Published date: 7 August 2024

Last edited date: 11 December 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 18 December 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis - 70330000

  • Non-residential property services - 70332000

Location of contract

RH10 1UZ

Value of contract

£3,500,000

Procurement reference

IT-234-37959-CRBC - 037959

Published date

7 August 2024

Closing date

18 December 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 December 2024

Contract end date

19 December 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Crawley Borough Council is in the process of establishing the Gatwick Diamond sub-region's first Innovation Centre, situated in the heart of Crawley's Manor Royal Business District. The Council is seeking to appoint a Managing Operator for the Innovation Centre to manage day to day the centre facility on its behalf, to promote the Centre, to realise the successful operational establishment of the Centre, to achieve small business occupancy targets and to create a vibrant, cohesive and exciting new community of hi-tech small businesses.
The Managing Operator will play a pivotal role in in nurturing effective partnerships with local Universities and will enable new successful commercial relationships with pivotal local businesses, The Managing Operator will facilitate the growth of hi-tech jobs to benefit Crawley's economy and will support the growth of the SMEs through the Centre and then ultimately "scaling up" out into manufacturing space in the surrounding area.

More information

Additional text

Details of this opportunity and the documentation can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Toby Rivers

Address

The Boulevard
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 1UZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01403 215425

Email

toby.rivers@horsham.gov.uk