The Appointment of a Managing Agent for Sunderland City Council Business Centres
Sunderland City CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
7 November 2025
Published
1 May 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
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.
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Award Details
NORTH EAST BUSINESS AND INNOVATION CENTRE LIMITED
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
AH EVENTS GROUP LTD
£193,562
total awarded
- 2
LYRECO UK LIMITED
- 3
REACTION FIREWORKS LIMITED
£98,000
total awarded
- 4
METHOD BUILDING CONSULTANCY LIMITED
£193,165
total awarded
- 5
PENSHAW VIEW TRAINING LIMITED
£4m
total awarded
AH EVENTS GROUP LTD is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Sunderland City CouncilKey Dates
Published
1 May 2026
Submission deadline
7 November 2025
Notice type
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