Planning

SOFT MARKET TESTING OF WINCHESTER CITY STREET MARKET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

28 Jun 2023 at 09:09

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

28 Jun 2023 at 09:08

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Winchester City Council is conducting a soft market testing exercise for the management of Winchester City Street Market. The aim is to gather information to support decision-making, understand operating the market, identify innovative solutions, and ascertain the best procurement method. Potential providers are invited to respond by 19th July 2023, with the possibility of a virtual meeting on 26th July 2023.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses offering installation services, recreational, cultural, sporting services, and other community-related services to engage with Winchester City Council. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited for this opportunity due to the soft market testing nature of the exercise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SOFT MARKET TESTING OF WINCHESTER CITY STREET MARKET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Notice Description

Winchester City Council (The "council") is running a soft market test exercise, to inform how the council might progress future operations of the street market in central Winchester prior to procuring a contract for a market management company. The aim of the soft market testing is to: *gather information to support the council's decision-making process in any next steps *inform our thinking regarding commercial considerations of operating the street market *identify innovative and cost-effective delivery solutions, which may inform our specification development *understand the optimum way of procuring. For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is for the purpose of conducting a soft market testing exercise and will not formally begin the procurement or constitute any commitment by Winchester City Council to undertake any procurement exercise. Potential providers are invited to respond to the questions set out in the Winchester City Street Market: Confidential Soft Market Testing Questionnaire document by 9am on Wednesday 19 July 2023. There is no maximum word count, but please do not use brochures or marketing material as an answer to any question. Potential providers may be invited to a virtual meeting to discuss their answers. Please confirm in your response if you are willing to meet on a MS Teams meeting with council officers on Wednesday 26 July 2023. Times to be mutually agreed. Responses to the questionnaire and information gathered from subsequent meetings may be used to inform our future operations and approach to the tender exercise. All information included in this soft market testing questionnaire is confidential and only for the council's knowledge. No information included in this document or in discussions connected to it may be disclosed to any other party without prior written authorisation from the council. Where confidential information is provided by the council to the potential providers all recipients of council information must treat the information provided as confidential and to use the information only for the purpose provided. Please return responses to the Economy Team at ecodev@winchester.gov.uk by 9am on Wednesday 19 July 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8d76af93-d6d5-4aae-ad17-133db10d710e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6701ed21-08e1-4ca5-a99f-b2dfe03d644a
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

51 - Installation services (except software)

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

51000000 - Installation services (except software)

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Jul 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WINCHESTER
Postcode
SO23 9LJ
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

Further Information

Notice Documents

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