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title: "Northamptonshire County Council - Managing Agent (Strategic Joint Venture)"
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# Northamptonshire County Council - Managing Agent (Strategic Joint Venture)

Buyer: LGSS  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-695d52a6-9aac-48ca-bff5-655a19208991

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## Summary

The Northamptonshire County Council is initiating a tender for a Managing Agent (Strategic Joint Venture) aimed at enhancing the efficiency of its Place Directorate Services. This procurement is currently in the planning stage, with the engagement end date set for 23rd February 2018. The anticipated contract duration is 10 years, extendable by an additional 5 years, with a total estimated value between £650 million and £850 million. The Competitive Dialogue process will be employed, facilitating conversations with shortlisted candidates to explore potential solutions. A pre-market engagement day will take place on 25th May 2017 in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

This contract presents significant opportunities for private sector companies capable of providing strategic management, project delivery, and operational support across a broad range of services, including construction, maintenance, and consultancy. Businesses with expertise in asset management, innovation in service delivery, and financing are particularly well-suited to compete. With the potential for a substantial value over a prolonged contract period, this tender could serve as a substantial growth avenue for businesses ready to engage in collaborative partnerships with the council.

## Notice

Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) propose to establish a Managing Agent Strategic Joint Venture with a private sector partner to providethe Place Directorate Services in line with their move to a Commissioning Authority. The Managing Agent willdrive efficiencies across existing services and new services to support NCC in meeting and exceeding Councilobjectives and financial targets. The private sector partner should bring resources, financing and innovativeideas to maximise revenue savings (and income generation) plus capital efficiencies from NCC's diverse portfolio of assets. The Managing Agent will provide Strategic activities (business cases, feasibility studies,innovation in asset use), Delivery Management activities (procurement, project management, commercial management of capital works) and Integrator/Operator activities (BAU activities including supply chain management and management of renewal/refurbishment works) Due to the complex procurement requirements, the Contracting Authority will be adopting the Competitive Dialogue process under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Contracting Authority will be undertaking a pre-qualification process and then invite short-listed candidates to participate in a dialogue process during which any aspects of the project may be discussed and solutions developed. It is envisaged that the contract duration will be 10 years with an option for up to a further 5 years. The range of the anticipated contract value over this period is between PS650m and PS850m during this period. A pre-OJEU market engagement day is scheduled to be held on Thursday 25th May. For further details and to register for this event please contact Jon Collyns by e-mail at Jon.Collyns@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faefacbe-fd75-4024-947a-5b04a90e7f5e |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Apr 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LGSS |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 70 - Real estate services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51000000 - Installation services (except software)
- 55520000 - Catering services
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 63712400 - Parking services
- 70000000 - Real estate services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
- 75100000 - Administration services
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

## Release History

- 18 Apr 2017 at 08:41 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faefacbe-fd75-4024-947a-5b04a90e7f5e
- 11 Apr 2017 at 12:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faefacbe-fd75-4024-947a-5b04a90e7f5e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faefacbe-fd75-4024-947a-5b04a90e7f5e
  18th April 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

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