--- title: "Urban Greening Code Development" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-78976851-563d-4cf5-9ed4-a23054f5e36b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-78976851-563d-4cf5-9ed4-a23054f5e36b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78976851-563d-4cf5-9ed4-a23054f5e36b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78976851-563d-4cf5-9ed4-a23054f5e36b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY" published: "2025-10-10" --- # Urban Greening Code Development Buyer: THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-78976851-563d-4cf5-9ed4-a23054f5e36b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-78976851-563d-4cf5-9ed4-a23054f5e36b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78976851-563d-4cf5-9ed4-a23054f5e36b.json) ## Summary The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is overseeing an open tender process for the "Urban Greening Code Development" project, scheduled within the broader initiative of Nature Towns and Cities. This project aims to establish a governance framework for urban greening interventions, particularly focusing on creating a token-based marketplace for urban tree tokens. Key deadlines include the submission deadline on 24th October 2025, and the expected contract period spanning from 10th November 2025 to 18th March 2026. The procurement falls under the service category, with a total budget of £50,000, and comprises software package and information systems, financial services, and consultancy services. The project is based in the United Kingdom and supports local authorities and partners to foster urban greening using private funding. This tender presents a promising opportunity for businesses involved in software development, financial consultancy, and environmental planning to contribute to a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing urban green spaces. Companies with experience in developing governance frameworks and marketplace structures would find this contract particularly suitable. The project offers the chance to collaborate on innovative solutions that address urban environmental challenges, promoting health, connectivity, and sustainability. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to apply, as their expertise could prove instrumental in the successful execution of the project. ## Notice BACKGROUND Nature Towns and Cities is a coalition of organisations (National Trust, Natural England, and National Lottery Heritage Fund) working together to inspire, incentivise, and support UK towns and cities to take ambitious action for urban green space. Our aim is to help millions more people enjoy time in nature close to home, in greener, thriving towns and cities. We want more urban areas to use nature recovery and nature-based solutions to tackle health inequalities and climate change, and to put nature at the heart of communities to grow their prosperity, connection and resilience. This commission sits within the Nature Finance workstream of Nature Towns and Cities. Nature Towns and Cities is looking to support Local Authorities and their partners in accessing private funding. Specifically, through developing a marketplace of tokenised urban greening interventions - starting with Urban Tree Tokens - supported by an urban greening code and registry. SCOPE OF THE WORK Nature Towns and Cities holds a draft code - an adaptation of BSI Flex 701 - for tokenising urban greening interventions, and a methodology specifically for urban tree tokens. This research is seeking to test and refine the code through stakeholder engagement, and to understand what the governance, structuring and operations of a code and associated marketplace and registry should look like, resulting in the production of a governance and operations report, (including summary and recommended strawman code and registry governance and operations options and mapping of code, registry and marketplace responsibilities/roles), marketplace governance eligibility criteria and governance framework, and refined Urban Greening Code. INFORMATION TO BE RETURNED Submissions should include the following information: * Outline of your proposed approach to the project, including details of methodology, proposed outputs, timeline and high level risk log. * Description of your relevant experience and abridged CVs of the proposed project team, including examples of at least two similar pieces of work you have carried out. * Proposed budget breakdown. * Details of any matters or concerns not covered by this brief. Submissions should be no more than 8 pages in length. Abridged VCs can be included as appendices. These should be returned to anne.mackinnon@nationaltrust.org.uk by the deadline of 5pm, Friday 24th October 2025. Please see the attached Request for Tender document for more detail. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca63bd62-6e6d-49a8-9c2d-c86cb8bf8184 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | 24 Oct 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Nov 2025 - 18 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 2NA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Mannington and Western | | Westminster constituency | Swindon South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 66000000 - Financial and insurance services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 10 Oct 2025 at 16:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca63bd62-6e6d-49a8-9c2d-c86cb8bf8184 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca63bd62-6e6d-49a8-9c2d-c86cb8bf8184 10th October 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02b409cb-1b88-4aa8-91d1-e75142471d8c Full Request for Tender document. ## Notice URLs - https://naturetownsandcities.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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