---
title: "Innovation Hub"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050933"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-29"
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# Innovation Hub

Buyer: WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050933

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## Summary

Watford Borough Council is in the planning stage of a public procurement process to establish an Innovation Hub, with the engagement scheduled for 27th May 2025. Operating under the category of services, this procurement is relevant to businesses involved in miscellaneous business-related services and accommodation and office services. Potential contractors are invited to participate in preliminary market engagement to shape the final delivery model. The project, located in the UK at the council’s address, Town Hall, Watford, aims to finalise the appointment of a suitably experienced operator by late Autumn 2025. The contract, valued at £2.4 million, will run from November 2026 to November 2036, creating long-term service provision opportunities.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses offering innovative management solutions for service delivery in business centres. Firms specialising in business-related services and accommodation management can benefit from participating in both the engagement and subsequent tender phases. By taking part in the early stages, companies can influence the project's design and position themselves as key partners in its successful delivery, thereby enhancing their portfolio with a high-profile, long-term contract in the public sector.

## Notice

The Council require a suitably experienced operator to manage and deliver the services of an Innovation Hub. The intention is to appoint an operator by late Autumn 2025, to enable the operator to be involved, as early as possible, in the design process for The Hub and input on the final delivery model. The Council is operating a Preliminary Market Engagement process to assess the site and evaluate the proposed delivery model to enable the council to determine its final proposed solution and delivery model. The full detail of our engagement is contained within the pack attached to this notice. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/X34FE5FE54 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/X34FE5FE54

### Planning Information

Please see Market Engagement Pack

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017620-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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 | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2036 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WATFORD |
| Post town | Watford |
| Postcode | WD19 5AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Three Rivers |
| Electoral ward | Carpenders Park |
| Westminster constituency | South West Hertfordshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
- 98340000 - Accommodation and office services

## Release History

- 29 Apr 2025 at 13:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017620-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017620-2025
  29th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/X34FE5FE54
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/X34FE5FE54
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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