--- title: "Essex County Council Estate Management- Market Engagement RFI" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d6f2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d6f2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d6f2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d6f2.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-01-29" --- # Essex County Council Estate Management- Market Engagement RFI Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d6f2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04d6f2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04d6f2.json) ## Summary Essex County Council is currently in the planning stage for the future evolution and innovation of its Estate Management provision. The Council is engaging with the Estate Management industry through a Market Engagement RFI (Request for Information) to shape the future of their Estate Management Contract, which ends on the 30th of September 2026. The current RFI, titled "Essex County Council Estate Management - Market Engagement RFI," falls under the industry category of real estate services (CPV 70000000). Potential respondents are invited to submit their input by 17th February 2025. The location for this procurement activity is within the UK, coordinated via the Council’s eSourcing portal, ProContract, under project reference DN760459. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in comprehensive estate management services. Companies experienced in handling contracts of similar size and scope to those managed by Essex County Council, especially those dealing with diverse property types and tenures, will find this opportunity particularly valuable. The RFI seeks providers capable of delivering both core services (such as lease events, inspections, and rent reviews) and call-off services (including property acquisitions and disposals), as well as strategic advice on areas like compulsory purchase orders and planning applications. Engaging in this dialogue can position businesses to influence future tender specifications, ensuring their capabilities align with the evolving needs of Essex County Council’s extensive estate management requirements. ## Notice Introduction: Essex County Council's (the Council) current Estate Management Contract ends on the 30th of September 2026. The Council has started on our journey of discovery, regarding how the Estate Management provision could evolve and innovate beyond this date and would like to engage with the Estate Management industry as part of this approach. Market Engagement: The Council is keen to engage with providers of Estate Management services through the form of an RFI. The RFI contains a range of themes which the Council is keen to hear from the market on to best shape our future Estate Management Provision. For this RFI, we are keen hear from providers who can provide a large range of Estate Management services, covering the Council's core, call off and property projects scope and who have experience delivering these services on contracts similar to the size and breadth of Essex County Council's across a diverse range of property types and tenures. If you are interested in participating, please visit the Essex Provider Hub, where the RFI can be found on the Live Surveys and Resources page https://www.essexproviderhub.org/facilities-management-and-property-re-procurement/live-surveys-and-most-recent-resources/ as well as on Pro Contract Project Dashboard DN760459. Further details of how to respond can be found within the RFI, but please ensure you have submitted your response through the message function on ProContract Dashboard DN760459 by 17th February 2025. Following this initial RFI, the Council may choose to explore further some of the themes covered running specific engagements on these areas over the coming months. To be notified of our upcoming events please visit the Essex Provider Hub and complete the form on the Introduction tab https://www.essexproviderhub.org/facilities-management-and-property-re-procurement/introduction/. The Council uses the Provider Hub to release updates of our latest events and all resources relating to the project. Please also ensure you are signed up on our project dashboard Project DN760459 on Pro Contract, the Councils eSourcing portal. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Council's current scope includes both Core and Call off services as well as Property Projects. The majority of the Essex County Council estate is freehold, and the core scope covers areas including lease events, leasehold transactions, rent reviews, estate finance accounting, rent arrears, inspections, plans and licenses. The call off scope is wide ranging including acquisitions, disposals, rent reviews, valuations, rates appeals and dilapidations although the above is not exhaustive list of the core and call off services required by ECC. Within the Property Projects section, the Council seeks strategic advice on areas such as compulsory purchase orders and Part 1 Claims, planning applications and projects, property review and appraisal and development consultancy advice. Additional information: Respondents are advised that the purpose of this notice is to engage in dialogue with the market and ascertain interest / options available. The scope of service, date of publication or potential contract value should not be taken as a final "version" of requirement. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders. This is NOT a live tender opportunity. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or (lack) to this PIN. Nor shall a response to this PIN guarantee an invitation to participate in this market consultation exercise or any future procurement process that Essex County Council may conduct. Essex County Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party responding to this PIN or any party who may participate in the market consultation exercise. Essex County Council uses Proactis ProContract as its eSourcing portal. Suppliers will only be able to access further information and messaging functionality with the Council via a registered account. Registration is free of charge and gives bidders access to opportunities from several other Local Authority and Public Sector organisations. To register, visit https://procontract.due-north.com/Register The Proactis supplier helpdesk (https://www.proactis.com/uk/support-login/support/) can help with registration queries. Please direct any technical queries to the helpdesk in the first instance. Please direct all queries via the ProContract messaging functionality linked with the advertised opportunity. Anyone contacting the Council via email will be directed to the portal for communications. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002928-2025 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 29 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Aug 2025 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 70 - Real estate services ### Codes - 70000000 - Real estate services ## Release History - 29 Jan 2025 at 10:10 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002928-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ - https://www.essexproviderhub.org/facilities-management-and-property-re-procurement/introduction/ - https://www.essexproviderhub.org/facilities-management-and-property-re-procurement/live-surveys-and-most-recent-resources/ - https://www.proactis.com/uk/support-login/support/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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