Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Thanet District Council
Thanet District Council, Cecil Street
Margate
CT9 1XZ
Contact
Miss Gemma Paul
Telephone
+44 1843577294
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PIN: Green Campus Operator
Reference number
DN703507
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79993100 - Facilities management services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Green Campus project presents a once in a lifetime opportunity for Thanet and for Ramsgate. This scheme forms part of a suite of central government grant-funded projects aimed at reviving the port, creating employment and training opportunities and improving the town centre, all with an emphasis on local job creation, sustainability and heritage preservation.
Thanet District Council is seeking to engage with the market to help inform its procurement exercise for the Green Campus operating model. The Council has published a prospectus (Green Campus Stakeholder Engagement Pack) alongside this document which provides an overview of the opportunity and is now seeking responses from the market to a number of questions.
Through this Questionnaire, we are seeking to engage with:-
Existing operators of workspace
Organisations seeking to expand into workspace operation
Smaller organisations and/or individuals interested in becoming part of a new organisation to operate workspace
For this PIN, the deadline for Soft Market Testing responses is 2pm, 17 January 2024.
Important Information:
Please note, this PIN is for a soft market testing exercise and does constitute a call for competition to procure any services from Thanet District Council.
The information contained in this PIN and the documents made available are indicative only at this stage and subject to change.
Please also note, as this is purely for a soft market testing exercise to be undertaken, Thanet District Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered by interested parties, or liable for any costs incurred by any party participating in this soft market testing exercise.
A response to this PIN does also not guarantee an expression of interest to participate in any future procurement process that Thanet District Council may advertise.
Thanet District Council reserves the right not to commence any procurement or award any contract in respect of this notice.
Thanet District Council is yet to assign a value to the proposed estimated value for this project and it is believed this to be dependent upon the operating model that may be selected.
Thanet District Council is not immediately seeking to divide the Green Campus Operating Model into Lots but may consider this option subject to the consultations being undertaken under this Prior Indication Notice.
Thanet District Council are not arranging site visits as the development is currently in the design development stage and construction works are not due to be completed until Spring 2025. The site is fenced to prevent unauthorised access to the Ramsgate Port area but is visible from the public rights of way.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50200000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
- 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80531200 - Technical training services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Green Campus project presents a once in a lifetime opportunity for Thanet and for Ramsgate. This scheme forms part of a suite of central government grant-funded projects aimed at reviving the port, creating employment and training opportunities and improving the town centre, all with an emphasis on local job creation, sustainability and heritage preservation.
Thanet District Council is seeking to engage with the market to help inform its procurement exercise for the Green Campus operating model. The Council has published a prospectus (Green Campus Stakeholder Engagement Pack) alongside this document which provides an overview of the opportunity and is now seeking responses from the market to a number of questions.
Through this Questionnaire, we are seeking to engage with:-
Existing operators of workspace
Organisations seeking to expand into workspace operation
Smaller organisations and/or individuals interested in becoming part of a new organisation to operate workspac
For this PIN, the deadline for Soft Market Testing responses is 2pm, 17 January 2024.
Important Information:
Please note, this PIN is for a soft market testing exercise and does constitute a call for competition to procure any services from Thanet District Council.
The information contained in this PIN and the documents made available are indicative only at this stage and subject to change.
Please also note, as this is purely for a soft market testing exercise to be undertaken, Thanet District Council is not bound to accept any proposals offered by interested parties, or liable for any costs incurred by any party participating in this soft market testing exercise.
A response to this PIN does also not guarantee an expression of interest to participate in any future procurement process that Thanet District Council may advertise.
Thanet District Council reserves the right not to commence any procurement or award any contract in respect of this notice.
Thanet District Council is yet to assign a value to the proposed estimated value for this project and it is believed this to be dependent upon the operating model that may be selected.
Thanet District Council is not immediately seeking to divide the Green Campus Operating Model into Lots but may consider this option subject to the consultations being undertaken under this Prior Indication Notice.
Thanet District Council are not arranging site visits as the development is currently in the design development stage and construction works are not due to be completed until Spring 2025. The site is fenced to prevent unauthorised access to the Ramsgate Port area but is visible from the public rights of way.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 May 2024
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
If you wish to indicate an early expression of interest in relation to this opportunity, please complete the pre-market questionnaire which can be found on the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/).