Planning

Market Engagement For Victoria Centre Asset Manager

  • Southend-on-Sea City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-030415

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-054406

Published 5 June 2025, 5:46pm



Scope

Reference

DN777430

Description

As part of this market engagement, Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) invites electronic responses from organisations who are positioned to successfully provide an asset management service for the Council owned, Victoria Centre.

The service needs to be provided in a proactive manner which maintains, or increases, the Net Operating Income generated by the Victoria Centre, whilst maximising the possible community benefits for the wider City.

The Victoria Centre was purchased by the Council in 2020 and extends to approximately 340,000 sq. ft. The shopping area is arranged over three floors, with a large central mall and atrium.

The Market Engagement Documents can be accessed via:

https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm

The deadline for receipt of clarification requests, or further information requests, relating to this process is: 17:00 on Friday 20th June 2025.

The deadline for submission of completed responses relating to this process is: 14:00 on Friday 27th June 2025.

Procurement reference: DN777430

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 November 2025 to 30 November 2025
  • 1 month

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
  • 70000000 - Real estate services
  • 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Contract locations

  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

Engagement

Engagement deadline

27 June 2025

Engagement process description

As previously stated and as covered in the issued market engagement documentation.

https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm

This notice is for market engagement.

The contract dates provided as part of the notice are to satisfy mandatory fields on this system.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Southend-on-Sea City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJDT-6566-GZNX

Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex

Southend On Sea

ss2 6fa

United Kingdom

Contact name: Procurement Advisors

Email: procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk

Region: UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government