Award

Provision of Management and Marketing Services for The London Innovation and Investment Hub

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Mar 2017 at 00:00

Tender

29 Nov 2016 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is conducting a tender for the "Provision of Management and Marketing Services for The London Innovation and Investment Hub." This project falls within the services industry category and is located in London. The tender is currently at the active stage, with a submission deadline of 9 January 2017. The total contract value is set at £800,000 and the procurement method employed is an open procedure, allowing various organisations to compete for the contract.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses seeking to expand, particularly those with expertise in membership management, events organisation, and front-of-house services. Companies capable of delivering comprehensive management solutions for innovation hubs, as well as those experienced in collaborating in partnerships, will be particularly well-suited to compete. Given the scale and scope of the project, firms should emphasise their operational capacity and relevant past experiences in their bids to stand out effectively.

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Notice Title

Provision of Management and Marketing Services for The London Innovation and Investment Hub

Notice Description

The successful contractor will support the smooth and efficient management of the Hub through successful delivery of Membership Development and Management, Front of house and Events Development and Programme Management activities.

Lot Information

Lot 1

1.1 The Scottish Government (SG), working in partnership with Scottish Enterprise (SE), Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) and VisitScotland (VS) - the Partners - is looking to appoint a Service Provider to assist with the development and running of the London Innovation and Investment Hub. 1.2 The London Hub (the Hub), scheduled to open in early 2017, The Hub will be located in a newly refurbished, shared-occupancy building in the Blackfriars area of London EC4Y. The Hub will encompass the entirety of the 5th floor of the building with the aims to create trade, investment and innovation opportunities for Scottish businesses, organisations and institutions with governments, companies, investors and academic, research and policy institutions headquartered in London. 1.3 The services required can be categorised in three broad groups of Membership Development and Management; Front of House Management (soft facilities management); and Events Development and Programme Management. 1.4 The Service Provider will deliver the 3 core work areas as detailed above. The Partners are open to tenders from single organisations with the capability to deliver all services and from self-organising partnerships and consortia where different parties can harness their collaborative experience, expertise and networks in both London and Scotland to deliver the entirety of the services specified. 1.5 The Service Provider must have the capacity to deliver the Objectives throughout the period of the contract.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Options: Subject to contractor performance, Scottish Government has the option to extend for an additional 1 year period to 31 March 2021.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000469621
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR277976
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79342000 - Marketing services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79500000 - Office-support services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

79951000 - Seminar organisation services

79980000 - Subscription services

79992000 - Reception services

79996000 - Business organisation services

98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jan 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Mar 20178 years ago
Contract Period
13 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 3-4 years
Recurrence
mid 2019 or 2020 if the optional period year extension is implemented.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Douglas Martin
Contact Email
douglas.martin@gov.scot, lucy.wright@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312447098, +44 1412420478

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 6QQ
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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