Innovation Hub · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdConcession

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Concession value (operator's revenue)£2,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Tender notice expected 2 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 10 yrsends 1 Nov 2036 · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council require a suitably experienced operator to manage and deliver the services of an Innovation Hub. The intention is to appoint an operator by late Autumn 2025, to enable the operator to be involved, as early as possible, in the design process for The Hub and input on the final delivery model.

The Council is operating a Preliminary Market Engagement process to assess the site and evaluate the proposed delivery model to enable the council to determine its final proposed solution and delivery model.

The full detail of our engagement is contained within the pack attached to this notice.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/X34… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/X34FE5FE54 ↗

CPV: Accommodation and office services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Miscellaneous business-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 10 yrs

Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2036 (10 yrs)

79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services 79990000 Miscellaneous business-related services 98340000 Accommodation and office services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017620
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Accommodation and office servicesMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesMiscellaneous business-related services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050933 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

29 Apr 2025 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
29 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
Market engagement
28 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Please see Market Engagement Pack
Tender notice expected
2 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Today
25 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 7 days
1 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
29 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Watford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDGQ-4877-NMGQ Town Hall, Watford, East of England, WD19 5AWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender29 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST