The Appointment of a Managing Agent for Sunderland City Council Business Centres

Sunderland City CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-059e7bProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

Awarded 24 Feb 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

24 Feb 2026

Description

Sunderland City Council ("the Contracting Authority" and/ or "the Council") is intending to appoint a Managing Agent to provide a range of key services at its Business Centres ("the Centres") namely, Evolve Business Centre, Sunderland Software Centre, and Washington Business Centre. The Managing Agent will be required to deliver all the services for the Council in relation to the Centres as more particularly described within the Specification as included in the procurement documents (together "the Services"). The contract shall operate for an initial term of five years, with the option to thereafter extend the contract (at the Council's absolute discretion) for a further period or periods up to a maximum of five years.

Scope

Reference
OPEN20251574
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2031
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2036

The Council is anticipating entering into a contract with the Managing Agent for an initial term of five years, with the option to extend the contract (at the Council's absolute discretion) for a further period or periods up to five years.

CPV classifications
48200000
50300000
50700000
70300000
72000000
79400000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Quality (including social value)Criteria will be refined later (see Competitive flexible procedure description)quality75.00%
PricingCriteria will be refined later (see Competitive flexible procedure description).price25.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Legal and financial conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the legal and financial conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.

Technical ability conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

24 Feb 2026

Contract start

31 Mar 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2031