ANDBC Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise - Appointment of an Operating Partner for a Creative Innovation Hub in Holywood, Co.Down
Description: Ards and North Down Borough Council is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to appoint an Operating Partner for a Creative Innovation Hub in Holywood, Co.Down. The Holywood Innovation Hub is a project funded through investment from the Belfast Region City Deal (BRCD) and Ards and North Down Borough Council. It will focus on micro and small businesses within the digital, creative and screen industries: providing facilities and a secure environment to meet specific security, connectivity and technical needs. The proposed hub is intended to provide accommodation for the creative technology sector, specifically for start-up and smaller firms seeking to grow within the sector. It would also seek to provide accommodation for larger established 'anchor' tenants and potentially act as a short-term flexible base for FDI projects (read more...)
Summary: Ards and North Down Borough Council is planning to appoint an operating partner for a Creative Innovation Hub in Holywood, County Down. The partner will manage the hub and assume responsibilities and risks under the eventual contract. The hub is intended to provide secure, connected and technically capable accommodation for micro and small businesses, start-ups and growing firms in the digital, creative and screen industries. It may also accommodate larger established anchor tenants and provide a flexible short-term base for foreign direct investment projects supported by Northern Ireland Screen. The wider purpose is to build a creative-technology ecosystem, improve skills and employability, and support economic growth across Ards and North Down and the Belfast Region City Deal area. The service category covers hub operation, information technology, film, video and television production-related activity in Northern Ireland.