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title: "Digital Skills Innovation and Learning Hub"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038609"
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# Digital Skills Innovation and Learning Hub

Buyer: BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038609

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## Summary

The BCP Council is seeking an Operator to manage a Digital Skills Innovation and Learning Hub in Boscombe's Royal Arcade until 2026. The Hub aims to foster digital skills, innovation, and learning to support Boscombe's regeneration aspirations. The procurement stage is marked as "active," with a tender deadline set for December 16, 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in software programming and consultancy services to engage with the BCP Council. The procurement method is an open procedure, with quality carrying a 60% weight in the award criteria. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in digital connectivity services are well-suited to compete and grow their presence in the region.

## Notice

BCP Council is looking for an Operator to run a Digital Skills, Innovation and Learning Hub (Hub) in space provided by the Council within the Royal Arcade, Boscombe. The Hub will function initially until 2026. Digital skills, innovation and learning, built on a leading-edge digital connectivity foundation, lies at the heart of Boscombe's success as a regenerated area, creating a digital and creative technology ecosystem to enable a much brighter future for all local residents and businesses. Igniting the aspirations of local residents, young and old, and local businesses, start-ups and established, for digital skills, innovation and learning, will feed the fire for Boscombe's wide regeneration aspirations. The Hub will be free to use for Boscombe residents.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

BCP Council is looking for an Operator to run a Digital Skills, Innovation and Learning Hub (Hub) in space provided by the Council within the Royal Arcade, Boscombe. The Hub will function initially until 2026. Digital skills, innovation and learning, built on a leading-edge digital connectivity foundation, lies at the heart of Boscombe's success as a regenerated area, creating a digital and creative technology ecosystem to enable a much brighter future for all local residents and businesses. Igniting the aspirations of local residents, young and old, and local businesses, start-ups and established, for digital skills, innovation and learning, will feed the fire for Boscombe's wide regeneration aspirations. The Hub will be free to use for Boscombe residents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002931-2023 |
| 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 | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £736,024 |
| Lots value | £736,024 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £736,023 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Post town | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DORSET LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2023 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002931-2023
- 17 Nov 2022 at 11:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032615-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk
- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

## Provenance

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