Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 30 Jun 2026, 17:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BT1897 The Stage Commercial Letting

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Real estate services (70) Delivery: UKEast of England (UKH21)

Published estimate£155,000≈ £155k / year · £186,000 inc. VAT1.2% below final estimate

Submissions closed 14 Aug 2026awarded 5 Oct 2026

Awarded to AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITED, Eddisons Commercial Limited

Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this tender is to appoint 2 providers – 1 local (within 20 miles of Luton Town Hall) and 1 national provider who are suitably experienced using local and national commercial property agent/consultant to provide marketing and valuation advice to inform decision-making prior to launch of the office accommodation included in the new Town Centre regeneration project called The Stage Development. The further requirement will be to find tenants for the available space.

CPV: Real estate services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£155,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 (1 yr) · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensionsValue: £155,000 exc. VAT · £186,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 1x 12 month extension as per the councils requirements and need

70000000 Real estate services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
N/A - Below Threshold

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Price: Price weighted overall at 40%
Quality: Quality weighted over all at 60% including 20% alignment to Social Value

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
N/A - Below Threshold

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
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: 30 Jun 2026, 17:56 BST
Last source update: 5 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST
Authority reference: 820479
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-061481
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Real estate services
Delivery area: UKEast of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c0ae Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 14 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Only Tenders submitted via proactis will be accepted, no other forms of submission will be accepted

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

30 Jun 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published114 days ago
30 Jun 2026, 17:56 BST
Clarification questions by76 days ago
7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline69 days ago
14 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Contract starts22 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published17 days ago
5 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2026

Tender notice published
30 Jun 2026, 17:56 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
5 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST
Contract signature expected
16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £153,1001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AVISON YOUNG (UK) LIMITED, Eddisons Commercial Limitedjoint award19 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2027 · up to 18 Oct 2028Extensions: 1 x 12 months	£153,100	5 Oct 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWCV-4283-GVPW Town Hall, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Avison Young (UK) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDBH-8317-DXXN 3 Brindley Place, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2JBContact email
EDDISONS COMMERCIAL LIMITED t/a BTG EddisonsAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNVN-1792-TTML 340 Deansgate, Manchester, North West, M3 4LYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Oct 2026, 16:07 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender30 Jun 2026, 17:56 BST