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Published 7 May 2026, 17:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SBC 0126 Provision of Property Management Services and Business Support Services at the Business and Technology Centre (BTC) and Chells Industrial Units (CIU)

Official notice

Authority: Stevenage Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardConcessionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH2)
Awarded value£6,274,035published award · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 22 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to WENTA BUSINESS CENTRES LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Property Management Services and Business Support Services at the Business Technology Centre (BTC), Bessemer Drive, Stevenage, SG1 2DX and Chells Industrial Units (CIU), The Glebe, Chells Way, Stevenage, SG2 0LQ. The contract value £6,274,035 excluding VAT £7,528,842 including VAT. The contract will run from 1st July 2026 - 30th June 2031.

In February 2025 the UK Government formally invited Stevenage Borough Council (the "Council") and the various other Councils of Hertfordshire to develop proposals for local government reorganisation in Hertfordshire which is likely to result in the current two-tier system of local government being reorganised into a single tier of local government with one or more unitary councils for the whole of the Hertfordshire area. If implemented, local government reorganisation is currently expected to take effect in April 2028 and, on that date, the existing two-tier councils will be dissolved and replaced by one or more new

unitary authorities. Existing contracts held by the Council and the other Councils of Hertfordshire are expected to transfer to their successor authorities on vesting day in accordance with the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 and

the Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008. These reforms will be subject to a decision of the Secretary

of State and could be subject to change at any time. As these reforms may occur during the term of this contract and result in changes to the form, structure, size and shape of local government in Hertfordshire, they are a known risk to the Council within the meaning of paragraph 6, Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Act) in that the reforms could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract but because the nature and extent of the reforms are presently unknown, it is not

possible to address the risks in the contract. If these risks materialise, the contract may need to be modified under paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 of the Act. Such modification could

include, but not be limited to, the need to replace the contracting authority with a successor public authority and/or vary the structure, scope, nature and/or geographical location/boundary within which the contract is delivered. The contract start date will be 1st July 2026. There is a technical issue with the inserting

of this date on the notice.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services79993000 Building and facilities management services

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
Concession
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
7 May 2026, 17:18 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2026, 11:35 BST
Authority reference
CCD01636
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093241
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0693ea Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

By way of a Tender Notice issued on 23 January 2026 Stevenage Borough Council (Council) commenced a single stage tendering procedure (an open procedure) pursuant

to section 20 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Act) inviting tenders for the Provision of Property Management Services and Business Support Services at the Business Technology Centre (BTC), Bessemer Drive, Stevenage, SG1 2DX and Chells Industrial

Units (CIU), The Glebe, Chells Way, Stevenage, SG2 0LQ. The Tender Notice identifier is 2026/S 000-006245 and a link to the Tender Notice is available at www.findtender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006245-2026 ↗ The tender process was a competitive tendering procedure under section 20 of the Act

and the

deadline for the receipt of tenders was 27th February 2026.

No tender submissions were received in response to the Tender Notice. As the Council

has carried out a competitive tendering procedure and received no suitable tenders in

response to that tender process, it is permitted to award a contract directly to a

supplier (that is not an excluded supplier) pursuant to section 43(1) of the Act where it

considers that an award following a competitive tendering procedure is not possible.

Given that no bids were received in response to the Tender Notice, the Council is satisfied

that an award following a competitive tendering procedure under section 19 is not possible in the circumstances and the Council now intends to award a contract directly to Wenta Business Centres Limited under section 43(1). The chosen supplier is currently providing the services. The council has carried out checks to ensure the chosen supplier is not an excluded

supplier within the meaning of the Act. As part of its decision to make a direct award under section 43(1), the possibility of

carrying out a further tendering procedure has been considered. The Council is satisfied that time constraints would make it highly challenging to maintain the continuity of service at the BTC and CIU if the Council retendered and there is also a high probability of

attracting an identical outcome with no suitable tenders which would leave the Council with no operator when the current contract expires.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Please note that a UK2 Preliminary market engagement notice was published on 18/07/25 and a UK 4 Tender Notice was published on 23/01/26 for this procurement with a Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vht-056210 due to technical issues we were unable to link this notice to this UK5 Transparency Notice.

In February 2025 the UK Government formally invited Stevenage Borough Council (the "Council") and the various other Councils of Hertfordshire to develop proposals for local government reorganisation in Hertfordshire which is likely to result in the current two-tier system of local government being reorganised into a single tier of local government with one or more unitary councils for the whole of the Hertfordshire area. If implemented, local government reorganisation is currently expected to take effect in April 2028 and, on that date, the existing two-tier councils will be dissolved and replaced by one or more new unitary authorities. Existing contracts held by the Council and the other Councils of Hertfordshire are expected to transfer to their successor authorities on vesting day in accordance with the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 and the Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008. These reforms will be subject to a decision of the Secretary of State and could be subject to change at any time.

As these reforms may occur during the term of this contract and result in changes to the form, structure, size and shape of local government in Hertfordshire, they are a known risk to the Council within the meaning of paragraph 6, Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Act) in that the reforms could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract but because the nature and extent of the reforms are presently unknown, it is not possible to address the risks in the contract. If these risks materialise, the contract may need to be modified under paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 of the Act. Such modification could include, but not be limited to, the need to replace the contracting authority with a successor public authority and/or vary the structure, scope, nature and/or geographical location/boundary within which the contract is delivered.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Jul 2026 → 2 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends113 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published20 days ago
    2 Oct 2026, 11:35 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 May 2026, 17:18 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 13:17 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    2 Jul 2026, 18:11 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 11:35 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-05: 1 release · 7 May 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £6,274,0351 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 2 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WENTA BUSINESS CENTRES LIMITEDSMEVCSESBC 0126 Provision of Property Management Services and Business Support Services at the Business Technology Centre (BTC) and Chells Industrial Units (CIU)2 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2031£6,274,03522 Jun 2026Awarded
WENTA BUSINESS CENTRES LIMITEDSMEVCSE£6,274,035 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded

Contracts

  • SBC 0126 Provision of Property Management Services and Business Support Services at the Business and Technology Centre (BTC) and Chells Industrial Units (CIU) · WENTA BUSINESS CENTRES LIMITEDSMEVCSE

    Signed
    2 Jul 2026
    Value
    £6,274,035
    Period
    2 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2031
    Status
    active

  • SBC 0126 Provision of Property Management Services and Business Support Services at the Business and Technology Centre (BTC) and Chells Industrial Units (CIU) · WENTA BUSINESS CENTRES LIMITEDSMEVCSE

    Signed
    2 Jul 2026
    Value
    £6,274,035
    Period
    2 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2031
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stevenage Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHLV-8626-LHWZ Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 1HNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WENTA BUSINESS CENTRES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02519883GB-PPON: PZXY-3536-GJWR Colne Way, Watford, East of England, WD24 7NDContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • 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