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# Welcome Back Fund initiatives supporting local hospitality economy

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/welcome-back-fund-initiatives-supporting-local-hospitality-economy-ocds-h6vhtk-02ad9c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Hillingdon: "Welcome Back Fund initiatives supporting local hospitality economy". Published status: complete. Published Value: £433,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.capitalesourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Hillingdon](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-hillingdon-ons-e09000017)
- **Published Value:** £433,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 June 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Horticultural services, Promotional services, Retail trade services, Urban furniture
- **Delivery Location:** UKI74
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £511,210 (exc. VAT, 3 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/welcome-back-fund-initiatives-supporting-local-hospitality-economy-ocds-h6vhtk-02ad9c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ad9c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/welcome-back-fund-initiatives-supporting-local-hospitality-economy-ocds-h6vhtk-02ad9c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [capitalesourcing.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.capitalesourcing.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/welcome-back-fund-initiatives-supporting-local-hospitality-economy-ocds-h6vhtk-02ad9c#participate

## 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.

## Lots (3)
### Lot LOT 1: ‘Welcome Back’ themed branding for town centres and local parades
- **Lot id:** `LOT 1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79342200
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** 'Welcome Back' themed branding for town centres and local parades

### Lot LOT 2: Specialist Retail/Town Centre expertise to support small independent businesses within town centres and local parades
- **Lot id:** `LOT 2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 55900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £433,000
- **Description:** Lot 2 - Specialist Retail/Town Centre expertise to support small independent businesses within town centres and local parades.
LBH are looking for an experienced consultant/consultancy required to support small independent businesses in reopening saf...

### Lot LOT 3:  Rental of temporary street furniture & supporting maintenance to facilitate the safe reopening of High Streets
- **Lot id:** `LOT 3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 34928400
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £433,000
- **Description:** LOT 3 -  Rental of temporary street furniture & supporting maintenance to facilitate the safe reopening of High Streets  
 The London Borough of Hillingdon is looking to engage with a supplier(s) to provide and maintain temporary street furniture suc...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** LOT 1 'Welcome Back' themed branding for town centres &  local parades (active)
  - Award id: `020537-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Whistlejacket London**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175082`
  - Value: £65,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** LOT 2: Specialist Retail/Town Centre expertise to support small independent businesses within town centres and local parades (active)
  - Award id: `020537-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Retail Revival Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26167`
  - Value: £142,720 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** LOT 3: Rental of temporary street furniture & supporting maintenance to facilitate the safe reopening of High Streets (active)
  - Award id: `020537-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Meristem Design**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159037`
  - Value: £303,490 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** LOT 1 'Welcome Back' themed branding for town centres &  local parades (active)
  - Signed Value: £65,000
  - Signed Date: 30/06/2021

- **Contract:** LOT 2: Specialist Retail/Town Centre expertise to support small independent businesses within town centres and local parades (active)
  - Signed Value: £142,720
  - Signed Date: 30/06/2021

- **Contract:** LOT 3: Rental of temporary street furniture & supporting maintenance to facilitate the safe reopening of High Streets (active)
  - Signed Value: £303,490
  - Signed Date: 30/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020537-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-20T21:45:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:33:42.578Z
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