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title: "Innovation Hub"
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# Innovation Hub

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-050933). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Watford Borough Council: "Innovation Hub". Published status: planning. Concession Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Watford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/watford-borough-council-ons-e07000103)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accommodation and office services, Miscellaneous business and business-related services, Miscellaneous business-related services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/innovation-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-050933#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050933`

## 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/innovation-hub-ocds-h6vhtk-050933#tl-md)

## 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: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/X34FE5FE54
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/X34FE5FE54

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79900000, 79990000, 98340000

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 01/11/2036

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017620-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-29T13:05:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T04:27:40.291Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050933