Official UK procurement notice
Lexden Gardens Selling Agent
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Real estate services (70) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Awarded value£166,666published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Aug 2025
Awarded to MICHAELS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLexden Gardens is the redevelopment by Essex Housing Development LLP of the former Essex County Hospital site and buildings which first came into use in 1805. The site is in a prime location in the city with a prominent frontage to Lexden Road close, close to the retail facilities on Crouch Street and all the Colchester city centre facilities. Colchester mainline railway station is approximately 1.3 miles from the site and a 28-minute walk.
The services of a residential estate agent is required to undertake the selling of 63 apartments in Phase 1 of the Lexden Gardens development.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Aug 2025, 11:56 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 11:56 BST
- Authority reference
PL0113- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052398- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05904bFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025- Contract award notice published29 Aug 2025, 11:56 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £166,6661 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAELS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITEDSME1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 | £166,666 | 21 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MICHAELS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender