Published date: 23 December 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£99,000

Procurement reference

DVNCC001-DN737062-28053442

Published date

23 December 2024

Closing date

10 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

16 December 2024

Contract end date

1 July 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Devon and Torbay One Public Estate (managed by Devon County Council) wish to tender for a consultant to undertake a selection of public sector colocation opportunities and take forward those to business case stage or delivery dependant on the stage of the project named below -

- Phase 4 estates Restructure Devon County Council
- Colocation of NHS Properties - Through best practise visits
- Colocation of DCC / NHS into Follaton House / Forde House
- Colocation of DCC into Phoenix house Mid Devon
- Colocation of NHS /DCC into Kilworthy House
- Review of Key colocation opportunities in Ilfracombe / Barnstaple
- Review of key colocation opportunities Bideford .

The post-COVID-19 shift to hybrid working has significantly reduced the need for office space, with 65-85% of former office-based workers preferring remote work. This change necessitates a review of public sector office and front-facing space requirements.

The Devon and Torbay OPE Partnership has undertaken a review of their Estate and the requirements for a modern collocated public sector. The partnership examined the current public sector footprint in Devon, as well as the individual requirements of different services and departments within those services. Previous work has found that there were services across Devon with excess office / front facing space that was going unused as staff worked from home instead, and that there were several opportunities for the disposal of assets - often office building that were no longer fit-for-purpose - if staff were condensed into a reduced number of buildings.

Furthermore, previous work found colocation opportunities that could free up critical clinical space, allow for greater partnership working across different authorities, and release land for housing. It also introduced the idea of shared, Family Hubs, where staff could use any public sector space of geographic proximity on a reciprocal basis.

Award information

Awarded date

13 December 2024

Contract start date

16 December 2024

Contract end date

1 July 2025

Total value of contract

£99,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Avison Young (UK) Limited

Address

3 Brindleyplace Birmingham B1 2JB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ejovwoke Barovbe

Address

County Hall
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1392380274

Email

ejovwoke.barovbe@devon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.devon.gov.uk