The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), an organisation set up by Parliament to
combine the two statutory roles of Parliamentary Commissioner for
Administration (the Parliamentary Ombudsman) and Health Service Commissioner
for England (Health Service Ombudsman) and provide an independent handling
service for unresolved complaints made concerning the NHS in England and other
government departments/bodies, recently announced that they will be moving a
340-strong workforce to brand new premises located within Manchester’s city
centre, relocating from their current premises at 3 New York Street.
The PHSO will soon occupy a total of 31,193sq ft of office
space across four floors of the recently remodelled Citygate building situated
on Mosley Street. Barclays currently occupy the ground floor of the 38,513sq ft
building, while real estate brokers Colliers International are now marketing
the remaining space on the top floor, which itself totals 8,073sq ft.
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| The Citygate Building, Central Manchester - Img: Insider Media |
The PHSO have signed a 15-year lease on the premises,
wherein they hope to take full advantage of recent renovations to the Grade-A
open-plan working environment to foster an air of collaboration and thereby
boost the efficiency and wellbeing of their staff.
Scott Shufflebottom, national offices agency at the
Manchester office of Colliers International, said, “Citygate provides
high-specification grade A office space in a highly sought-after location. We
are now marketing the last remaining top-floor suite, totalling 8,073 sq ft
with onsite secure basement parking.”
Meanwhile Mark Baldwin, associate director of real estate firm
GVA, who advised PHSO on the deal, also commented, “We were delighted to be
appointed to act for PHSO with a strong track record to deliver the right
result, against a very tight timescale. It was a fantastic GVA team effort
with a very satisfied high-profile client.
“Citygate has been transformed thanks to an outstanding
refurbishment with its open-plan design being ideally suited to the
requirements of PHSO.”
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