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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Innovation Hub Operator

Lancashire County Council · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 02:11.

Opportunity overview

Lancashire County Council is seeking to appoint a high-calibre operator capable of managing and activating the Samlesbury Innovation Hub as a best-in-class innovation and collaboration environment. The successful operator will be expected to deliver a comprehensive package of services, support wider strategic ambitions around innovation-led growth, and assume an agreed degree of commercial and operational risk. The operator will be a long-term strategic partner, not just a facilities manager.

Classification

  • CPV79900000 — Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
AP/CORP/LCC/25/011
Status
planned
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Contract period

Ends
29 Feb 2036, 23:59
Starts
1 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023531-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
21 May 2025, 08:44
Entry 2
Id
052167-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
28 Aug 2025, 16:53

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
26 Sept 2025, 23:59
Description
Lancashire County Council is inviting interested organisations in the workspace, innovation hub, and facilities management sectors to engage with this preliminary market engagement exercise. Interested organisations should: - Visit: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/ - Navigate to the market engagement project by clicking on the link for Innovation Hub Operator EOI. - Review the Innovation Hub Operator EOI document(s) contained on the project page. This document provides more in-depth information regarding this preliminary market engagement exercise. - Submit your expression of interest (EOI) via email to contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk by no later than 26 September 2025 at 12 noon.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBBJ-2179-TNXM
Name
Lancashire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD45
Country
GB
Locality
Preston
Postal Code
PR1 0LD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 100, County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBBJ-2179-TNXM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Andrew Patten
Telephone
01772 536452
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-09197997
Name
SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD
Role Details
Evaluation and ongoing contract management support for the social value deliverables under the future contract.

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKI45
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 7TY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Tintagel House

Details

Identifier

Id
09197997
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Telephone
+44 20 3355 0530

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PQHH-4489-TLZM
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-14413820
Name
MAKE (NW) LIMITED
Role Details
Insert para here

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKD47
Country
GB
Locality
Chorley
Postal Code
PR6 8RZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
33 Mount Pleasant

Details

Identifier

Id
14413820
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PCBN-8684-GHJX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Preston · UKD45 · PR1 0LD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0519a5-2025-08-28T16:53:53+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·