Nature Mental Wellbeing Service Contract Award
Summary
Bradford Council has awarded a contract for a Nature and Mental Wellbeing Service to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. The contract, valued at £558,000, aims to improve mental wellbeing through engagement with green spaces and nature.
What changed
This notice announces the award of a contract by the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for a Nature and Mental Wellbeing Service. The contract, valued at £558,000 (excluding VAT), is for a period of two years with a possible one-year extension, aiming to increase the quality and use of green spaces to improve local residents' mental wellbeing.
The service will focus on community engagement, education about nature, and skill development in gardening and biodiversity. This award signifies the council's commitment to integrating environmental initiatives with public health outcomes. Regulated entities in the health and social work sector, particularly those involved in community-based programs, should note this procurement trend.
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Contract
Nature and Mental Wellbeing Service
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-028145
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-056161 (view related notices)
Published 26 March 2026, 4:28pm
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Reference
CBMC-PTR-177-2025-26
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.
Contract 1. Nature and Mental Wellbeing Service
Supplier
Contract value
- £558,000 excluding VAT
- £669,600 including VAT Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
26 January 2026
Contract dates
- 1 March 2026 to 29 February 2028
- Possible extension to 1 March 2029
- 3 years, 1 day Description of possible extension:
This contract is for a period of two years, with the option to extend for a further one year (2+1), subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory performance by the Service Provider.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKE41 - Bradford
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPGT-6837-VWQZ 1 St. Georges Place
York
YO24 1GN
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1904659570
Email: darren.tiffney@ywt.org.uk
Region: UKE21 - York
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Nature and Mental Wellbeing Service
Contracting authority
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBWW-4714-TBHN Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
United Kingdom
Contact name: Donald Onekutu
Email: donald.onekutu@bradford.gov.uk
Website: https://www.bradford.gov.uk /
Region: UKE41 - Bradford
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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