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BT1897 The Stage Commercial Letting

Luton Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Oct 2026 at 16:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

30 Jun 2026 at 17:56

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Luton Council appointed property consultants to support the commercial letting of office accommodation in The Stage, its town-centre regeneration development. The work covers marketing and valuation advice to inform decisions before the office space is launched, followed by finding tenants for the available premises. The procurement combines commercial property consultancy with non-residential letting and leasing services. Delivery is in Luton, with the requirement designed to include one provider based within 20 miles of Luton Town Hall and one national provider. The intended suppliers therefore bring complementary local knowledge and broader market reach to the marketing, valuation and tenant-finding work.

The procurement is complete and contracts were awarded on 5 October 2026 to Eddisons Commercial Limited t/a BTG Eddisons and Avison Young (UK) Limited. The combined award value is £153,100 excluding VAT (£183,720 including VAT); the original estimated value was £155,000 excluding VAT (£186,000 including VAT). The awarded contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2027, with one 12-month extension option, allowing a maximum period to 18 October 2028. This was a below-threshold open competition. Three bids were received. Price counted for 40% of the evaluation and quality for 60%, including a 20% weighting for alignment with social value. The requirement was procured as one lot; the Council sought two providers, one local and one national.

For property consultancies, this award shows demand from Luton Council for commercial property advice tied to a major town-centre development: suppliers must be able to value and market new office accommodation and secure tenants. A credible competitor would need demonstrable commercial property experience, local market insight for the Luton role or national reach for the wider-market role, and the capacity to carry out both advisory and letting work. The evaluation also gave substantial weight to quality and included a social-value element, so a strong offer would need to evidence delivery capability and a clear contribution to the Council’s social-value priorities, alongside competitive pricing. The two-provider approach indicates that local specialists and national firms can each fit the buyer’s intended supply model.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BT1897 The Stage Commercial Letting

Notice Description

The purpose of this tender is to appoint 2 providers - 1 local (within 20 miles of Luton Town Hall) and 1 national provider who are suitably experienced using local and national commercial property agent/consultant to provide marketing and valuation advice to inform decision-making prior to launch of the office accommodation included in the new Town Centre regeneration project called The Stage Development. The further requirement will be to find tenants for the available space.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 1x 12 month extension as per the councils requirements and need

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c0ae
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093963-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70000000 - Real estate services

70130000 - Letting services of own property

70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£155,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£155,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£153,100 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
14 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 18 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Luton Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU1 2BQ
Postcode Area
Luton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
TLH21 Luton
Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Eddisons Commercial Limited

Avison Young (UK) Limited

Further Information

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