Published date: 22 October 2021
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Real estate services - 70000000
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000
Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000
Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Procurement reference
CHEAST001-DN577684-01454233
Published date
22 October 2021
Closing date
19 November 2021
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Cheshire East is looking to develop a coworking space/innovation hub within the heart of
Crewe. The development of this flexible workspace project will be funded by the Council's
successful Future High Street Fund bid; and will help plug the gap on the lack of office
accommodation currently within central Crewe. Both a feasibility study and demand
assessment have recently been completed for the proposals. Further market engagement
and testing is now required with potential operators across the four identified feasibility
options.
The Council wishes to consult with suitably experienced organisations that have a proven
track record in operating flexible workspaces. The purposes of this consultation are to seek
the views of market participants and to help the Council in the procurement of a suitable
operator.
Before finalising the procurement procedure, the Council is seeking the views of potential
market participants through responses to the questions in the questionnaire at Appendix 9
The views of the responding organisations will be carefully considered by the Council in finalising the choice of delivery model and development of the procurement procedure. The
Council is keen to understand the attractiveness to the market of the opportunity and any
modifications or features that will help deliver the Council's Aims and Objectives.
The background document and the questionnaire will be available on The Chest e-tendering
portal at: www.the-chest.org.uk - Project ID DN577684.
Completed questionnaires should be returned via the Chest by the deadline date of 12:00
noon; 19/11/21
There are no restrictions on the word count or format of the completed questionnaires.
Respondents are asked to provide the name and contact details of the person submitting the
questionnaire on the organisation's behalf.
When submitting a response to the questionnaire, responding organisations should clearly
indicate which (if any) part of their response they view as commercially confidential. Any
such response must be clearly marked 'Confidential' and the responding organisation must
set out the reason(s) why.
If you intend to submit a response to this PIN, please note your organisation must bear all
costs associated with the procurement process.
The Council intends to proceed to procurement in late 2021, however makes no guarantees
that this PIN will be followed with a Contract Notice or tender.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an indication of potential future procurement activity
and is subject to change. The PIN is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process and
is not a commitment to procure anything. The Council is keen to explore all options or
solutions that may be currently available in the market and would like to engage with
potential providers.
About the buyer
Address
Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
United Kingdom
steve.mellor@cheshireeast.gov.uk
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