GB-Colchester: Market Demand Study

Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-Colchester: Market Demand Study
2. Awarding Authority:
Colchester Borough Council
Rowan House, Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG, United Kingdom
Tel. 07812 994589, URL: www.colchester.gov.uk
Attn: Matt Howe
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Research and development services.

4. Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services. Research services. The purpose of this study is to deliver against two key objectives:
• Identify the market demand for incubation and managed workspace for potential occupiers from the Colchester Creative and Digital Media sector
• Identify skills issues – shortages, gaps and barriers to entry – by businesses and freelancers within this local sector

It is envisaged that the Project will undertake a two-stage approach to fulfilling the above requirements. The first stage will consist of a Baseline Mapping of the relevant sector/s and the production of a Contact Database, together with an Engagement Strategy for delivering the market demand and skills issues elements. The second stage will deliver the Market Demand and Skills Issue modules, identify potential Economic Impacts and present the Conclusions and Recommendations.

Additional detail will be provided within the documents.
5. CPV Codes:
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
73110000 - Research services.

6. NUTS Codes :
UKH3 - Essex

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Essex,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: CMLS-AF-0001
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category K:10K to 25K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 16/07/2014 15:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
Colchester Borough Council
Rowan House, Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG, United Kingdom
Tel. 07812 994589, URL: www.colchester.gov.uk
Attn: Matt Howe

12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

Expressions of Interest must be submitted by 17:00 hours on 16th July 2014 with your completed quotation form being submitted in hard copy to the address detailed in the form, by the closing date of 12:00 hours (noon) on Friday 18th July 2014.
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TKR-201473-PRO-5786634
Period of Work Start date: 01/08/2014
Period of Work End date: 30/09/2014

Award Criteria: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the tender documents


Funding: N/A
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no