Tender: Asset and Property Management Services for Houndshill Shopping Centre and Blackpool Town Centre Retail Portfolio

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Blackpool Council is seeking a supplier for asset management and property management services to maximise performance and manage day-to-day operations of its retail assets in Blackpool Town Centre, including Houndshill Shopping Centre (approx. 298,000 sq ft with 750 car parking spaces, opened 1980, refurbished 2008, acquired November 2019, and expanded in 2024 to include a nine-screen cinema with an IMAX auditorium, a ground-floor retail unit and a diner/restaurant), the Victoria Buildings block of seven retail units on Corporation Street/Victoria Street opposite Houndshill, and the Marks & Spencer premises on Church Street. The successful supplier(s) must maintain and enhance income, support and implement the Council’s future development plans, report asset performance to the Houndshill Steering Group, provide full health and safety, financial administration and facilities management services, supply timely financial information and collaborate with town centre stakeholders. The contract is expected to start on 1 July 2027 for an initial five-year term with the Council able to extend annually for up to a further five years at its sole discretion, subject to performance, review and budget availability; the indicative contract budget is £150,000 per annum. Tenders may be submitted by a single organisation or by multiple organisations as a joint bid (joint bids must demonstrate previous successful collaboration), and the procurement follows a three-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure (Procurement Act 2023) with a maximum of five suppliers invited to ITT and up to two invited to presentation/interview before final award.