Published date: 4 April 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


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 - AWARD

Published date

4 April 2025

Closing date

18 December 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2030

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?

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.

Award information

Awarded date

4 April 2025

Contract start date

1 May 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2030

Total value of contract

£542,787

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Oxford Innovation

Address

New Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX1 1BY

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Thomas Walker (HBC)

Address

The Boulevard
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 1UZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01403 215299

Email

thomas.walker@horsham.gov.uk