this part interested me:
“I am in the process of drafting a sale agreement, which is likely to be issued over the weekend. Whilst public comment is restricted by non-disclosure agreements, we continue to make solid progress with the interested parties regarding the sale process. Equally, this is not an overnight procedure and nothing can be guaranteed in terms of time-scale."
drafting a sale agreement wouldn't be done on a whim? sounds like some sort of agreement has been made and they're going through the process now?