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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement Health and Wellbeing Through Nature Volunteering"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ad7"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "London Borough of Camden"
published: "2026-10-19"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement Health and Wellbeing Through Nature Volunteering

Buyer: London Borough of Camden  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ad7

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## Summary

The London Borough of Camden intends to commission a nature-based volunteering service in Camden’s green spaces. It will provide safe, organised volunteering activities that support residents’ health and wellbeing, access to nature and biodiversity. Participants may join through green social prescribing referrals or by enrolling themselves. The work combines community health activity with practical engagement in parks and nature reserves, rather than being solely a parks maintenance service. The council is seeking market input to shape the eventual procurement, including understanding supplier capacity and capability and possible approaches to social value. The planned service is for Camden; the published location is London.

This is at the planning stage: Camden has stated its intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use a procurement process under the Procurement Act 2023 Light Touch Regime for a three-year service contract, planned to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The estimated value is £220,000 excluding VAT (£264,000 including VAT). The service is arranged as one lot, and the council identifies it as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Camden is conducting preliminary market engagement to inform the procurement, including market capacity and capability and approaches to social value. It expected this engagement to run from 19 to 30 October 2026, with responses via its e-tendering portal or email.

The planned service may suit charities, social enterprises, community organisations and smaller specialist providers with experience delivering safe, organised volunteering in parks, green spaces or nature settings. Relevant strengths include connecting outdoor activity with residents’ health and wellbeing, supporting access to nature and biodiversity, and working with people referred through green social prescribing as well as those who enrol independently. Providers able to explain their delivery capacity and capability, and to propose credible ways of creating social value, are particularly well placed to inform Camden’s plans. The council explicitly considers the work suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. This is a preparation opportunity: suppliers can contribute through the planned market engagement while Camden develops its future procurement.

## Notice

The London Borough of Camden intends to procure a Health and Wellbeing Through Nature Volunteering service. The service will provide safe, organised nature-based volunteering activities within Camden's green spaces, supporting residents' health and wellbeing, access to nature and biodiversity. Participants may be referred through green social prescribing pathways or self-enrol. The market engagement will help inform the procurement, including market capacity and capability and approaches to social value. The services fall within the Light Touch Regime under the Procurement Act 2023. Camden intends to undertake a procurement process for a three year contract commencing in April 2027.

### Planning Information

Organisations wishing to participate in this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise are requested to complete the 'Health and Wellbeing Through Nature Volunteering PME Questionnaire' which is available via the Cimple e-tendering portal:https://cimple.uk/detail/530627
Completed questionnaires should be submitted via the Cimple portal or by email to rohima.begum@camden.gov.uk. The engagement exercise will be open from 19 October 2026 until 30 October 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098526-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £220,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | London Borough of Camden |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1H 9JE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | King's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLI31 Camden and City of London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 77313000 - Parks maintenance services
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 92533000 - Nature reserve services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 14:15 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098526-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098526-2026
  19th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.camden.gov.uk/
- https://cimple.uk/detail/530627
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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