Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southend-on-sea Borough Council
Civic Centre
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS26ER
UK
Contact person: Procurement Advisors
Telephone: +44 1702215000
E-mail: procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southend.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
**Contract Award Notice** Tender for the provisioning of a Business Innovation Centre Operator
Reference number: DN568951
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
.10
GBP/ Highest offer:
1 292 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38000000
39000000
55000000
73000000
75000000
79000000
80000000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
**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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Questionnaire
/ Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion: Commercial Questionnaire
/ Weighting: 40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As confirmed in the Tender Documents
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-023079
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN568951
Title: Tender for the provisioning of a Business Innovation Centre Operator
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/11/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oxford Innovation Ltd
02177191
Oxford Centre for Innovation, New Road
Oxford
OX1 1BY
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 292 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
**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).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/11/2022