Notice Information
Notice Title
Pre Market Engagement - St Albans and District Council Jubilee Square & Hertfordshire House Managing Agent
Notice Description
Pre Market Engagement - St Albans City and District Council (SADC) is exploring the future procurement of a single Managing Agent for Jubilee Square. The proposed appointment is intended to provide integrated estate management, facilities management and public realm management across the whole development, with one organisation acting as SADC's principal operational representative. The purpose of this pre-market engagement (PME) is to gather early, high-level feedback from the market before finalising the procurement approach, scope, contract structure and supporting documents. This document is not a tender and does not form part of any evaluation. It is an information-gathering exercise only. The Managing Agent is expected to manage the development as a single integrated estate, coordinate estate-wide services and interfaces, procure and manage specialist subcontractors, support statutory and building safety compliance, and administer service charges and related financial arrangements.
Planning Information
To view the Pre-Market Engagement Documents for this opportunity, suppliers must first register on the PSPS electronic tendering portal http://in-tendhost.co.uk/pspslprocurement/aspx/Home
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c6f0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064461-2026
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
79420000 - Management-related services
79993000 - Building and facilities management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jul 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Jul 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 1 Sep 2027 1-2 years
- 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
- ST ALBANS CITY AND DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ST ALBANS
- Postcode
- AL1 3JE
- Post Town
- St Albans
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
- Delivery Location
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Salford
- Electoral Ward
- Ordsall
- Westminster Constituency
- Salford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064461-2026
9th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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