Contract award · 28 Nov 2023

Advisory Services to DfT Group Property

Department for Transport awarded “Advisory Services to DfT Group Property” to Cbre, Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd for £6m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionReal estate servicesLondon

Value across 2 lots £6m

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Department for Transport · Body governed by public law
Value
£6,000,000 across 2 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Real estate services · Commercial property management services (CPV 70332200)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Nov 2023
  2. Published28 Nov 2023Published the same day

Description

This notice covers a dual-supplier property advisory services call-off contract. Following a further competition under Lot 1 CCS framework RM6168 (Estate Management Services), the contract was awarded to two suppliers - Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd. and CBRE Ltd. The overarching contract has a maximum value of £1,500,000 per annum (excluding VAT) - with no committed minimum spend. The Department intends to distribute spend evenly between the suppliers, using a taxi-rank system. Contracts were released for signature on 20/11/2023. Following signature by all parties, the contract begins on 28/11/2023. It has an initial term of three years (terminating on 21/09/2026, with the option to extend for a further one year, until 21/09/2027.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Advisory Services to DfT Group PropertyCbre£3m
Advisory Services to DfT Group PropertyJones Lang LaSalle Ltd£3m

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