Welcome Back Fund Planting

Please find attached documents necessary to price for the above tender. The project is a district wide programme of replacement of bedding to existing planters, shrub beds with addition of new planting beds, planters and hanging baskets. Bradford Council has secured Welcome Back Fund from the Government’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to deliver activity and interventions to draw residents and visitors back to high streets to help drive the recovery. A key driver for this is support for small businesses on the high street that have been impacted by the Covid-19 restrictions. The timescales for the funding are quite tight and award will need to be made early in the new year to allow purchase of planters, including leads times from suppliers to undertake work with completion 31st March 2022. Submitted tenders will be assessed in accordance with the criteria set out in the tender documentation with key dates set out in the programme below. Issue of ITT on the Yortender system 17th Dec 2021 Deadline for clarification questions 10th Jan 2022 Tender Return 12th Jan 2022 Completion of evaluation of tenders 14th Jan 2022 Notification to intention to award the contract 19th Jan 2022 Contract award 19st Jan 2022 Contract Commencement 19th Jan 2022 Estimate project completion March 2022 For any clarification/queries regards the tender please make enquiries through the tender portal where they can be monitored/audited.