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# Keele University Science & Innovation Park: Strategic Growth Partner(s) - Early Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/keele-university-science-innovation-park-strategic-growth-partner-s-early-market-engagemen-ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Keele: "Keele University Science & Innovation Park: Strategic Growth Partner(s) - Early Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Keele](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-keele-urn-133883)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building services, Development of non-residential real estate
- **Delivery Location:** UKG24
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d0`

## 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/keele-university-science-innovation-park-strategic-growth-partner-s-early-market-engagemen-ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d0#tl-md)

## Description
Over the last five years Keele has largely driven new developments on the Science & Innovation Park on a project-by-project basis, securing public sector funds where available to support this, and/or working through specific investment partnerships.  
The Early Market Engagement seeks feedback and market insight to inform the procurement of an investment partner or partners to help us realise our longer-term ambitions for the Science and Innovation Park and development site, as part of our commitment to playing a full role in supporting local growth and regeneration. This would include enabling a longer term approach to development (a further five innovation centres over a period of 8-10 years), and potentially to support us in securing a viable long-term future for some of our existing facilities.
The Early Market Engagement document is intended to support the Prior Information Notice (PIN) predicated under Regulation 40 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This is not a formal tender process or a call for competition. It remains at the sole discretion of the University as to whether a subsequent procurement exercise will be undertaken following conclusion of the early market engagement. 
Interested parties are invited to express an interest in this project through the In-tend portal at 
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home and completing and returning the Questionnaire in the Early Market Engagement document through this portal by no later than 12 noon on 19.06.2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71315000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** We would welcome responses in the context of the following indicative requirements:
• that the University agrees on the thematic focus of each facility (where this is deemed feasible) with the aim of achieving alignment with our research and educatio...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017188-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-16T11:47:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:11:24.584Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c5d0