--- title: "Meanwhile Void Space Operator Phase 3" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036307" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036307" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036307.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036307.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-08-25" --- # Meanwhile Void Space Operator Phase 3 Buyer: WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036307 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036307) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036307.json) ## Summary The Westminster City Council has initiated a tender process for the "Meanwhile Void Space Operator Phase 3" in the services category of commercial property management services. The procurement stage is active, with a contract value of 1,341,140 GBP. This tender opportunity aims to support emerging creative talent and local start-ups through activations in vacant premises across Central London. The project seeks to enliven high streets and create opportunities for businesses to transition from pop-up occupiers to long-term tenants, focusing on areas like Oxford Street. The tender deadline is set for September 23, 2022, and the contract is expected to start in Winter 2022. This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the commercial property management services sector to participate in activating void spaces and supporting upcoming UK brands. Companies with expertise in experiential retail, arts, culture, and supporting emerging businesses would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The Westminster City Council, as the buying organisation, aims to create a vibrant business environment by attracting footfall back into high streets and offering unique goods and experiences that cater to consumer preferences. Businesses interested in revitalising high streets and contributing to the creative economy are encouraged to engage with this tender process. ## Notice The Meanwhile Activations Programme (previously West End Voids Activation and Pop-Up Project) was envisaged as a pilot scheme to enliven vacant premises and address the negative impact that these had on visitors' perception of the West End. The project aimed to support UK emerging creative talent and local start-ups by giving them the opportunity to raise their profile and generate income under an operational framework that enabled them to activate vacant premises in the West End. The programme was originally conceived to take advantage of the business rates holiday period introduced by the Government and to make areas across Central London accessible to a new demographic of business for the first time. Phase 1 sought to enliven vacant premises and test innovative concepts through a curated programme of cultural activations delivered by UK based emerging artists and local organisations. The cultural activations performed as experimental platforms for a different demographic of businesses. These unique spaces, where art was produced and consumed, encouraged property owners and visitors to use vacant spaces in different ways, diversifying the existing offer and creating opportunities for in-person interactions. A total of six activations were delivered as part of this phase. Phase 2 focused on experiential retail as well as arts and culture, supporting up-and-coming UK businesses. This phase delivered six activations and supported a total of thirty-two small brands who otherwise would not have had the capital to be able to operate from the West End. Phase 3 will look to continue these efforts across the borough's high streets but has been envisioned to deliver two clear objectives; the first one being to tackle the rapid proliferation of candy, souvenir, and other low-quality shops, with a special focus along Oxford Street. The second objective will seek to incubate brands via the creation of a life cycle to support the transition from pop-up occupiers into long-term, rent paying tenants, creating a pipeline of high-quality tenants that not only have the ability to attract footfall back into the area, but can offer goods, services, practices, and experiences that consumers have indicated they would like to see on our high streets and would otherwise not be able to attain online. Phase 3 of the project is set to start in Winter 2022. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Meanwhile Space Activations , through Phase 3 implementation, is seeking to provide differentiated approaches to raise the profile of three BID areas through a targeted network of activations that will commence around January 2023 or sooner to 13th November 2025 (three years) offered on a 1 + 1 +1 basis which is proposed for the Phase 3 contract delivery period. Please note the contract end date shall be 3 years from the date from contract commencement. Additional information: The project may be varied upwards or downwards and if the Authority chooses to modify the contract during its term, this will be done through permissions in PCR (2015) Regulation 72 as amended, irregardless of value of the variation without triggering a new procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023830-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 23 Sep 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,341,140 | | Lots value | £1,341,140 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | . | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 70 - Real estate services ### Codes - 70332200 - Commercial property management services ## Release History - 25 Aug 2022 at 14:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023830-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://www.capitalesourcing.com - https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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