Crawley Borough Council - Marketing Agent for Bridgefield House Development

Crawley Borough Council (the Council) invites tenders for the provision of Marketing Agent Services for 31 new flats on a shared ownership basis at the Bridgefield House development. The apartment block is built over eight floors with 31 apartments from the fifth to the seventh floor being offered for Shared Ownership. There is a mixture of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom flats.

The appointed agent will be required to:

• a.Undertake all marketing necessary to secure the sale of the 31 identified apartments.
• b.The preparation of suitable marketing material aimed at appropriate marketing channels.
• c.Conduct viewings as necessary. We are anticipating the developer will make show flats available prior to the completion of the entire scheme.
• d.Procure market valuations of the identified apartments to inform the appropriate pricing, valuations shall be valid for at least 3-months.
• e.Carry out assessments of prospective buyers against the agreed qualifying criteria.
• f.Carry out income assessments of qualifying prospective buyers to establish their level of affordability, and to endeavour to structure an affordable package within their levels of affordability.
• g.Procure the provision of mortgage advice and facilitate the securing of a suitable mortgage offer from an established mortgage provider.
• h.Take responsibility to liaise with Council's appointed Conveyancing Solicitor and provide all necessary documentation through to completion of the sale.
• i.Maintain client and customer confidentiality at all times and uphold the Council's reputation
• j.To provide the Council monthly progress reports detailing the responses received, with summary of sales and the response to affordability, and analysis of the market response.
• k.Complete the sale of all 31 apartments

Full information including project scope and specification is available in the document pack.

Additional information:

This tender is to be completed electronically using the SE Shared Services Procurement eSourcing portal.

https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/opportunities

The SE Shared Services eSourcing portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and Potential Bidders. The portal allows for tender clarifications and submitting your bid electronically.

In order to bid for this opportunity you will need to register your company on the SE Shared Services portal.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No