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title: "GM Mental Health Garden Project"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2020-10-06"
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# GM Mental Health Garden Project

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-46d5e31a-3e2b-4b57-b7d2-1d8e57466d8d

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the planning stage of the GM Mental Health Garden Project, aiming to implement a modern therapeutic environment across two hospital sites in Greater Manchester—Trafford General Hospital and Royal Bolton Hospital. This tender encompasses landscape gardening services to create calming outdoor spaces, featuring physical activity areas and therapeutic gardens. All Expressions of Interest are to be submitted by 9th October 2020, which precedes the tender's anticipated launch.

This project presents a significant opportunity for landscape gardening contractors and businesses specialising in urban planning and landscaping. Companies that focus on creating therapeutic environments and outdoor fitness spaces would be particularly well-suited to compete, given the project’s emphasis on promoting mental health through thoughtful design. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, making this tender an accessible entry point for businesses looking to expand their portfolios in the healthcare sector.

## Notice

We are looking to employ a landscape gardening contractor who can assist us in delivering our modern outside space mental health environment scheme's that represents the high standards that are set at the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust. The scope of these designs will be to create a park like space that will produce a therapeutic/healing environment. Within these designs we aim to install new physical activity areas complete with external gym equipment to promote physical exercise and also install areas of flower beds to support the therapeutic activities such as grow your own initiatives. Please find attached a detailed specification and photos of a scheme that was completed last year and of a similar standard we are looking to reflect. The proposed scheme is to take place at two of our sites and they are at the Moorside Unit which is situated at the Trafford General Hospital and the Rivington Unit which is situated at the Royal Bolton Hospital in the Greater Manchester area. We will be looking at refurbishing one of our gardens at the Moorside Unit and two gardens at the Rivington Unit. Each Unit will be on separate tenders. The overall goal of this project is to provide an external environment that promotes a sense of calm and safety this greatly enhancing our service users experience during their stay Additional information: Please could you send all Expressions of Interest to gemma.bushell@gmmh.nhs.uk by close of play on Friday 9th October 2020

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60b6b279-1792-4b64-8272-ff2529d76bf3 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Oct 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M25 3BL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East |
| Local authority | Bury |
| Electoral ward | St. Mary's |
| Westminster constituency | Bury South |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 43325100 - Grounds-maintenance equipment
- 45112700 - Landscaping work
- 45112712 - Landscaping work for gardens
- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2020 at 12:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60b6b279-1792-4b64-8272-ff2529d76bf3
- 5 Oct 2020 at 14:01 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60b6b279-1792-4b64-8272-ff2529d76bf3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60b6b279-1792-4b64-8272-ff2529d76bf3
  6th October 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ad822f3c-0e76-4d36-a40c-a6199bb395a4

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