Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Edinburgh Innovation Park Hub Development Company
Queen Margaret University Way
Musselburgh
EH21 6UU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00364
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Innovation Hub and Park – Commercial Advisor
Reference number
QMU-21660
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Queen Margaret University (QMU), in collaboration with East Lothian Council (ELC), has been successful in securing GBP30m City Deal funding for Phase One of its new commercial development to create an Innovation Hub at the Edinburgh Innovation Park (EIP), adjacent to the University campus.
The Innovation Hub will be a best-in-class facility that is purpose designed to provide a highly targeted infrastructure and property offer, together with the specialist services required to capture, support and grow companies working in the fast-moving innovation sector. Key target markets are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) working across a range of innovation sectors with particular focus on those areas where the University and the region has expertise and excellence - including the food and drink and technology sectors. The vision of
the project partners is that the Innovation Hub will act as a national resource underpinned by the expertise found within the region’s innovation network working in partnership to grow and support the innovation sector.
The Innovation Hub is a flagship development for Edinburgh Innovation Park. As a new commercial development targeting the innovation sector, specialist input and oversight is required to identify and address all areas of risk in respect of the facility’s design, development and operations and to ensure the Hub will achieve rapid market appeal together with commercial viability.
The appointment of a Commercial Advisor to oversee all commercial elements of the Hub’s design, development and operations provides the project partners with a high degree of expertise and experience in the delivery of world-class commercial innovation hubs. The Commercial Advisor will ensure delivery of the vision for the Innovation Hub on time and in budget, to the highest commercial and best-practice standards.
The Commercial Advisor will contribute to all aspects of Innovation Hub design, development and operational planning and will be the central point of reference for all activities with an innovation hub-based commercial focus.
In particular, the Innovation Hub Commercial Advisor will provide support across all pre-development and development RIBA Work Stages to the Hub’s operational launch as a new business.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Queen Margaret University (QMU), in collaboration with East Lothian Council (ELC), has been successful in securing GBP30m City Deal funding for Phase One of its new commercial development to create an Innovation Hub at the Edinburgh Innovation Park (EIP), adjacent to the University campus.
The Innovation Hub will be a best-in-class facility that is purpose designed to provide a highly targeted infrastructure and property offer, together with the specialist services required to capture, support and grow companies working in the fast-moving innovation sector. Key target markets are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) working across a range of innovation sectors with particular focus on those areas where the University and the region has expertise and excellence - including the food and drink and technology sectors. The vision of project partners is that the Innovation Hub will act as a national resource underpinned by the expertise found within the region’s innovation network working in partnership to grow and support the innovation sector.
The Innovation Hub is a flagship development for Edinburgh Innovation Park. As a new commercial development targeting the innovation sector, specialist input and oversight is required to identify and address all areas of risk in respect of the facility’s design, development and operations and to ensure the Hub will achieve rapid market appeal together with commercial viability.
The appointment of a Commercial Advisor to oversee all commercial elements of the Hub’s design, development and operations provides the project partners with a high degree of expertise and experience in the delivery of world-class commercial innovation hubs. The Commercial Advisor will ensure delivery of the vision for the Innovation Hub on time and in budget, to the highest commercial and best-practice standards.
The Commercial Advisor will contribute to all aspects of Innovation Hub design, development and operational planning and will be the central point of reference for all activities with an innovation hub-based commercial focus.
In particular, the Innovation Hub Commercial Advisor will provide support across all pre-development and development RIBA Work Stages to the Hub’s operational launch as a new business.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
There is an absence of competition for technical reasons as CAM-SCI is the only supplier with the necessary expertise to fulfil the requirements of this contract within the demanding timescale. CAM-SCI has been advisor to QMU from the early stages of EIP in 2015, assisting the University and ELC to develop a vision, concept and business case for the EIP and the Innovation Hub.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-025084
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
QMU-21660
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 December 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CAM-SCI Knowledge Economy Development Ltd
10, Jesus Lane
Cambridge
CB5 8BA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Scope of Services to be undertaken by CAM-SCI are as follows
The Scope of Service comprises three principal spheres of activity that are required to achieve the successful operational launch of the Innovation Hub:
- Soft Infrastructure Delivery – The provision of advice to the creation of the Special Purpose Vehicle, operational business planning, market positioning and strategy, commercial and leasing strategy to enable the launch of the Innovation Hub as a new business.
- Hard Infrastructure Delivery – The provision of all necessary technical and specification advice to inform the design and development of the Innovation Hub to include drafting of the design brief, due diligence in the selection of appropriately qualified design consultants, iterative design review, construction contract strategy procurement and post construction contract award change management oversight.
- Marketing Strategy Development – Target market definition and market segmentation to create context for the hub offer and develop content for marketing collateral.
The holistic delivery of Soft Infrastructure, Hard Infrastructure and Marketing Strategy will be fundamental in enabling the delivery of the vision for the Innovation Hub as the first phase of Edinburgh Innovation Park.
The RIBA Work Stages have been adopted for guidance and have been adjusted to reflect the specific requirements of a speculatively developed, multi-occupied, serviced, commercially operated Innovation Hub.
(SC Ref:687534)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom