14 Recognise you don’t need to openly tender every opportunity
13 Don’t let procurement lead the process
Procurement is a key element of a project’s progression, but there are examples where an overly ‘legalistic’ and process driven approach has been employed, and has the opposite of the desired effect. In some cases where a council has had limited or no engagement from the private sector (due to its prohibitive cost, timescale or overly restrictive requirements), this has ultimately generated a higher risk profile for the Council, as the quality of bidder and their bids reduced. There must be a sensible balance between ‘process and commercialism’ and high quality commercial awareness at the outset in scoping the opportunity. This is a key ingredient to ultimate success.
Ian Bromley-Derry
Estate and Planning Services 01603 706159
Peter Weavers Strategic Asset Management 01603 222561
John Thornberry Architectural Director 01603 706647
Charles Tyndall Building Surveying 01603 706030
innovation through partnerships
Linked to the above point, there are a number of strong reasons why an ‘off market’ transaction may be appropriate in certain circumstances, and a significant proportion of our national portfolio of work is currently being transacted on this basis.
15 Instigate direct engagement with key retailers
We are helping an ever increasing number of councils to engage directly with key retailers, to help them understand the councils’ future strategy, and assist in keeping retailers in existing towns/cities and (continue) their commitment to new schemes.
16 Don’t procrastinate
Get going now! Timing, as ever with development, is THE most important aspect to try to get right. The development cycle is....... a series of
cycles.........it always has been and always
will be! Ensure you are ahead of the next cycle – not in the middle of it with ‘everyone else’.
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