# Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre Monitoring and Evaluation

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Torridge District Council.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Torridge District Council](/buyers/torridge-district-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 23 May 2023
- Contract start: 14 August 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2030
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: acac3025-931f-452c-9218-aea4cc580465-647306
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-698548d2-5b9b-4f55-85f3-377bcc36fdd4

## Description

Torridge District Council's proposed Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre at Middle Dock has been awarded GBP15\.6m of funding from the Levelling Up Fund issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities\. The centre, which has received backing from a range of globally innovative partners as well as Government Agencies, such as the National Shipbuilding Office, will establish Torridge and wider Northern Devon as a globally leading research and development destination for innovation in clean maritime technology and support industries\. Expected to open in early 2026, the centre will feature cutting edge research and industry partnerships from the Centre for Future Clean Mobility CFCM, University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth\. Designs include flexibly designed innovation workshops and offices to enable businesses to undertake sector-leading R and D\. The objectives of the Monitoring and Evaluation role, will be to track and assess the outputs, outcomes and results of the project for the core Levelling Up Fund Monitoring and Reporting requirements as well as tracking wider implications on aspiration and pride of place\. Indicators will need to be tracked up to March 2030 and followed by a final report\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acac3025-931f-452c-9218-aea4cc580465-647306)