Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Mid Suffolk District Council
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
Contact
Katrina Browning
Procurement@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1449724886
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.suffolksourcing.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
http://www.suffolksourcing.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
Centre Management and Business/Innovation/Training Support Services Provider - Mid Suffolk Skills and Innovation Centre
Reference number
533
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Mid Suffolk District Council wishes to appoint an organisation highly experienced in providing Centre Management and Business/Innovation Support to SME’s. The Centre will also have a collaboration of academic institutions directly delivering training and short courses (including CPD) from the training and meeting spaces on the ground floor. This will require support from the Centre Management team in terms of booking spaces and facilities management. Events and business meetings will also take place at the Centre via external hirings in addition to the Centre’s tenant uses, requiring marketing, co-ordination and management.The contract term will be 3 (three) years from 1st April 2026 (subject to the final building opening date) with the option to extend by up to a further 24 months.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 70332200 - Commercial property management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance
Stowmarket and Mid Suffolk District
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please see short description above Please note - PIN Notice - Skills and Innovation Centre Operator - Find a Tender - Notice reference: 2024/S 000-026373
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract term will be 3 years from 1st April 2026 (subject to the final building opening date) with the option to extend by up to a further 24 months. The Centre Management activities will be required immediately upon contract commencement, including period of mobilisation activities. The business/innovation/skills and training support activities will be required from early to mid 2026.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The maximum potential value of the contract over the initial contract term and the potential extension period, taking into account any additional volume and services developed over the maximum 5 year period is up to £1,000,000. This figure has been inflated to ensure that it encompasses changes to the service as the centre is established and the model of delivery evolves over the period of the c
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Please see the specification
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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: 2024/S 000-026373
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
2 December 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
2 December 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Place
Suffolk Sourcing portal - online
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC1A 2LL
Country
Afghanistan
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
All correspondence regarding the bid should be raised via the correspondence option in the portal Suffolk Sourcing.