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Publish Date : 03-Aug-2013

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) has selected Carillion and its partner CBRE as the preferred bidder to form a Joint Venture company with theCouncil that will be responsible for the strategic management of all the Council's property services.

The contract is initially expected to be worth over Ł100 million, with the potential for this to grow significantly through increasing the scale and scope of service delivery.

The Joint Venture, to be known as the Stockport Strategic Property Partnership (SSPP), will be established in September 2013, with the objective of transforming the Council's operational and non-operational property portfolios.

The Joint Venture will deliver substantial savings for the Council, while maintaining high-quality services. The Partnership will initially be for 10 years, with the option to extend this for a further five years.

The Joint Venture will also have the opportunity to provide similar services to other Councils within the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA), because they will have the option to procure services from the Joint Venture without the need for further procurement processes or costs.

Carillion will provide strategic advisory services for estates management, facilities management, energy management and capital projects, with CBRE delivering strategic asset management and development advice.


Carillion will also have an exclusive option to deliver operational professional services, which are currently being delivered by the incumbent provider NPS Stockport Ltd., including estates management and multi-disciplinary design.

Services delivered directly to schools and academies in Stockport and other authorities within AGMA will also be part of the new Joint Venture service offering and form part of the SSPP's growth plans.

Commenting, Carillion Chief Executive, Richard Howson, said: ''We are delighted to have been selected for this strategic partnership with Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.

I believe this further success in the Local Authority outsourcing market once again reflects our ability to provide integrated service solutions that enable Local Authorities to reduce costs without sacrificing service quality."

Deputy Council Leader Councillor Mark Weldon said: "To achieve greater efficiencies and collaboration between public sector agencies to deliver local community services, we are transforming the Council's estate and property portfolios.

I am confident that the new operating model will deliver an effective and efficient strategic property service to meet the Council's future priorities."

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