Notice Information
Notice Title
Property Management Advisory Services
Notice Description
The contractor will provide property management services and act as the Trust's strategic property advisor, in line with best practice guidance from NHS Estatecode HBN 008 and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. The range of services can be categorised as follows: 1. Assisting with general property matters including rent reviews, lease expiries / hand back, landlord liaisons and car parking 2. Assisting with statutory responses, e.g. Valuation Office Agency requests for leasehold information 3. Assisting with Compliance and Service Charge queries 4. Management of the Leased Building Group and preparation of related documents 5. Assistance in general property queries such as insurance and asset revaluations 6. Providing Trust occupational information to Trust teams where required, e.g. Energy Team queries, Finance Team queries, Service Leads etc. 7. Management of Trust InSite property register, where required 8. Updating of the Trust Leased Property Database. New property-related matters, such as capital projects, acquisitions (including property searches) and disposals, and any transactional work, including dilapidations / re-instatement, are charged to an individual service's revenue, against a pre-approved proposal at an additional cost.
Procurement Information
Based on Archus' unique and longstanding estates knowledge, given their continuous management of the Trust's leasehold estate, which supports the "exclusive technical capability / continuity of service" grounds under the Act.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065b80
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016662-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
70 - Real estate services
-
- CPV Codes
70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £128,997 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TAUNTON
- Postcode
- TA1 5DA
- Post Town
- Taunton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016662-2026
24th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016648-2026
24th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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