Circular Food Growing Model

Opportunity overview

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) is commissioning a provider to deliver a circular food growing model for Bradford primary schools, secondary schools and alternative provision settings, consisting of five key areas: food education, food growing, selling food produce, seed donation, and composting.

Lot LOT-0000 — Contract lot

Estimated lot value including VAT: £186k

Award criterion: QUALITY: 90%

Award criterion: SOCIAL VALUE: 10%

Contract starts: 1 September 2026

Initial contract ends: 30 August 2030

Contracting authority

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Britannia House, Hall Ings, Bradford, BD1 1HX, UKE41, United Kingdom Contact: Hammed Olawale Email: Hussain.Olawale@bradford.gov.uk Website: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/

Procurement timetable and procedure

Procedure: Below threshold - open competition

Special regime: Light Touch Regime

Clarification deadline: 24 August 2026 at 12:00 am

Submission deadline: 2 September 2026 at 05:00 pm

Electronic submissions: allowed

CPV Classification

85323000 — Community health services; 80000000 — Education and training services

How to submit

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We examine the published participation conditions, service scope, geography, regulatory position, available evidence, mobilisation demands and commercial exposure with your team. We only confirm a full tender-writing engagement when the available information supports a responsible view that the provider meets the tender requirements.

If Circular Food Growing Model is a credible fit, we can map the scored requirements, gather operational evidence and build the response around the buyer documents. The qualification check and any writing support do not guarantee an award; the contracting authority makes the final decision.