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title: "ASC0266 - Let's Get Growing Service (LGGS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02de6e"
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# ASC0266 - Let's Get Growing Service (LGGS)

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02de6e

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## Summary

Leicester City Council is seeking providers for the "Let's Get Growing Service (LGGS)", aimed at enhancing community food growing opportunities and improving residents' health and wellbeing. The procurement process operates under the Light Touch Regime and follows an open procedure. The current phase is active, with submissions due by 2:00 PM on 8th October 2021. The successful contract, valued at £275,000, will have an initial term of 3 years starting from 1st April 2022, with the possibility of extension based on performance, reaching a maximum of 5 years. The services fall under the category of other community, social, and personal services.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in social services, health, and community support, particularly those with expertise in food growing, training, and community engagement. Organisations that can offer innovative solutions to reduce health inequalities and enhance community wellbeing will be well-positioned to compete. Engaging in this project could enable companies to expand their networks, create positive community impact, and secure long-term contracts within the public sector.

## Notice

The Let's Get Growing Service (LGGS) aim is to develop community food growing opportunities, harnessing the skills and talents of the growing community and increasing knowledge and skills in communities that may have limited access to food, growing food and its benefits. Focusing on sharing of good practice through a variety of workshops and events, highlighting the benefits of food growing, ecotherapy and an awareness of green spaces to help prevent ill health and improve the physical and mental health of the local community and strengthening their resilience. A further key element of the programme will be to assist residents combat social isolation and improving the mental wellbeing of local communities by encouraging and increasing participation in community growing.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority is conducting this procurement under the Light Touch Regime for Social and Other Specific Services, as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR), at Section 7 (Regulations 74 to 77) and Schedule 3. The procurement process will not be conducted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015; however, it will be similar to that of an Open procedure. The Process will, unlike an Open Procedure, include the flexibility, as allowed under the Light Touch Regime with various evaluation stages as detailed in this Invitation to Tender documentation. The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 3 years to commence on 1st April 2022 with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for a further period (or periods) up to a total of 2 years, taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years

Options: The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 3 years to commence on 1st April 2022 with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for a further period (or periods) up to a total of 2 years, taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029831-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £275,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £275,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 1FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF21 Leicester |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS (TCV |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2021 at 15:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029831-2021
- 8 Sep 2021 at 12:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022271-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leicester.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ee515682-9010-ec11-810e-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True

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