Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-08-30
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32420000 | 32423000 | 32580000 | 48332000 | 48333000
Estimated value: 500000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Estate Management Services (EMS) is a multi-Lot Framework Agreement available for use by UK public sector bodies and future successor organisations, which includes Central Government Departments and their arm’s length bodies and agencies, the wider public sector and third sector including, but not limited to, local government, health, education, police, fire and rescue, housing associations and charities. This Framework Agreement will replace the Estate Professional Services Framework (RM3816). Services will be delivered primarily within the United Kingdom, with some limited requirements overseas.
Operation and management to support the occupation of the central government and wider public sector estate, providing technical due diligence where required, providing an end to end service provision for the lifecycle of a property.
The framework has been established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.
A framework contract has been awarded to all bidders who achieved or exceeded a final score of 42. Bidders could bid for one or more Lots, however bidders could not bid as a single legal entity and as a consortium member in the same Lot.
Operation and management to support the occupation of the central government and wider public sector estate, providing technical due diligence where required, including providing an oversight of the property to include policy, maintenance, capital works and strategic asset management plans
The framework has been established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.
Bidders can bid for one or more Lots, however bidders cannot bid as a single legal entity and as a consortium member in the same Lot.
Management of freeholds or leaseholds to support the acquisition, occupation or disposal of the central government and wider public sector estate, providing technical due diligence where required.
The framework has been established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.
Bidders can bid for one or more Lots, however bidders cannot bid as a single legal entity and as a consortium member in the same Lot.
Provision of surveys, studies and strategic advice to support the occupation of the central government and wider public sector estate, providing technical due diligence where required.
The framework has been established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.
Bidders can bid for one or more Lots, however bidders cannot bid as a single legal entity and as a consortium member in the same Lot.
Valuation of built, physical, mechanical and electrical assets ranging from desktop to red book methodologies to comply with IFRS, RICS or departmental internal accounting procedures and compliance for central government and wider public sector estate, including services to support compulsory purchase orders.
The framework has been established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.


Winner: Arcadis LLP
Award value: 500000000
Number of bids: 19