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Published 28 Sept 2023, 16:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Managing operator at South Suffolk Business Centre

Official notice

Authority: Babergh And MidSuffolk District Councils (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 27 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Market TestBMSDC are approaching the market in order to see if there is interest from suppliers for Managing operator at South Suffolk Business Centre.We are looking to build a tender model and we are seeking expression's of interest from suppliers.The South Suffolk Business Centre is a business centre situated in Sudbury.We are looking to propose in the future tender al 2 year contract with the option of 3 year contract extensions.Business Centre owned by the Council.The Council pay the Management Company an amount of £50,000.00 + VAT (s/t CPI increases) to cover the landlords’ responsibilities – these include collect the rents from the tenants, and the service charge and carry out the maintenance.The Requirements of the operator for South Suffolk Business Centre are To strengthen small business and encourage new businesses, helping develop economic activity within the area and diversify the local economy by providing independent, confidential, impartial business

CPV: Building and facilities management services · Business and management consultancy services · Facilities management services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Miscellaneous business-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
28 Sept 2023, 16:45 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2023, 16:45 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
28092023-482
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028688
Classification (CPV)
Building and facilities management servicesBusiness and management consultancy servicesFacilities management servicesMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesMiscellaneous business-related services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040662 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering

Publisher note: **Market Test**BMSDC are approaching the market in order to see if there is interest from suppliers for Managing operator at South Suffolk Business Centre.We are looking to build a tender model and we are seeking expression's of interest from suppliers.The South Suffolk Business Centre is a business centre situated in Sudbury.We are looking to propose in the future tender al 2 year contract with the option of 3 year contract extensions.Business Centre owned by the Council.The Council pay the Management Company an amount of £50,000.00 + VAT (s/t CPI increases) to cover the landlords’ responsibilities – these include collect the rents from the tenants, and the service charge and carry out the maintenance.The Requirements of the operator for South Suffolk Business Centre are To strengthen small business and encourage new businesses, helping develop economic activity within the area and diversify the local economy by providing independent, confidential, impartial business advice, training and access to finance.To provide a high-quality managed workspace and supportive environment in which new and existing small businesses can grow and develop. To play a significant role in encouraging enterprise and assisting with long term economic sustainability and growth, through the design, development and delivery of our products and services.Provision of meeting space and virtual tenancy services designed to support small and growing businesses.There is a management fee, occupancy is currently at 70%. which is what the new operator would be needed to agree to.We are are at this stage looking to review the market and gain a list of suppliers we will be able to inform of the ITT being published.We would ask any interested parties to register a expression of interest. To express your interest please visit www.suffolksourcing.uk where you will be able to register and then express your interest in the opportunity.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
27 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST

Timeline

28 Sept 2023 → 27 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Sept 2023, 16:45 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    27 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    27 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Babergh And MidSuffolk District Councils

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Barbegh And Mid Suffolk District Councils Review body Ipswich

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.