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South West property consultancy Eddisons has secured a four-year appointment as a key supplier on the Government’s £500m Crown Commercial Service estate management services framework.

The national procurement framework enables Government bodies and other public sector organisations to call on the services of suppliers who have gone through the rigorous selection procedure.

As a CCS supplier Eddisons - headquartered in Leeds but with key offices in Bristol and Exeter - will work across all aspects of the property lifecycle, including operation and management, advising on a broad range of public buildings and land, from civic offices, universities and schools, to hospitals, prisons, brownfield sites and leisure centres. The framework will enable the firm to deliver end-to-end corporate real estate advisory services to the public sector.

Javid Patel, who heads Eddisons’ growing public sector division, said: “We’re pleased to have been appointed to this prestigious new national procurement framework, the CCS. It’s a major win for our practice and a significant milestone, further strengthening our position as a partner of choice right across the public sector.

“Our appointment is shored up by Eddisons’ growing in-house teams and partner alliances, enabling us to deliver a holistic end-to-end service.

“Support for public clients in addressing the new real-estate challenges they face in the wake of the pandemic is vital, in addition to driving economic growth, supporting the Government’s levelling up agenda and the move to a net zero carbon economy.”

Eddisons employs more than 300 staff across 19 º£½ÇÊÓƵ offices and, with its partners, will provide strategic and professional services to public-sector clients in its new CCS role.

The appointment will also see the firm deliver technical surveys, feasibility studies and estates management services.