---
title: "Advice, Interim Accelerator Provider and Knowledge Hub Operator"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a8fa"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2021-04-22"
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# Advice, Interim Accelerator Provider and Knowledge Hub Operator

Buyer: WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a8fa

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## Summary

The Wirral Borough Council is conducting a tender for the project titled "Advice, Interim Accelerator Provider and Knowledge Hub Operator" aimed at establishing a Maritime Knowledge Hub in the Liverpool City Region. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically within research and development consultancy. The market consultation will occur on 2nd and 3rd June 2021, allowing potential suppliers to gain insights into three key procurement processes related to the project, which are essential for facilitating innovation within the area.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in research and development services, project management, and training, particularly those with expertise in advisory support and innovation facility operation. Companies that can deliver intensive accelerator programmes or specialist design advice will be particularly well-suited to compete. Engaging with this project not only allows businesses to contribute to a development that enhances regional capabilities but also positions them for potential future contracts in related areas.

## Notice

The Council is leading the development of Maritime Knowledge Hub (MKH), a new facility within the Liverpool City Region designed in collaboration with the Combined Authority, Liverpool John Moores University, Mersey Maritime and the Peel Group. The Council is hosting a market consultation exercise (pursuant to Regulation 40 Public Contracts Regulations 2015), via Microsoft Teams, on 2nd and 3rd June 2021 in order to inform the market of the project and three procurement processes it will be initiating for: 1. Accelerator Sprint Provider: a supplier to deliver a time limited, small scale competitive, cyclical, intensive accelerator programme; 2. Specialist Design Advice: advisory support to inform the specification of the building and optimum tenant mix for delivery of an effective innovation facility; and 3. Hub Operator: an operator for the completed development. To obtain

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008585-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BIRKENHEAD |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH41 5AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD74 Wirral |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Electoral ward | Birkenhead and Tranmere |
| Westminster constituency | Birkenhead |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 22 Apr 2021 at 09:04 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008585-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wirral.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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