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Published 24 Feb 2026, 16:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Property Management Advisory Services

Official notice

Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Awarded value£128,997published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Archus

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contractor will provide property management services and act as the Trust's strategic property

advisor, in line with best practice guidance from NHS Estatecode HBN 008 and the Royal

Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

The range of services can be categorised as follows:

  1. Assisting with general property matters including rent reviews, lease expiries / hand

back, landlord liaisons and car parking

  1. Assisting with statutory responses, e.g. Valuation Office Agency requests for leasehold

information

  1. Assisting with Compliance and Service Charge queries
  2. Management of the Leased Building Group and preparation of related documents
  3. Assistance in general property queries such as insurance and asset revaluations
  4. Providing Trust occupational information to Trust teams where required, e.g. Energy

Team queries, Finance Team queries, Service Leads etc.

  1. Management of Trust InSite property register, where required
  2. Updating of the Trust Leased Property Database.

New property-related matters, such as capital projects, acquisitions (including property

searches) and disposals, and any transactional work, including dilapidations / re-instatement,

are charged to an individual service's revenue, against a pre-approved proposal at an

additional cost.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Feb 2026, 16:42 GMT
Last source update
19 Jun 2026, 09:46 BST
Authority reference
CAPRO012
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057862
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b80 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

Based on Archus' unique and longstanding estates knowledge, given their continuous management of the Trust's leasehold estate, which supports the "exclusive technical capability / continuity of service" grounds under the Act.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

5 Mar 2026 → 19 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends229 days ago
    5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published123 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 09:46 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    24 Feb 2026, 16:42 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Feb 2026, 16:55 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    19 Jun 2026, 09:46 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £128,9971 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ArchusSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£128,99724 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · ArchusSME

    Signed
    10 Mar 2026
    Value
    £128,997
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: The total contract value is below £5 million including VAT.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RH5 · GB-PPON: PNWR-4212-QWHQ Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, South West, TA1 5DAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ARCHUS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06937095GB-PPON: PWQW-4267-XHHJ 101 Victoria Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 6PUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender