ASC0266 - Let's Get Growing (LGG)

Leicester City Council ('the 'Authority') invites Tenders for the provision of a Let's Get Growing service.

The overall aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities by improving the health and wellbeing of residents by:

• offering bespoke training, support and advice to groups and individuals.
• the providers, who will be expert growers and be accessible to answer queries or offer support to groups or individuals to develop growing skills.
• supporting groups who apply for and are in receipt of Leicester's Get Growing Grants to develop and implement growing ideas and schemes
• increasing growing skills in children, and the wider community members who have no previous experience in growing.
• connecting people with green spaces to cultivate, to socialise in safe settings to combat social isolation and improve mental health and wellbeing.
• sharing information about food growing, growing events and training via social media channels, newsletters, annual growing calendar and publicity material
• supporting groups and residents to apply for further funding opportunities.
• encourage regular attendees to become growing volunteers.
• attending the Food Plan Board meetings and supporting its action plan.

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.