Provision of Direction of Real Estate Development Advisory to Metropolitan Police Service

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Metropolitan Police Service awarded a contract to Concerto Partners LLP for the provision of direction of real estate development advisory services.

The contract, valued at £214,500, involved determining, developing, and delivering innovative strategies and solutions for the Property Services Directorate (PSD) in the Real Estate Development (RED) team, with a focus on commercial assessment and future support.

The supplier was responsible for initiating team efforts to collect, analyse, and interpret data to provide conclusions and recommendations, working closely with the Director of PSD to understand business needs and present programme status updates and recommendations to leadership.

The advisory role included guiding the RED team of Project Directors, Leads, and specialists to effectively and efficiently deliver construction projects across the MPS estate, providing guidance on value-for-money delivery following industry best practice and standards, including specialist advice on CDM 2015.

The supplier also provided peer review on performance and professionalism within RED, engaged with the Finance Business Partner to prepare and finalise Capital and Revenue budget plans, advised on strategic decisions, facilitated change, developed an executive-level governance structure, developed implementation roadmaps, and performed knowledge transfers.