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Published 19 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Centre Management and Business/Innovation/Training Support Services Provider - Mid Suffolk Skills and Innovation Centre

Official notice

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Dec 2024
Next notice expected 1 Oct 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mid Suffolk District Council wishes to appoint an organisation highly experienced in providing Centre Management and Business/Innovation Support to SME’s. The Centre will also have a collaboration of academic institutions directly delivering training and short courses (including CPD) from the training and meeting spaces on the ground floor. This will require support from the Centre Management team in terms of booking spaces and facilities management. Events and business meetings will also take place at the Centre via external hirings in addition to the Centre’s tenant uses, requiring marketing, co-ordination and management.The contract term will be 3 (three) years from 1st April 2026 (subject to the final building opening date) with the option to extend by up to a further 24 months.

CPV: Business development consultancy services · Commercial property management services · Education and training services · Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£1,000,000

Please see short description above Please note - PIN Notice - Skills and Innovation Centre Operator - Find a Tender - Notice reference: 2024/S 000-026373. Additional information: The maximum potential value of the contract over the initial contract term and the potential extension period, taking into account any additional volume and services developed over the maximum 5 year period is up to £1,000,000. This figure has been inflated to ensure that it encompasses changes to the service as the centre is established and the model of delivery evolves over the period of the c

Delivery: East of England · Stowmarket and Mid Suffolk District
Extensions: The contract term will be 3 years from 1st April 2026 (subject to the final building opening date) with the option to extend by up to a further 24 months. The Centre Management activities will be required immediately upon contract commencement, including period of mobilisation activities. The business/innovation/skills and training support activities will be required from early to mid 2026.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see the specification

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
19 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST
Last source update
14 Nov 2024, 09:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Dec 2024 – …
Authority reference
533
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036802
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesCommercial property management servicesEducation and training servicesProperty management services of real estate on a fee or contract basisTraining services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0491e8 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

All correspondence regarding the bid should be raised via the correspondence option in the portal Suffolk Sourcing.

Publisher note: Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

1 Oct 2024 → 2 Dec 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    14 Nov 2024, 09:52 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Bids opened
    2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2024
  1. Published value published: £1,000,000
    14 Nov 2024, 09:52 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    14 Nov 2024, 09:52 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    14 Nov 2024, 09:52 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
    14 Nov 2024, 09:52 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mid Suffolk District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesMediation body London
  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria