Notice Information
Notice Title
Commercial Advisor for Repairs and Maintenance Contracts
Notice Description
Dacorum Borough Council is procuring a Commercial Advisor to support the mobilisation and ongoing management of its new suite of housing contracts, including Repairs, Maintenance, and Capital Delivery, as well as associated Mechanical & Electrical, Fire Safety & Security, and Lift Maintenance contracts. The Council is adopting cost-plus and open book cost models to drive transparency, value for money, and robust financial governance across all contracts. The Commercial Advisor will play a pivotal role in embedding these models, providing strategic commercial advice, supporting the Council's client management and finance teams, and ensuring effective implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of commercial arrangements throughout the contract term. This appointment is central to the Council's commitment to achieving best value, strong financial controls, and collaborative working with its contractors and stakeholders.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Option to extend for a further 5 years. The level of support and spend will be higher in the initial 2 years of the contract to help embed the new cost models however there will be a need for ongoing support.
Planning Information
As part of the pre-procurement process, the Council is seeking feedback from the market to help shape the final tender documents for this opportunity. Interested parties are invited to review the draft brief and contract document provided and complete the accompanying questionnaire within the pre-market dialogue document. The feedback received will be used to ensure that the final procurement documents are aligned with market best practice and are suitable for potential bidders. This stage is intended to promote transparency and collaboration, enabling the Council to develop a procurement process that meets both its objectives and the needs of the market.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a749
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007670-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
70 - Real estate services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
70332200 - Commercial property management services
71324000 - Quantity surveying services
79212000 - Auditing services
79411000 - General management consultancy services
79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 9 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Jan 2026 - 30 Jun 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Andrew Linden
- Contact Email
- andrew.linden@dacorum.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
- Postcode
- HP1 1DN
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Dacorum
- Electoral Ward
- Hemel Hempstead Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007670-2026
28th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003127-2026
14th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073328-2025
12th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072984-2025
11th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061906-2025
2nd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061894-2025
2nd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/ProjectManage/9734
The link above will take you directly to the opportunity on the Council's e-tendering portal, Supply Hertfordshire. You will need to register on the portal before you can access the tender documentation. Please note: There is a separate project on the portal relating to the pre-market dialogue process. This should be ignored.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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