nov 2025 30 days
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Procurement Advisors
- Contact Email
- procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHEND ON SEA
- Postcode
- SS2 6FA
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
- Delivery Location
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
-
- Local Authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Electoral Ward
- Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030415-2025
5th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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