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Published 16 Sept 2021, 15:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract Award Notice Tender for the provisioning of a Business Innovation Centre Operator

Authority: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55)

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Research & Development (R&D) (73)Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80)Community & Cultural Services (98)

Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Awarded value£1,292,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 10 Nov 2021awarded 3 Nov 2022

Awarded to Oxford Innovation Limited

Contract term 10 yrsends 31 Dec 2031 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

**Contract Award Notice**

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (the Council) invites suitably qualified and experienced

organisations to tender for the opportunity to become the Operator of The Launchpad, which

will be located at Southend Airport Business Park. The Council's ambition for the Launchpad

is that it becomes, a flagship centre for business innovation, entrepreneurship, networking

and business growth. The Operator through its day to day running of the Launchpad will be

responsible for managing and growing the operational, economic and reputational success

of the centre.

CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Education and training services · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Other community, social and personal services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1**Contract Award Notice**AwardedRenewal 10 yrs

**Contract Award Notice**

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (the Council) invites suitably qualified and experienced organisations to tender for the opportunity to become the Operator of The Launchpad, which will be located at Southend Airport Business Park. The Council's ambition for the Launchpad is that it becomes, a flagship centre for business innovation, entrepreneurship, networking and business growth. The Operator through its day to day running of the Launchpad will be responsible for managing and growing the operational, economic and reputational success of the centre.

The Operator must aspire to equip and enable Launchpad Customers to grow in terms of their size, their reputation and their economic standing. The Operator must support the Launchpad Customers to become permanent, productive and prosperous members of the Airport Business Park community and the wider business community as a whole. Additional information: **Contract Award Notice**

In accordance with Regulation 6, of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the £1,292,000 referenced above relates to the combined total budget of revenue and capital allocated to the project by the Council. The budgeted allocation of revenue and capital is clearly confirmed in the Tender Documents.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2031 (10 yrs)

Delivery: East of England · This is confirmed in detail as part of the Tender Documentation.

Extensions: As confirmed in the Tender Documents · Option to extend for a further 5 years or any part there of. This is further detailed as part of the Tender Documentation.Variant bids: not allowed

38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)39000000 Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products 55000000 Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 75000000 Administration, defence and social security services 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical Questionnaire: 60%
Commercial Questionnaire: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical Questionnaire: 60%
Commercial Questionnaire: 40%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 16 Sept 2021, 15:56 BST
Last source update: 15 Nov 2022, 16:56 GMT
Award evaluation window: 10 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference: DN568951
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-032430
Classification (CPV): Administration, defence and social security servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityEducation and training servicesFurniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning productsHotel, restaurant and retail trade servicesLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Other community, social and personal servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e19a Find a Tender

Publisher note: **Contract Award Notice** In accordance with Regulation 6, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the £1,292,000 referenced above relates to the combined total budget of revenue and capital allocated for the contract by the Council. The budgeted allocation of revenue and capital is clearly confirmed in the Tender Documents. The specifics of the winning tenderer's commercial response to the Council have been withheld at the request of the winning tenderer. This request was made on the basis that disclosure of the details of their commercial response would damage the commercial interests of the winning tenderer. The details of the commercial response submitted by the winning tenderer have therefore been withheld in accordance with Regulation 50 (6) (b) and (c). In regard to the combined total budget allocated for the contract, all commercial responses received by the Council in regard to this procurement were within the stated budget (£1,292,000).

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Language: EN

Submission deadline: 10 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 10 Nov 2021, 14:05 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/… ↗

Timeline

10 Nov 2021 → 15 Nov 2022 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
10 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT
Bids opened
10 Nov 2021, 14:05 GMT
Contract starts
1 Jan 2022
Notice published
15 Nov 2022, 16:56 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2022

Status changed to cancelled
5 Aug 2022, 12:19 BST
Procurement method changed
5 Aug 2022, 12:19 BST
Buyer details updated
5 Aug 2022, 12:19 BST
Status changed to complete
15 Nov 2022, 16:56 GMT
Procurement method changed
15 Nov 2022, 16:56 GMT
Buyer details updated
15 Nov 2022, 16:56 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,292,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Oxford Innovation LimitedSMETender for the provisioning of a Business Innovation Centre Operator	—	—	Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Tender for the provisioning of a Business Innovation Centre Operator · Oxford Innovation LimitedSME
Signed
3 Nov 2022
Value
£1,292,000
Period
… – 31 Dec 2031
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Contract Award Notice	3bids · 3 electronic	—	—	—
Whole notice	—	—	—	£0 – £1,292,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Southend-on-sea Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, East of England, SS26ERContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Southend-on-Sea City CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London
High Court of England and WalesReview body London, WC2A 2LL,

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Oxford Innovation LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02177191 Oxford Centre for Innovation, New Road, Oxford, South East, OX1 1BY

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria