Consignia is thought to have gone through the shortlist stage at the end of June. Although a spokesperson confirmed that the bid requirements have not changed, he declined to reveal how many contractors have been shortlisted.
While none of the lead contractors would confirm or deny that they have bid for the contract, sources close to the deal indicated that Carillion, Amey, WSP, Interserve and WS Atkins are all in the running. A spokesperson at Amey said it was too early to comment. A Carillion spokesperson confirmed the company had looked at the deal.
The contract has been split into two separate sections. The first includes a range of facilities management and related services such as installation of building engineering, installation of telecommunications and mail processing systems. The second part is for cleaning services.
The deal size — the Consignia portfolio comprises 20 different types of properties — means that whoever takes it on will see a substantial increase in the public sector portfolio of its business — a factor that has seen several major, primarily private sector, contractors rule themselves out of the bidding, one contractor told TheFB.
Consignia hopes that the successful bidder will become joint venture partner with its facilities unit Romec. A number of companies that originally looked at the deal abandoned bid plans due to the terms of the joint venture under which the contractor would hold a 49 per cent minority stake in Romec. Consignia is thought to be reconsidering the terms — perhaps to include an option for the contractor to acquire an additional stake, giving it a majority stakeholding. Romec and Consignia would not comment on any proposed changes.
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The Facilities Business
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