Garage Management · UK public procurement notice

Dartford Borough Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced property management partners to provide a range of services to manage non-residential assets (the Services). These assets are generally garage sites but the tender will not restricted to garages as from time to time other non-residential assets may be added to the contract by agreement. All of Dartford Borough Council's assets are located within the council boundaries. However, as a framework tender, works beyond the council boundary may be added later with other similar public bodies.

Professional property management services are sought to take responsibility for the active management of non-residential assets (garages). These services will involve direct tenant interface, void management, rent setting, rent collection, dispute management and optimisation of cash income for the asset group. Furthermore Dartford Borough Council seek partners who can provide a comprehensive service to facilitate repairs and maintenance to the non-residential assets including taking repairs calls, diagnosing and ordering repairs via the client or third party contractor through an electronic works ordering system. In addition, a capital works improvements programme will be delivered using the priced schedules; the value of such works may extend up to £500,000 pa over a number of years to support the target to increase performance of the garages.

The above services will be provided for the benefit of Dartford Borough Council and all future joining framework clients.

An additional range of services are considered for Dartford Borough Council and future joining clients who may wish to buy additional services such as condition surveys, property evaluation reports and the like.

Dartford Borough Council will seek to appoint one service provider for the framework who will sign up to the Framework Agreement that is accessible by Dartford Borough Council and other contracting authorities (as detailed below). For each call off they will be appointed under a professional services appointment.

Dartford Borough Council will be the awarding body and is letting this Framework Agreement for itself and on behalf of other Registered Providers operating within England and Wales plus other contracting authorities to extend the scale of the services under the Framework Agreement. Although no guarantee can be given as to the volume of assets managed through these terms, Dartford Borough Council has a track record of seeking extended value through its procurement and has developed other successful frameworks linking up with many clients with a common objective to buy services. Additional information: Dartford Borough Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced property management partners to provide a range of services to manage non-residential assets (the Services). These assets are generally garage sites but the tender will not restricted to garages as from time to time other non-residential assets may be added to the contract by agreement. All of Dartford Borough Council's assets are located within the council boundaries. However, as a framework tender, works beyond the council boundary may be added later with other similar public bodies.