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title: "Provision of Design Team Services for SRUC's Dairy Nexus"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02cbaa"
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# Provision of Design Team Services for SRUC's Dairy Nexus

Buyer: SRUC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cbaa

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Provision of Design Team Services for SRUC’s Dairy Nexus" was initiated by SRUC, a UK-based higher education institution located in Edinburgh. This open tender categorised under "Architectural design services" aims to establish a flagship facility that promotes co-innovation and knowledge exchange in the dairy sector, primarily serving the Borderlands region. The tender is currently at the award stage, with key dates including the contract signature on 22nd October 2021 and a completion goal to support sustainable practices in dairy farming.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in architectural design, engineering, and sustainable building practices. Companies with expertise in creating eco-friendly infrastructures, particularly those that focus on co-innovation and agricultural technologies, would find this tender appealing. Additionally, firms capable of collaborating with educational institutions to drive research and development in the dairy industry are well-positioned to compete effectively and contribute to regional economic growth.

## Notice

Dairy Nexus will provide a flagship facility that re-positions the Borderlands at the forefront of industry-focused, rural co-innovation and knowledge exchange. It will drive transformational research and innovation to decarbonise the dairy sector and move it towards a circular bioeconomy. In doing so, Dairy Nexus will deliver significant and inclusive regional growth to underpin the rural communities that are so important to the Borderlands economy and its regional identity. Dairy Nexus will comprise: - Co-innovation Hub with modern Knowledge Exchange facilities (linked electronically to other sites in the region) and co-working spaces - "UK-first" Digital Twin of a dairy farm that will use cutting edge digital technologies to decarbonise forage-based dairy farming, safeguard animal health and wellbeing, accelerate productivity growth and optimise milk composition for the downstream dairy processing sector - Modern biorefinery facilities for R&D around biorefining of manure, grass and milk, creating new value streams for dairy farming - Modern milk technology laboratories for R&D aimed at maximising value and reducing energy consumption and waste in on-farm milk handling and storage. By supporting a key sector in the Borderlands region, Dairy Nexus will bring additional inward investment and R&D spend to the region leading to the creation of new high-value jobs, improved productivity, increased environmental benefits and more prosperity and resilience to the region's rural communities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Located at SRUC's Barony Campus, Dairy Nexus is ideally positioned to service the region's two main centres of dairy production in Cumbria and Dumfries & Galloway. It will ensure the Borderlands is the go-to place for dairying co-innovation in a modern bioeconomy with its enabling AgriTech and BioTech industries. The Dairy Nexus Co-innovation Hub is a new building (zero carbon construction) placed at the entrance to the Dairy Nexus site which will provide modern and flexible meeting spaces together with state-of-the-art IT facilities for virtual conferencing. The Hub is the entry point through which individual businesses can access the many other capabilities of Dairy Nexus (e.g. access to dairy farms to evaluate new environmental sensing technology, or space in the biorefinery to develop new products from biomass). The Hub also provides space for dairy stakeholders to initiate and develop their own innovation projects. Importantly, the Hub also provides a point of engagement with the wider community of the Borderlands region, facilitating visits by schools and other community groups and providing a platform for communication on all things dairy to wider society.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026495-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Oct 2021 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SRUC |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH9 3JG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Southside/Newington |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South |
| Delivery location | TLM9 Southern Scotland, TLM91 Scottish Borders, TLM92 Dumfries and Galloway |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JESTICO + WHILES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2021 at 10:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026495-2021
- 23 Jul 2021 at 11:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017468-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sruc.ac.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00021

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