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CP1603-18 North Devon Enterprise Centre - Centre Operator

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL

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01 Dec 2020 at 15:34

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Tender

08 Jun 2020 at 07:23

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Devon County Council has completed the procurement process for the Centre Operator of the CP1603-18 North Devon Enterprise Centre, an initiative to support innovative small businesses in Northern Devon. This open tender was published on 8 June 2020, with the tender period concluding on 30 July 2020. The chosen operator will manage the facility and provide essential business support services, with the contract commencing on 17 September 2020 and running until 16 September 2035. The project is classified under office-support services and aims to create a collaborative environment for business growth in Barnstaple, South West England.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses engaged in office-support services, business consultancy, and related fields. With a focus on supporting high-growth potential small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs), this contract's outcome-based approach allows for flexibility in operations. Organisations that can provide innovative management practices and outreach business support services will find suitable prospects within this procurement process, linking their operations to a prominent development in the local commercial landscape.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CP1603-18 North Devon Enterprise Centre - Centre Operator

Notice Description

Devon County Council is developing a new Enterprise Centre to serve Northern Devon to support the start-up and growth of innovative small businesses with high growth potential. An essential part of this is the engagement of an expert operator to both manage the facility and provide on-site and outreach business support services. The Enterprise Centre is forecast to open in early 2020 as the flagship development for the planned new Roundswell South Business Park. The site is owned by the County Council and occupies a high-profile location off the A39 on the outskirts of Barnstaple (the main urban centre for northern Devon), close to an established commercial area. Working closely with a local stakeholder group, including the two District Councils, Petroc FE/HE College and business leaders, the County Council has developed the project to planning. The ethos of the proposal is to offer a high-quality environment with tailored support to enable the target business audience to collaborate, learn, grow and thrive. Following an encouraging market demand assessment, and with funding1 and planning permission pending, the Council are embarking on an open and transparent soft market testing exercise to help establish the most attractive way of packaging and scoping a potential future procurement opportunity for the lease of the Centre to an operator. As a key part of this, the workshop will be a half-day Devon County Council is taking an outcome-focussed approach and envisages leasing the building with a high degree of flexibility/devolved control to the operator, subject to the delivery of contracted outputs and adherence to the requirements of the funders (including European Regional Development Fund).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-cf562f8b-f163-44d8-9997-c82965979c98
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/689e7ce6-5efc-4f19-8376-b53104392ece
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79500000 - Office-support services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Dec 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Jul 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Oct 20205 years ago
Contract Period
26 Oct 2020 - 25 Oct 2035 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 4QD
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Newtown and St Leonard's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TOWN SQUARE SPACES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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