Published date: 22 February 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 March 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Real estate services - 70000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£70,000

Procurement reference

BURY001-DN712554-22537363

Published date

22 February 2024

Closing date

20 March 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Bury Council is seeking to appoint the continuation of a Real Estate Development Advisor to provide technical development support to the Council in bringing forwards key development opportunities.

The Council's current contract for this service has now expired and there is a need for its continuation, hence offering this opportunity out.

• Detailed knowledge of the North-West real estate market.
• Direct experience of taking sites out to the market to secure development.
• Fundamental understanding of development economics and how these apply to public land being primed for development.
• Evidence of comprehensive experience of negotiating land and property agreements with developers.
• Detailed ability to review and advise the Council on development appraisals.
• An in-depth understanding of overage agreements, and a capability to critically assess the costs and values supplied by the developer in relation to the overage agreement and to propose a negotiating position for the Council.
• Detailed understanding of the capability of the Council and other public bodies to provide funding to support development schemes (Subsidy Control and the broad principles of public investment).


The initial contract period will commence on 1st May 2024 to 30th April 2025 with an option to extend for two further 12-month periods until 30th April 2027.


All paperwork and correspondence via the CHEST/Proactis portal.

Closing time and date for quotation submissions: By no later than 12.00 noon on Wednesday 20th March 2024.


About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Quinlan

Address

3 Knowsley Place
Duke Street
Bury
BL9 0EJ
United Kingdom

Email

c.quinlan@bury.gov.uk

Website

http://www.bury.gov.uk/