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title: "Community STEM Hub Hill Street Dunoon"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000731736"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL"
published: "2023-05-11"
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# Community STEM Hub Hill Street Dunoon

Buyer: ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000731736

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## Summary

The Argyll and Bute Council is inviting tenders for the procurement of the "Community STEM Hub Hill Street Dunoon" project. This works contract entails the alteration and extension of an existing building to create a STEM education hub, council facilities, and community spaces, with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The procurement method is selective, using a restricted procedure. The tender deadline for submission is 12th June 2023.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in construction and educational services to participate in a project that aims to enhance STEM education and community collaboration. Companies capable of delivering refurbishment works, STEM-focused facilities, and office spaces suitable for teaching STEM activities are well-suited to compete. The project location is 2 Hill Street, Dunoon, UKM63, offering potential business growth in the works category within the specified deadline.

## Notice

Alteration and extension of existing building to form a new STEM, Council facilities and community spaces. (STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Primary focus of the refurbishment is providing a dedicated STEM education Hub with additional office space for Argyll & Bute Council Digital Team and community facilities for shared/hybrid working. Due to the age and condition of the existing office building the refurbishment will include critical repair works as well as providing new internal layout suited to the teaching of STEM activities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Refurbishment of Council owned properties. An alteration and extension of the existing Hill Street building to form a STEM Hub, to provide a council education facility and community access to facilities (STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics). The primary focus of the refurbishment is providing a dedicated STEM education Hub with additional office space for the Argyll and Bute Council Digital Team and community facilities (including space for an immersive classroom, escape room and other technical equipment, such as flight simulators) for shared/hybrid working. Due to the age and condition of the existing office building, the refurbishment will include critical repair works as well as providing new internal layout suited to the teaching of STEM activities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478265 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jun 2023 |
| 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 | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL |
| Locality | LOCHGILPHEAD |
| Post town | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA31 8RT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute |
| Electoral ward | Mid Argyll |
| Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45210000 - Building construction work

## Release History

- 11 May 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478265

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY478265&idx=2
  16th May 2023 - Drawings
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY478265&idx=1
  11th May 2023 - SPD Document
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY478265
  Community STEM Hub Hill Street Dunoon - Alteration and extension of existing building to form a new STEM, Council facilities and community spaces. (STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Primary focus of the refurbishment is providing a dedicated STEM education Hub with additional office space for Argyll & Bute Council Digital Team and community facilities for shared/hybrid working. Due to the age and condition of the existing office building the refurbishment will include critical repair works as well as providing new internal layout suited to the teaching of STEM activities.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000731736
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=731736
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

## Provenance

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