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.