The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is seeking to appoint a national framework agreement of property professional and technical service providers to provide the full range of property advisory services, land and property agency services including acquisition and disposal services, estate management services, investment, appraisal, development monitoring and financial services, valuation services, lead and project management services, development structures and partnering and general professional advice and support.

The framework is for 4 years and it envisaged that there will be 20 suppliers. Individual project appointments from the framework will either be via direct award or further competition.

The Property Professional Services Framework will use by the HCA and also be made available to other public bodies as part of HCA's enabling role which includes:

— Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies,

— Non-Departmental Public Bodies,

— NHS bodies,

— Local Authorities,

— Registered Providers,

— Health,

— Police,

— Fire and Rescue,

— Education,

— Charities, and,

— Devolved Administrations.

Refer to the Memorandum of Information (MoI) for further details.