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Commercial Advisor for Repairs and Maintenance Contracts

Dacorum Borough Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 02:32.

Opportunity overview

Dacorum Borough Council is procuring a Commercial Advisor to support the mobilisation and ongoing management of its new suite of housing contracts, including Repairs, Maintenance, and Capital Delivery, as well as associated Mechanical & Electrical, Fire Safety & Security, and Lift Maintenance contracts. The Council is adopting cost-plus and open book cost models to drive transparency, value for money, and robust financial governance across all contracts. The Commercial Advisor will play a pivotal role in embedding these models, providing strategic commercial advice, supporting the Council’s client management and finance teams, and ensuring effective implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of commercial arrangements throughout the contract term. This appointment is central to the Council’s commitment to achieving best value, strong financial controls, and collaborative working with its contractors and stakeholders.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Echelon Consultancy

Matched by number
Contract value
£450k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£540k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05345282
Location
St Albans, Hertfordshire, UKH23, AL1 4TB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CPU00578
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Dacorum Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGGG-5373-XYZX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGGG-5373-XYZX

Address

Street Address
The Forum, Marlowes
Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Postal Code
HP1 1DN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Name
Andrew Linden

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Echelon Consultancy
Id
GB-COH-05345282

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05345282

Address

Street Address
Echelon House, 219a Hatfield Road
Locality
St Albans, Hertfordshire
Postal Code
AL1 4TB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
70332200
Description
Commercial property management services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71324000
Description
Quantity surveying services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79212000
Description
Auditing services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411000
Description
General management consultancy services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79418000
Description
Procurement consultancy services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05345282
Name
Echelon Consultancy

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Commercial Advisor
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
28 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
28 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
This extension of the contract will be dependant on ongoing requirements and performance of the consultant.

Value

Including VAT
540,000
Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Client Satisfaction
Description
Client completes a satisfaction form, scoring each item 1–5. Target - Satisfactory survey – 95%

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Reporting
Description
Presenting reports at requested time Target - within 5 days

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Predictability of Cost
Description
Actual cost of completed projects vs estimated cost of project. 90% (aggregate of all projects)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Response Time
Description
Time taken to respond to Council requests for advice, support, or attendance at meetings. Acknowledged within 1 working day and substantively responded to within 3 working days. For urgent requests/incidents, response within 12 hours. Target 95%

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
007670-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Jan 2026, 15:02
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hemel Hempstead · UKH23 · HP1 1DN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 003127-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 007670-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·