Published date: 17 May 2019

This notice was replaced on 26 November 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 26 November 2019)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Building and facilities management services - 79993000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£2,100,000

Procurement reference

EMPWELL001-DN395883-44472539

Published date

17 May 2019

Closing date

17 June 2019

Contract start date

1 October 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

East Northamptonshire Council require a suitably skilled, experienced and reliable operator to promote and manage its purpose built and flag ship Enterprise Centre at Wrath Park, Raunds, which is due to be built by April/May 2019. The Enterprise Centre is aimed at accommodating start ups and small business from across the area.
The successful Operator will have the use of a purpose built marketing suite on the site of the development from which to promote and manage the service before taking over and managing the completed building.
The appointed provider will also have a role in providing, accessing and sign posting tenants of the Centre to relevant business support services.
The deadline for tenders is noon Monday 17th June. The Open procedure is being followed, meaning there is no short-listing. Tenders must be submitted electronically via www.EastMidsTenders.org and interested parties MUST register on this e-tender portal to enable them to access the tender documents and to ensure they can both send and receive messages regarding the tender via the portal's messaging system. Tenders must be submitted in Word or PDF format and in English and no document submitted must exceed a file size of 10mb. A clarification day is scheduled for Mon 10th June but this event is subject to confirmation by the Council.

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Large

Address

Welland Procurement Unit c/o East Northamptonshire Council
Thrapston
NN14 4LZ
England

Telephone

+44 7769918574

Email

plarge@melton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/selling_to_the_council.aspx