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title: "Advice, Interim Accelerator Provider and Knowledge Hub Operator"
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# Advice, Interim Accelerator Provider and Knowledge Hub Operator

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advice-interim-accelerator-provider-and-knowledge-hub-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf61). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wirral Borough Council: "Advice, Interim Accelerator Provider and Knowledge Hub Operator". Published status: tenderUpdate. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Wirral Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wirral-borough-council-ons-e08000015)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and experimental development services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cf61`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advice-interim-accelerator-provider-and-knowledge-hub-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf61#tl-md)

## Description
Wirral Council is leading a Maritime Innovation and Growth Project for the Liverpool City Region. This PCiH project will coordinate the activities of several established and experienced delivery partners aiming to build cluster capacity, facilitating wider engagement of the sector, and initiating test and trial accelerated innovation activities to address the key technology challenges facing maritime growth. This project is a pilot for anticipated activities planned for a new Maritime Knowledge Hub facility in Wirral, scheduled to launch in 2023, enhancing the wider Liverpool City Region Innovation Ecosystem.
The Council is seeking an experienced supplier to deliver one area of activity within this wider project namely an expert led competitive, cyclical time-limited accelerated innovation support  programme for a selected cohort of project participants.
The project is time limited to June 2023 and funded by European Regional Development Fund and Liverpool City Region Strategic Investment Fund.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018419-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-02T12:06:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:20:58.813Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cf61