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Regional Agent Partnership appointed to government panel

A partnership of five award-winning practices of chartered surveyors has secured a place on the Government Procurement Service’s (GPS) four-year Estates Professional Service Framework Agreement RM928.

With a combined turnover of £39.7 million and more than 600 staff, the Regional Agent Partnership (RAP), which is led by Sanderson Weatherall, includes Alder King, Ryden, Harris Lamb and Budworth Hardcastle.

The group will now be able to provide a full range of professional property services for use by all UK public sector bodies including (but not limited to) central government departments and their agencies, non departmental public bodies, NHS Bodies and local authorities. For absolute assurance that you can access the framework, please check the OJEU contract notice published on the Government Procurement Service website.

Head of Public Sector Consultancy at Sanderson Weatherall, Simon Elliot, said: “We applaud the government’s decision to appoint parties of all sizes to its Estates Professional Services Framework Panel and were thrilled to learn that we had secured a place.

“This partnership arrangement provides truly exceptional regional exposure and award-winning knowledge through a network of 26 UK offices. We believe that the quality of our partner-led service offering, regional strengths and our ability to provide value through our collaborative approach were the strong reasons for appointment onto the panel.”

Operating within the RAP group, each of the firms will deliver public sector projects in geographic strongholds.

Leading on core services in the North East, Richard Farr, Partner and Head of Newcastle office, Sanderson Weatherall, said: “This appointment continues Sanderson Weatherall’s long tradition of acting as consultants to the public sector and assembling a multi skill team renowned for delivering real estate intelligence.”

Providing local and national property guidance on all valuation, rating, agency, building consultancy, strategic asset management, compulsory purchase and landlord and tenant issues, RAP is able to advise public sector organisations on a whole spectrum of property matters.

For more information about RAP please contact Simon Elliot on 0191 269 0136.

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