{"id":101416,"date":"2021-11-04T12:19:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=101416"},"modified":"2021-11-04T12:19:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T12:19:57","slug":"edinburgh-bioquarter-tenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/edinburgh-bioquarter-tenders\/101416\/","title":{"rendered":"Bids open for \u00a31bn Edinburgh BioQuarter project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Edinburgh BioQuarter has opened bids for a private sector partner for a \u00a31bn transformation project to expand the sites research buildings and homes<\/h2>\n<p>Edinburgh BioQuarter has formally launched its public procurement process for a private sector partner on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/027497-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find a Tender<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The opportunity to create a \u00a31bn health innovation district which will create jobs, homes, and a community for thousands of people in Edinburgh has attracted interest from parties around the world.<\/p>\n<p>BioQuarter, which sits just three miles south of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/edinburgh-city-centre-transformation\/57215\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edinburgh city centre<\/a>, is expected to be worth around \u00a3140m a year to the Scottish economy in the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>It will employ almost 13,000 people and support more than 200 health innovation companies.<\/p>\n<p>Over the lifetime of the development, there is the potential to grow to a health innovation community of 20,000 with 2,500 residential units on site.<\/p>\n<p>BioQuarter is expected to receive \u00a3550m of discounted capital investment, supporting 4,310 jobs in construction.<\/p>\n<p>EBQ3 Ltd has been formed between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburgh.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of Edinburgh Council<\/a>, regional development agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottish-enterprise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scottish Enterprise<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Edinburgh<\/a> to lead the procurement of a private partner for the proposed strategic joint venture partnership.<\/p>\n<p>The public sector-led programme also includes major stakeholders NHS Lothian, a key partner in the innovation ecosystem, which has its two acute hospitals based on site.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018A once in a lifetime opportunity\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Scottish Government minister for business, trade, tourism and enterprise, Ivan McKee,\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cThis is a once in a lifetime opportunity and one of the most exciting investment and collaborative opportunities with far-reaching benefits for investors, local communities and global health innovators alike. It shows that Scotland is very much open for business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the commitment of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/public-sector-decarbonisation\/93173\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public sector<\/a> partners, BioQuarter has had over \u00a3600m public capital investment, with even further investment planned by them over the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has played a key role in Scotland\u2019s successes in the life sciences sector, which has a turnover of \u00a36.5bn and employs over 41,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA private sector partner will help deliver a globally significant health innovation community of researchers, academics and clinicians and will continue to foster entrepreneurship, supporting as many as 200 new companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Adam McVey, leader of City of Edinburgh Council, commented:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re proud to be a partner in Edinburgh BioQuarter, a driving force in Scotland\u2019s thriving life sciences sector and already a prime destination in the UK for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/rethinking-healthcare-design\/87502\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">healthcare delivery<\/a>, ground-breaking medical research and health innovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe expansion of the BioQuarter is a key part of Edinburgh\u2019s economic future \u2013 an area earmarked for life science development supporting wider growth and regeneration in the south east of the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEdinburgh BioQuarter has the potential to bring in billions of pounds of investment with lasting benefits for local people, connecting jobs, education and opportunities to nearby areas like Greendykes and Craigmillar, where we\u2019re also making major investments in regeneration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with partners, we\u2019ve already set out our vision for Edinburgh to be the data capital of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpcoming developments at the BioQuarter like the Usher Institute will be the next step in realising this vision, further cementing our international reputation and a critical mass of collaboration between clinicians, researchers and businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Gillespie, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottish-enterprise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scottish Enterprise<\/a>, said:\u00a0\u201cPlacemaking and partnership are crucial to ensuring an economy thrives. Edinburgh BioQuarter is one of the most significant long-term programmes Scottish Enterprise has undertaken and the work we have done \u2013 and continue to do \u2013 with our partners to secure the success of the BioQuarter means we are now in a place to take the park to the next phase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlongside the City of Edinburgh Council, the University of Edinburgh and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHS Lothian<\/a>, we\u2019ve already invested over \u00a3600m in the existing site, with further investment planned in the next five years through pipeline projects, including the new University of Edinburgh Usher Institute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether we are developing a masterplan and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/successful-placemaking\/90828\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">placemaking strategy<\/a> which will form the basis of one of the most exciting investment prospects anywhere and will bring real economic and social benefits for Edinburgh, as well as continuing to grow a world-leading medical research and innovation base right here in Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Contracting authorities are hosting an online bidders event on 9 November 2021, from 9-10am.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edinburgh BioQuarter has opened bids for a private sector partner for a \u00a31bn transformation project to expand the sites research buildings and homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[24813,594,639],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101416","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-building-contracts","8":"tag-building-design","9":"tag-procurement"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bids open for \u00a31bn Edinburgh BioQuarter project<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Edinburgh BioQuarter has opened bids for a private sector partner for a \u00a31bn transformation project to expand the sites research buildings and homes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/edinburgh-bioquarter-tenders\/101416\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bids open for \u00a31bn Edinburgh BioQuarter project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Edinburgh BioQuarter has opened bids for a private sector partner for a \u00a31bn transformation project to expand the sites research buildings and homes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/edinburgh-bioquarter-tenders\/101416\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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