Chartered Surveyors

Commercial Team named as supplier on public sector framework

National Chartered Surveyors firm, Bruton Knowles, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service's Estate Management Services (EMS) framework.

CCS supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21 CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £2.04bn - supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers.

Bruton Knowles’ bid team, led by Managing Partner James Bailey, showcased its strength and expertise across Estate Management, Lease Management and Valuation and CPO to be appointed on Crown Commercial Service's Estate Management Services (EMS) framework across three lots.

Three wins for Bruton Knowles

Firstly, the Bruton Knowles team has been named on the Estate (Property) Management lot, to provide the operation and management to support the occupation of the central government and wider public sector estate, providing technical due diligence where required, including providing an oversight of the property to include policy, maintenance, capital works and strategic asset management plans.

Bruton Knowles’ bid team has also been named as a supplier on the Agency & Lease Management lot. This is for the management of freeholds or leaseholds to support the acquisition, occupation or disposal of the central government and wider public sector estate, providing technical due diligence where required.

Finally, Bruton Knowles has been named as a supplier on the Valuation and Compulsory Purchase Orders lot. This will require the expert valuation of built, physical, mechanical and electrical assets ranging from desktop to red book methodologies to comply with IFRS, RICS or departmental internal accounting procedures and compliance for central government and wider public sector estate, including services to support compulsory purchase orders.

Bruton Knowles LLP is an independently owned national chartered surveyor firm with 11 offices across the UK, including John Amos & Co Ltd, the Herefordshire based specialist rural practice.

It provides a comprehensive range of property services to owners, occupiers, investors, lenders and developers via a multi-disciplinary team, highly knowledgeable in sale and purchase, valuation, leasing and strategy, alongside specialist National Teams for Utilities and Infrastructure, Valuations and Commercial Property. www.brutonknowles.co.uk

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