NW Healthy Living, Community Gardens & Allotments Project

Tender description

Strabane District Council as Lead Implementing Council on the NW Healthy Living, Community Gardens & Allotments Project is seeking tenders from suitably qualified organisations for the provision of gardening equipment and supplies for the 5 Council Partners, namely Strabane District Council, Derry City Council, Donegal County Council, Limavady Borough Council and Magherafelt District Council, operating as part of the NW Healthy Living and Community Gardens & Allotments Project. The North West Healthy Living, Community Garden and Allotments Project has been developed by the five Councils and key health and social care agencies in the North West region (NI and ROI), in a joint planning, management and delivery process to develop healthy living strategically across the region. The Project will develop a targeted response to local health, social and economic needs through the development of five allotments/community gardens (one in each Council area). The allotments/gardens and equipment will be used: • To create a sustainable source of food; • As a resource for health through physical activity; • As a resource to practically impact on ‘food poverty’; • As a community resource which brings people together; • As an educational tool; and • As a source of creating open space and encouraging biodiversity. Sustainable community participation will be achieved through a North West Stakeholders Forum engaging community and voluntary groups and facilitating the transfer of knowledge and skills across the region and assist in supporting groups beyond the lifetime of the Project. The tender requirement is for a list of Gardening Equipment and Supplies for 5 Community Gardening & Allotments sites across the Council areas of Strabane, Derry, Limavady, Donegal and Magherafelt. Tender is attached to this notice and is also available from www.strabanedc.co.uk, tender must be returned in Hard copy to Strabane District Council, address is contained in tender.