Planning

Innovation Hub

  • Watford Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-017620

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050933

Published 29 April 2025, 2:05pm



Scope

Description

The Council require a suitably experienced operator to manage and deliver the services of an Innovation Hub. The intention is to appoint an operator by late Autumn 2025, to enable the operator to be involved, as early as possible, in the design process for The Hub and input on the final delivery model.

The Council is operating a Preliminary Market Engagement process to assess the site and evaluate the proposed delivery model to enable the council to determine its final proposed solution and delivery model.

The full detail of our engagement is contained within the pack attached to this notice.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/X34FE5FE54

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/X34FE5FE54

Total value (estimated)

  • £2,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £2,400,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 November 2026 to 1 November 2036
  • 10 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
  • 79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
  • 98340000 - Accommodation and office services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

28 May 2025

Engagement process description

Please see Market Engagement Pack


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

2 July 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Concession


Contracting authority

Watford Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDGQ-4877-NMGQ

Town Hall

Watford

WD19 5AW

United Kingdom

Contact name: Simonne DeVall

Telephone: 01923 278381

Email: simonne.Devall@watford.gov.uk

Region: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government