Operator - Digital Community Enabler and Collaboration Facilitator

Rushmoor Borough Council (RBC) is seeking a 'partner' to operate a Digital Games Hub that the Council will develop in Aldershot in 2019. The main requirement is for the 'operator' to be able to enable and cultivate a community of like-minded creative digital enthusiasts within a collaborative workspace environment.

The Games Hub

The Aldershot Games/Digital Hub will comprise a 60-place collaborative workspace for existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, micro, small and developing businesses, and others working in the Gaming/Digital sector.

The Hub will provide a physical base for a supportive and collaborative, shared working environment, offering a combination of "state of the art" facilities (including Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) services developed in partnership with the 5G Innovation Centre in Guildford that game developers can use for future marketing and sales activity) and flexible working arrangements together with essential support services for new and fledgling businesses, in order to support an increase in the number of business start-ups in this key sector and help existing businesses 'scale-up', and so build upon the strength of the sector along the Guildford-Aldershot axis whilst contributing to the growth of the digital sector within the sub-region.

These services will also support the growth and development of other similar businesses in the locality and sub-region who will benefit from the increased investment and focus on digital and games technologies the project will support.

The Hub will comprise the following services and facilities:

• Secure premises • Meeting Rooms • Office space • Collaborative work space • Support services with respect to accountancy, legal, marketing, branding, Intellectual Property, etc • Virtual Reality Suite • Auditorium • Café/Restaurant (potentially) • High speed broadband