Published date: 5 May 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 4 June 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Installation of street furniture - 45233293

  • Promotional services - 79342200

Location of contract

UB8 1UW

Value of contract

£433,000

Procurement reference

tender_270765/957274

Published date

5 May 2021

Closing date

4 June 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Government announced on 20 March 2021 that the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund (RHSFF) has been extended with a new delivery phase up to the end of March 2022 called The Welcome Back Fund (WBF). The WBF is a funding source of eligible activities to better support the reopening of local economies and is the funding source for the scope of activities as outlined within this tender opportunity. The scope of eligible activities has increased significantly to better support the reopening of local economies. As with all activity supported by the European Regional Development Fund programme any investment will need to be compliant with the EU State Aid rules and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) procurement and branding requirements

Government guidance confirms that the WBF will continue to support  the four main types of existing RHSSF activities as outlined in the original guidance including:  
1. Support to develop an action plan for safe reopening of local economies;
2. Communications and public information;
3. Business-facing awareness raising activities; and
4. Temporary public realm changes to ensure that reopening of local economies can be managed successfully and safely.  

The London Borough of Hillingdon (the Council) is looking to engage with a supplier(s) to provide the above support as outlined in the Lots below;

LOT 1: 'Welcome Back' themed branding for town centres and local parades
LOT 2: Specialist Retail/Town Centre expertise to support small independent businesses within town centres and local parades
LOT 3: Rental of temporary street furniture & supporting maintenance to facilitate the safe reopening of High Streets

The Council reserves the right to award some, all or none of the Lots. Further information about the Lots are contained in the tender documentation

More information

Additional text

The London Borough of Hillingdon is inviting all interested suppliers to tender through the Council's nominated electronic tendering portal, www.capitalesourcing.com. Please register on the this portal where the tender documents for this project can be downloaded.

About the buyer

Contact name

Kirandeep Roopraye

Address

London Borough of Hillingdon, Civic Centre
Uxbridge
UB8 1UW
England

Email

kroopraye@hillingdon.gov.uk