Published date: 31 January 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.


Closing: 4 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Building and facilities management services - 79993000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£500,000

Procurement reference

NCL001-DN380819-50393913

Published date

31 January 2019

Closing date

4 March 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2023

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

Newcastle University is constructing a new building called the catalyst building which showcases leading edge age-friendly architectural and biophilic design principles. From late 2019, this iconic building in the heart of Newcastle will be home to two National Innovation Centres: the National Innovation Centre for Ageing and the National Innovation Centre for Data. This is a contract with a single provider to provide a range of services over a 2 year period. The contract may be extended by mutual agreement for two further periods of one year each. It is anticipated the contract will commence on 1st April 2019. The services required generally comprise Front-of-house's services delivered through a Partnership Manager with professional staff to support the tenants in the building. You are required to proactively interact with businesses and visitors on site, be capable of authoritatively representing the ageing and data domains to potential tenant companies, property specialists, innovation, inward investment agencies, the LEP and local and central government partners. You will also act as the conduit to University back-of-house systems, resolves tenant issues and hosts engagement activities for the businesses co-located in the building.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Neil Addison

Address

Newcastle University
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
England

Telephone

+44 1912087472

Email

neil.addison@ncl.ac.uk

Website

http://www.ncl.ac.uk