DWP Lease and Landlord Management Services

The provision of a Lease and Landlord Management (LLM) Service which will provide a property related Finance function (assure, make and receive payments due for rents, rates, insurances and service charges) property administration team (active management of leases); and a property events team (provision of estates professional services such as lease negotiations, lease renewals, surveyors and preparation of reports/advice such as space utilisation/optimisation and development gain). In addition the Provider will provide a strategic advice service to the Customer on all activities falling under the LLM remit.

The Contract will deliver a range of property related services including but not limited to the following:

• Acquisition and Disposal of freehold and leasehold property;
• Rent reviews;
• Lease breaks and lease expiries;
• Lease renewals;
• Dilapidations;
• Landlord and Tenant issues including Landlord consents, service charges and claims;
• Rating support services;
• Strategic advice, including the preparation and development of an estate strategy;
• Procurement strategy for property related issues;
• Development consultancy and advice;
• Valuations;
• Planning;
• Building surveying services;
• General advice on estate and property management; and
• General estate and property management duties, including the payment of property related costs such as Rent and Rates.

This contract was awarded following a further competition which was conducted via Crown Commercial Service Framework RM928.