**Contract Award Notice** Tender for the provisioning of a Business Innovation Centre Operator

Concepts

• business innovation centre
• southend on sea
• precision equipment
• sea borough council
• provisioning of a business innovation centre operator
• southend airport business park
• operator of the launchpad
• business innovation
• business growth
• flagship centre

Location

Description

**Contract Award Notice** Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (the Council) invites suitably qualified and experienced organisations to tender for the opportunity to become the Operator of The Launchpad, which will be located at Southend Airport Business Park. The Council's ambition for the Launchpad is that it becomes, a flagship centre for business innovation, entrepreneurship, networking and business growth. The Operator through its day to day running of the Launchpad will be responsible for managing and growing the operational, economic and reputational success of the centre. The Operator must aspire to equip and enable Launchpad Customers to grow in terms of their size, their reputation and their economic standing. The Operator must support the Launchpad Customers to become permanent, productive and prosperous members of the Airport Business Park community and the wider business community as a whole. The Tender Documents for this opportunity can be accessed via: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm The deadline for receipt of clarification requests relating to the Tender Documents is: 25th October 2021 The deadline for submission of completed Tender Responses is: 10th November 2021. The Minimum Level Requirements are covered in detail in the Documents provided. This includes, but is not limited to, detail on Ability, Financial Standing, and Insurance. The elements which are either "scored", or "pass / fail" are fully explained within the documentation provided as part of the procurement.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
• 39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
• 55900000 - Retail trade services
• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
• 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.