MEPC Birchwood Park has secured a 32,000 sq ft pre-let at a yet-to-be-built element of its Bridgewater Place office scheme.

An existing park occupier has agreed to take two floors at the 47,500 sq ft 305 Bridgewater Place building.

MEPC has not revealed the name of the tenant but market sources have told LDP Business the firm is Serco Assurance.

Serco provides outsourced services to a number of industries including the UK’s nuclear sector.

The final phase of its flagship 250,000 sq ft Bridgewater Place scheme is due to start construction in February 2012.

MEPC Birchwood Park’s managing director, Jonathan Walsh, said: “The commitment to build 305 Bridgewater Place represents both a new and exciting phase of activity and a massive vote of confidence in what we can offer here at Birchwood Park.

“Our existing occupier undertook a major property search for its new space requirements.

“We were able to offer it the highest quality option in a brand new building at a location which is now regarded as one of the most successful out-of-town business destinations in the North West due to its strategic motorway location and the facilities and environment that we have created here to serve over 150 occupiers with a workforce of some 5,000 people.

“This is one of the only major pre-lets in the regional property market so far this year and enables us to forge ahead with the completion of Bridgewater Place which has been the most successful new office scheme in the North West with occupiers including the Department of Work & Pensions, Halcrow, GB Oils, Electricity North West and David Wilson Homes.

“305 represents the final piece of the Bridgewater Place jigsaw and paves the way for yet more development/investment plans that we have on the drawing board to grow the park’s role as the region’s leading business address.

“We recently invested £1.2m in the creation of a conference centre at the park’s existing facility known as The Centre.

“This exciting new facility will provide the park’s 150 resident companies, as well as local and regionally based businesses, with a 168-seat lecture theatre and a range of meeting rooms as well as The Hub, offering free high speed wifi, high-backed booths for privacy and waitress service.”