Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Artisan and Special Market - Ormskirk
Notice Description
The Council intends to contract out the management and operation of the Artisan and Specialist Market
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0609c5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004741-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1
- Lots Value
- £1
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jan 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 14 Mar 2026 - 13 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST LANCASHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Catherine Kirwan
- Contact Email
- catherine.kirwan@westlancs.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1695577177
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ORMSKIRK
- Postcode
- L39 2DF
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire
-
- Local Authority
- West Lancashire
- Electoral Ward
- Ormskirk West
- Westminster Constituency
- West Lancashire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004741-2026
20th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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