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To appoint Avison Young (AY) as the agents to
conduct the disposal process alongside the Council of the Municipal
Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham. This will occur in three stages:
review of documents and familiarising themselves with the building,
formulating a strategy and securing Council support to then take
the opportunity to market.

Reasons for the decision

Cabinet and full Council has agreed to dispose
of the Municipal Offices and agents will be required alongside
officers and decision makers to bring that opportunity forward. A
procurement exercise has taken place undertaking a further
competitive procedure under the CCS (Crown Commercial) Framework
and following receipt of a number of bids, Avison Young (AY) was
selected as submitting the comprehensive and most competitive
tender submission. This decision notice provides the relevant
authority to enter in the relevant contract with the chosen firm.
Please see the attached tender acceptance report.

Alternative options considered

To not appoint AY and conduct a further
procurement process using another framework or an open tender
process. Due to the high level of interest of agent representation
every step has been diligently considered to help ensure the
optimum outcomes. The tenders submitted via the CCS Framework were
outstanding and from some of the top agents in the County. The
Council are confident in their process for selection.