Nature and Mental Wellbeing Service

City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-056161Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£558k

Awarded 10 Dec 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

19 Dec 2025

Description

City of Bradford Metropolitan Council is looking for Service Provider(s) that will engage and enthuse local people in urban areas to increase the amount and quality of green space in their neighbourhoods and evaluate the impact it has on mental wellbeing. Activities will encourage people to work together, giving them a sense of ownership of the green spaces to enable them to be cared for and maintained in the future. The service will increase local people’s knowledge, awareness and appreciation of plants, wildlife and nature and the benefits that they have. It will increase people’s skills in community engagement, communication, gardening, food growing and increasing biodiversity.

Scope

Reference
CBMC-PTR-177-2025-26
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
02 Feb 2026 to 01 Feb 2028
Possible extension to 01 Feb 2029

Extension of the contract is conditional on meeting performance standards and having sufficient budget.

CPV classifications
85000000
77200000
90700000
92000000
92330000
98334000
Contract locations
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Service Model and Delivery Planquality25.00%
Mobilisation and Operational Planquality20.00%
Evidence of Previous Experiencequality15.00%
Service Access, Engagement, and Communicationquality15.00%
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Impactquality15.00%
Social Value and Additional Benefitsquality10.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£558k

Award date

10 Dec 2025

Contract start

02 Feb 2026

Contract end

02 Feb 2028