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Brookfield Project - Consultancy Services

Hertfordshire County Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

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14 Aug 2026 at 13:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
AwardUpdate

04 Aug 2026 at 22:55

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
AwardUpdate

04 Aug 2026 at 22:50

UK5 - Transparency Notice
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16 Jul 2026 at 13:23

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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16 Jul 2026 at 13:12

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hertfordshire County Council procured property consultancy services for the Brookfield Project. The requirement covers commercial property management services, including the specialist advice, operational support and stakeholder relationships needed to manage an established property project and its historic, current and ongoing negotiations. The work is delivered in Hertfordshire for the council, a sub-central public authority based in Stevenage. The service depends on continuity of project knowledge, historical case information, bespoke reporting arrangements and established processes. It also involves working with external stakeholders connected with the project. This is a services contract rather than a construction, supply or standalone facilities-management requirement, so it is most relevant to property consultancies with experience of commercial property management and complex, continuing public-sector property projects.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award procedure to Carter Jonas LLP. The award was made on 13 July 2026, with an awarded gross value of £450,000. The award is active and covers the single completed lot. The award contract period runs from 29 July 2026 to 31 December 2029. A contract was signed on 10 August 2026, and the active contract period runs from 10 August 2026 to 31 December 2029, at the same gross value of £450,000. The council justified the direct award on the incumbent supplier’s project-specific knowledge, established processes, historical case information, bespoke reporting and stakeholder relationships. It considered an alternative supplier incompatible with the operating environment and likely to create mobilisation costs, technical difficulties and operational risks.

This award indicates demand for a property consultancy able to provide continuity across a long-running commercial property project rather than starting with a short mobilisation and learning period. A credible future competitor would need strong commercial property management capability, experience handling historic and live negotiations, and the ability to maintain accurate case information and bespoke reporting. It would also need established processes for working within an existing operational environment and managing relationships with external stakeholders. The buyer’s stated rationale makes service-specific knowledge, mobilisation planning and operational risk control central commercial issues. Firms seeking comparable work should be able to demonstrate how they would transfer or recreate project knowledge, protect service continuity, support ongoing negotiations and integrate with established council and stakeholder arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Brookfield Project - Consultancy Services

Notice Description

The supplier has delivered the property consultancy service for a number of years and has developed significant service-specific knowledge and established processes. The existing service does rely on continuity of operational knowledge, historical case information, bespoke reporting mechanisms, and relationships with other external stakeholders. A replacement supplier would not possess the detailed knowledge and understanding gained through CJ's longstanding involvement in the project to date, including the historic and current/ongoing negotiations. In addition, they would require a very extensive mobilisation period which would result in substantial additional costs. For the reasons stated above the services provided by an alternative supplier would be incompatible with the existing operational environment and could result in significant technical and operational difficulties and risks to the achievement of service outcomes.

Procurement Information

The supplier has delivered the property consultancy service for a number of years and has developed significant service-specific knowledge and established processes. The existing service does rely on continuity of operational knowledge, historical case information, bespoke reporting mechanisms, and relationships with other external stakeholders. A replacement supplier would not possess the detailed knowledge and understanding gained through CJ's longstanding involvement in the project to date, including the historic and current/ongoing negotiations. In addition, they would require a very extensive mobilisation period which would result in substantial additional costs. For the reasons stated above the services provided by an alternative supplier would be incompatible with the existing operational environment and could result in significant technical and operational difficulties and risks to the achievement of service outcomes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cce7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077701-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70332200 - Commercial property management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 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
Hertfordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STEVENAGE
Postcode
SG1 2FQ
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stevenage
Electoral Ward
Symonds Green
Westminster Constituency
Stevenage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Carter Jonas LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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