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title: "Estate Management Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051952"
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buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Estate Management Services

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051952

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## Summary

Essex County Council has completed the procurement process for Estate Management Services to manage its portfolio, including landlord and tenant matters, asset valuations, planning advice, and business rate appeals in Greater Essex. The process involved an open competitive flexible procedure, involving stages from planning to award. The contract, valued at £11,050,000, has been awarded to LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITED and commences on October 1, 2026, running through to September 30, 2030, with options to extend up to 2034. Initial planning and tendering stages were comprehensive, involving market engagement events, a Procurement Selection Questionnaire, and Invitations to Tender, with the contract signed on April 17, 2026.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in real estate services, particularly large-scale operators capable of delivering a wide range of estate management services including core and call-off services. Companies offering expertise in property valuation, planning, and facilities management will find it advantageous to expand their service offerings in the Essex region. The ability for additional property-related service purchases within the contract duration provides flexibility for businesses to leverage further growth opportunities. The contract allows for multiple extensions or a single extension of four years, ensuring stability and long-term business opportunities. Suppliers able to demonstrate technical, financial, and legal competency, alongside a robust understanding of the procurement requirements, are best positioned to benefit from such engagements.

## Notice

Estate Management Services for Essex County Council's (the Authority's) portfolio including but not limited to the following: Core services: * Estate Management (landlord & tenant matters; leases, rent reviews); * Asset Valuations (for accounting); rent and rates management (handling payments and income); * Data recording and management; * Vacant building management Call-off services * Acquisitions and disposals; taking of new interests; valuations; * Dilapidation assessments; * CPO and compensation assessments; * Planning and development advice; * Planning applications and; * Business rates appeals The geographical scope of this procurement is Greater Essex.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The contract includes the ability to call off additional property related services these could be the call off services as defined in the contract or miscellaneous property related services.

Renewal: The contract has extension provisions for up to 4 years. This could either be a 4 year extension or multiple extensions up to a total of 4 years.

### Planning Information

Three Market Engagement Events were held in total.
First Event - in the form of an RFI - responses were due by 17th of February 2025. ECC wanted to hear from suppliers to help shape it's future Estate Management contract.
Second Event - 25th April 2025 - Round table-style in person session held at County Hall. Covering topics including estate structure, transformation plans, Climate ambitions, Social Value, and the impact of Local Government Reform. 
This event was followed by a post-event survey, to allow suppliers to submit any further thought around the topics discussed during the round table sessions.
Third Event - 1-2-1 in-person sessions held at County Hall. Suppliers were invited to express interest in the sessions via ProContract. The purpose of this was to gather targeted feedback and support ECCs future Estate Management Procurement Strategy. These sessions covered Local Government Reform, Key Performance Indicators, and Data Migration. 
These three sessions concluded the Market Engagement for the Estate Management tender.
Summaries of the events are available on the Essex Provider Hub, please access the link here: https://www.essexproviderhub.org/facilities-management-and-property-re-procurement/live-surveys-and-most-recent-resources 
The registration for all events was available on the Essex Provider Hub and the Councils e-sourcing Portal Pro Contract Project DN760459.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038718-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Future notice date | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Award date | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,600,000 |
| Lots value | £10,600,000 |
| Awards value | £11,050,000 |
| Contracts value | £11,050,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLH3 Essex, TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 70 - Real estate services

### Codes

- 70000000 - Real estate services

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2026 at 14:19 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038718-2026
- 23 Mar 2026 at 10:43 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026130-2026
- 20 Oct 2025 at 10:31 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066637-2025
- 17 Sep 2025 at 14:25 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057428-2025
- 20 May 2025 at 15:11 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023424-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038718-2026
  28th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026130-2026
  23rd March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066637-2025
  20th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057428-2025
  17th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023424-2025
  20th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-15379

## Notice URLs

- http://www.carterjonas.co.uk
- http://www.lsh.co.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
- https://procontract.due-north.com/LoginTheTendernameisECCE002PAEstateManagementServicesandthereferenceisDN790965
- https://www.essexproviderhub.org/facilities-management-and-property-re-procurement/live-surveys-and-most-recent-resources
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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