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Published 15 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Met Office - Estate agency services procurement for the disposal of the Exeter Science Park leasehold property

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Real estate services (70) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 10 Jan 2025
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The Met Office is seeking to engage commercial real estate agency services in respect of the proposed disposal of the Met Office Exeter Science Park (ESP) complex. This project is to deliver the disposal of the ESP complex within the terms of the Met Office 999-year leasehold interest. The main limits of the leasehold are that the owner must have a Science and/or Research basis for their work, and that the ESP complex must be sold as a whole, meaning we cannot split the DC from the Office space.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Met Office is seeking to engage commercial real estate agency services in respect of the proposed disposal of the Met Office Exeter Science Park (ESP) complex.

This project is to deliver the disposal of the ESP complex within the terms of the Met Office 999-year leasehold interest.  The main limits of the leasehold are that the owner must have a Science and/or Research basis for their work, and that the ESP complex must be sold as a whole, meaning we cannot split the DC from the Office space.

To help us manage this and achieve best Market Value, we will engage the services of a commercial property agent with data centre expertise.

CPV: Real estate services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: An option to extend for 2 x 6 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
Last source update
15 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN752295
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037075
Classification (CPV)
Real estate services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Nov 2024 → 10 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection Fitzroy Road, Exeter, UK, EX1 3PBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.