REGIONAL INNOVATION HUB PROGRAMME LEAD FOR THE KING'S INNOVATION HUB / QUARTER INITIATIVE

Buyer
University of Aberdeen
Value
Not published
Closes
25 November 2026
Where
Aberdeen, Scotland
Type
Open tender

In plain English

The University of Aberdeen wants an experienced consultant to lead and coordinate a feasibility programme involving several institutions, which will develop a model for an 'Asset Bank' (a shared pool of assets) and plan how it would be run, partnered and sustained. The consultant will also bring together findings from other institutions and from separately commissioned economic, market and legal specialists, though those specialist assessments sit outside this contract. The work must help complete Scottish Funding Council (SFC)-funded deliverables by 31 March 2027, and may include follow-on development or implementation support.

What the buyer wants

• Lead and coordinate the multi-institutional feasibility programme • Develop the Asset Bank methodology, operating model, partnership model, and implementation and sustainability plan • Integrate evidence and outputs from participating institutions and the separately commissioned specialists, and support completion of the SFC-funded deliverables by 31 March 2027

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice asks for an experienced consultant to lead a multi-institutional programme and deliver fixed SFC-funded outputs by 31 March 2027, so small firms without a substantial track record in leading complex, multi-partner strategic programmes are most likely to be ruled out, and the notice gives no estimated value to show how much scale the work involves.

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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at e-sourcing@abdn.ac.uk.

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