Official UK procurement notice
Commercial Advisor for Repairs and Maintenance Contracts
Authority: Dacorum Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDacorum Borough Council is procuring a Commercial Advisor to support the mobilisation and ongoing management of its new suite of housing contracts, including Repairs, Maintenance, and Capital Delivery, as well as associated Mechanical & Electrical, Fire Safety & Security, and Lift Maintenance contracts. The Council is adopting cost-plus and open book cost models to drive transparency, value for money, and robust financial governance across all contracts. The Commercial Advisor will play a pivotal role in embedding these models, providing strategic commercial advice, supporting the Council’s client management and finance teams, and ensuring effective implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of commercial arrangements throughout the contract term. This appointment is central to the Council’s commitment to achieving best value, strong financial controls, and collaborative working with its contractors and stakeholders.
CPV: Auditing services · Commercial property management services · General management consultancy services · Procurement consultancy services · Quantity surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
- Simple description: Quality will be 70% and Price 30%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 2 Oct 2025, 16:27 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
CPU00578- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072984- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a749Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender must be submitted through Supply Hertfordshire (In-tend). The website is in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗
Timeline
2 Oct 2025 → 30 Jan 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published379 days ago2 Oct 2025, 16:27 BST
- Market engagement364 days ago16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
As part of the pre-procurement process, the Council is seeking feedback from the market to help shape the final tender documents for this opportunity. Interested parties are invited to review the draft brief and contract document provided and complete the accompanying questionnaire within the pre-market dialogue document. The feedback received will be used to ensure that the final procurement documents are aligned with market best practice and are suitable for potential bidders. This stage is intended to promote transparency and collaboration, enabling the Council to develop a procurement process that meets both its objectives and the needs of the market.
- Next notice expected346 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published338 days ago11 Nov 2025, 20:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by325 days ago25 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline312 days ago8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent275 days ago14 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends265 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published261 days ago28 Jan 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Award decision expected by259 days ago29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts259 days ago30 Jan 2026
Notice history
12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Oct 2025, 16:27 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Oct 2025, 16:43 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published11 Nov 2025, 20:52 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £450,00011 Nov 2025, 20:52 GMTwas £550,000
- Status changed to active11 Nov 2025, 20:52 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Nov 2025, 20:52 GMT
- Deadline published: 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT11 Nov 2025, 20:52 GMT
- Tender notice published12 Nov 2025, 16:55 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Jan 2026, 14:10 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Jan 2026, 14:10 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Jan 2026, 15:02 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Direct link to opportunity can be found - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/ProjectManage/9734. Remove the reference to pre-market dialogue.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 11 Nov 2025
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 2 Oct 2025, 2 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| echelon Consultancy LimitedSMECommercial Advisor28 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2031 · up to 30 Jun 2036Extensions: This extension of the contract will be dependant on ongoing requirements and performance of the consultant. | £450,000 | 9 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Commercial Advisor · echelon Consultancy LimitedSME
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2026
- Value
- £450,000
- Period
- 28 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2031 · up to 30 Jun 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- This extension of the contract will be dependant on ongoing requirements and performance of the consultant.
4 agreed KPIs: Client Satisfaction · Reporting · Predictability of Cost …
- Client Satisfaction, Client completes a satisfaction form, scoring each item 1–5. Target - Satisfactory survey – 95%
- Reporting, Presenting reports at requested time Target - within 5 days
- Predictability of Cost, Actual cost of completed projects vs estimated cost of project. 90% (aggregate of all projects)
- Response Time, Time taken to respond to Council requests for advice, support, or attendance at meetings. Acknowledged within 1 working day and substantively responded to within 3 working days. For urgent requests/incidents, response within 12 hours. Target 95%
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Echelon ConsultancyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The link above will take you directly to the opportunity on the Council’s e-tendering portal, Supply Hertfordshire. You will need to register on the portal before you can access the tender documentation. Please note: There is a separate project on the portal relating to the pre-m…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender