Published date: 4 December 2018

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 4 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

South East

Procurement reference

RUSHM001-DN380034-77173399

Published date

4 December 2018

Closing date

4 March 2019

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Rushmoor Borough Council (RBC) is seeking a 'partner' to operate a Digital Games Hub that the Council will develop in Aldershot in 2019. The main requirement is for the 'operator' to be able to enable and cultivate a community of like-minded creative digital enthusiasts within a collaborative workspace environment.

The Games Hub

The Aldershot Games/Digital Hub will comprise a 60-place collaborative workspace for existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, micro, small and developing businesses, and others working in the Gaming/Digital sector.

The Hub will provide a physical base for a supportive and collaborative, shared working environment, offering a combination of "state of the art" facilities (including Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) services developed in partnership with the 5G Innovation Centre in Guildford that game developers can use for future marketing and sales activity) and flexible working arrangements together with essential support services for new and fledgling businesses, in order to support an increase in the number of business start-ups in this key sector and help existing businesses 'scale-up', and so build upon the strength of the sector along the Guildford-Aldershot axis whilst contributing to the growth of the digital sector within the sub-region.

These services will also support the growth and development of other similar businesses in the locality and sub-region who will benefit from the increased investment and focus on digital and games technologies the project will support.

The Hub will comprise the following services and facilities:

• Secure premises
• Meeting Rooms
• Office space
• Collaborative work space
• Support services with respect to accountancy, legal, marketing, branding, Intellectual Property, etc
• Virtual Reality Suite
• Auditorium
• Café/Restaurant (potentially)
• High speed broadband

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Katherine Booker

Address

Council Offices
Farnborough Road
Farnborough
GU14 7JU
England

Telephone

+44 1252398466

Email

katherine.booker@rushmoor.gov.uk

Website

http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk