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title: "Gardening Workshops and Food Pantries"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000807057"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-08-29"
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# Gardening Workshops and Food Pantries

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000807057

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a contract under the title "Gardening Workshops and Food Pantries," targeting the "General public services" category. This initiative is focused on providing support to individuals within the justice system through gardening workshops and food pantry services, specifically located in the Edinburgh region (UKM75). The procurement method employed was limited, allowing an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, as justified under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. The award of £159,518 GBP was signed on 15th October 2024 and represents an active stage in the procurement process.

This tender offers significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for organisations specialising in community support, rehabilitation services, and horticultural education. By providing gardening workshops, businesses can engage with individuals completing Community Payback Orders, offering them therapeutic involvement and skill development. Additionally, food pantries serve vulnerable individuals, offering a chance for companies to establish social enterprises focusing on food security. Cyrenians, an organisation already engaged with the Council, serves as a supplier, showcasing the beneficial partnership opportunities available for NGOs and businesses alike in improving societal welfare and local community integration.

## Notice

Contract delivering support for individuals in the Justice System via gardening workshops and food pantries. This notice is backdated due to the development of the specification with providers.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The gardening project provides opportunities for up to 20 weekly sessions for people in the justice system, for example those completing Community Payback Orders, to be involved in gardening, woodland and orchard management, at the Royal Edinburgh Community Hospital. This includes offering opportunities to grow food, learn new skills in a safe, supportive environment, socialise, team build and become more active with the potential of moving onto volunteering roles within Cyrenians gardens, which is a therapeutic environment. The food pantries cater for vulnerable people including those in the justice system who have been referred by the Council, (upon consent of the individual), and help alleviate food poverty. The pantries provide access to quality food items in return for a nominal membership fee and low-cost subscription.

### Procurement Information

This approach is considered justified and aligned to the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, which states that Public Sector Organisations may award a contract without seeking offers, considering the principles of procurement where relevant. In this instance, there was no suitable supply market that the Council could access within the required timeframe. This method of award will mitigate the risk of a gap in delivery of the services, minimising the impact on the supported individuals. The approach also takes into consideration that a sudden change in provider would not allow for an effective transition which may be disruptive and damage the relationships that have been established with the individuals so far.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG538053 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £159,518 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CYRENIANS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 29 Aug 2025 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG538053

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG538053
  Gardening Workshops and Food Pantries - Contract delivering support for individuals in the Justice System via gardening workshops and food pantries. This notice is backdated due to the development of the specification with providers.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000807057
- https://www.gov.scot/publications/procurement-care-support-services-guidance-summary/

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