Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
Contact
HIE Procurement
Telephone
+44 1463245245
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00313
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM) - Service Operator: Request for Information
Reference number
FTS 39
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Manufacturing Innovation Centre Moray (MICM) is one of eight strategic projects forming part of the Moray Growth Deal which aims to drive economic growth across the region and provide opportunities to build on the existing strengths of Moray’s culture, tourism, and world-renowned manufacturing sectors.
MICM will provide a single-entry point into the Scottish and UK innovation landscape of products and services providing diagnostics, advice, information, signposting and brokerage to other services and funding. It will stimulate innovation and growth around product and process development and the transition to net zero primarily within the manufacturing sector. MICM will also provide physical space for incubation, demonstration of advanced technology and equipment, and provide an east gate into the wider Highlands and Islands Region for concentrated access to national services and programmes.
The MICM facility is being developed in existing facilities on the Enterprise Park Forres which will be refurbished and upgraded for energy efficiency.
HIE will require a service operator to develop and deliver the MICM service. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to gauge interest as well as seek views and information from the market place in relation to a potential future contract opportunity for the MICM service operator. We also welcome responses from organisations who have experience in buying similar services or who do not intend to bid, but have experience in operating an innovation centre and/or would like to contribute with their thoughts.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 79415000 - Production management consultancy services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 79420000 - Management-related services
- 79930000 - Specialty design services
- 79933000 - Design support services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
- 73420000 - Pre-feasibility study and technological demonstration
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Main site or place of performance
Unit 9, MICM, Enterprise Park Forres
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please note this Notice is not a Call for Competition. Any future contract opportunities related to this requirement may be published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). However, by issuing this Request for Information (RFI), HIE does not make any commitment to procure any of the stated services. Please note, the estimated date for the publication of the Contract Notice is indicative only and may be subject to change.
Please return your completed response by noon on Wednesday 13 November 2024 to hieprocurement@hient.co.uk using the title “MICM operator – PIN response“ in your email header.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 January 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a request for information only to help develop a future tender opportunity. By issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN), HIE does not make any commitment to procure any of the stated services.
Dates and other information contained in this notice are indicative only and may be subject to change. No other tender documentation is available at this time.
HIE may use information, comments etc. provided and/or future correspondence when compiling any final tender documents but reserves the right not to accept any such information, comments etc. from any respondent. This decision will be at the sole discretion of HIE. PCS is free to use and free to register and also gives access to an on line "Question & Answer" facility which must be used to raise all queries relating to this PIN.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=779076.
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