Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

The concession relates to the operation of the AMRI facility to be constructed at Broughton on land currently belonging to airbus over which a long lease will be granted to Welsh Ministers. Research at the facility will focus on a range of sectors including nuclear and aerospace. The operator will manage the business of the facility including carrying out joint research with, and encouraging collaboration between, anchor and regionally important companies, SMEs and FE/HE partners to develop new manufacturing innovation, systems, processes and capability to enhance the quality and productivity of businesses in the region and across Wales. One key project involves Airbus who are committed to being the anchor tenant to develop future wing technology at the facility. The concessionaire will not charge for operating the facility and will run the facility on a not-for-profit basis. The concession services will involve operating the facility, carrying out, planning, facilitating and encouraging collaborative research projects, attracting tenants and users of the research facility, managing the facility on a commercial basis and taking the commercial operating risk. The benefits of the research will not accrue exclusively to Welsh Ministers nor is the research wholly remunerated by Welsh Ministers. The duration of the concession is 15 years. The concessionaire will not charge for running the facility and the facility will be operated on a not-for-profit basis. The turnover for the facility for the whole of the 15 years period is estimated at 42 900 000 GBP.