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title: "Joint Venture Partner for the Durham Innovation District"
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# Joint Venture Partner for the Durham Innovation District

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/joint-venture-partner-for-the-durham-innovation-district-ocds-h6vhtk-040454). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Joint Venture Partner for the Durham Innovation District". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.nepo.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural and related services, Banking and investment services, Construction work, Construction-related services, Design and execution of research and development (+14 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/joint-venture-partner-for-the-durham-innovation-district-ocds-h6vhtk-040454#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040454`

## Before you bid
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- **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/joint-venture-partner-for-the-durham-innovation-district-ocds-h6vhtk-040454#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/joint-venture-partner-for-the-durham-innovation-district-ocds-h6vhtk-040454#participate

## Description
Durham County Council are seeking a Joint Venture Partner to develop the council owned
Aykley Heads site, as a catalyst for the new Durham Innovation District.
The 15ha site is within single council ownership; has outline planning permission for 39,000 square metres of commercial floorspace for up to 4,000 jobs. It sits within a wider 60ha area
of the city that is the emerging Durham Innovation District, encompassing the new University Business School and Milburngate, a 450,000 sq ft mixed-use development.
Aykley Heads and the Durham Innovation District will provide a platform to maximise the benefits of economic growth. It will identify key areas of opportunity, including research and
advanced manufacturing, green jobs, electronics, digital and creative, fintech, life sciences and satellite applications sectors. Inward investment will also be directly focused on these
specialisms and ecosystems to create sustainable supply chains and jobs across the county and beyond.
Although the Joint Venture will initially focus on the Aykley Heads location, the JV scope (of goods, works and services) may be expanded in the future to cover wider County Durham area opportunities in order to support the strategic objectives of the Council and it's Partners.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 09000000, 45000000, 50700000, 50800000, 55000000, 65000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Durham County Council are seeking a Joint Venture Partner to develop the council owned
Aykley Heads site, as a catalyst for the new Durham Innovation District.
The 15ha site is within single council ownership; has outline planning permission for 39,0...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 028324-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Muse Places Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156037`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 028324-2025-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028324-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-29T08:41:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:44:52.971Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040454