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Trafford 13609 - Healthy Food Environments for Children, Young People (CYP) & Families - Soft Market Testing

TRAFFORD COUNCIL

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Planning

30 Jun 2026 at 13:39

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Trafford Council is conducting a soft market testing exercise for a project titled "Trafford 13609 - Healthy Food Environments for Children, Young People (CYP) & Families". The exercise is currently in the planning stage, with a focus on understanding what the market can offer in health and social work services, particularly in the UKD region of the United Kingdom. This initiative targets service delivery and potential challenges in implementing a £210,000 annual valued service over a three-year contract period anticipated to start on 4th January 2027. Key dates include a submission deadline for interest by 12 noon on 13th July 2026.

This testing phase creates significant opportunities for organisations with expertise in health and social work services, especially SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. By expressing interest and participating in this exercise, businesses can influence the forthcoming procurement process, potentially positioning themselves advantageously for future tender opportunities. It invites businesses to demonstrate how they might deliver relevant services, thereby supporting broad market insight and refining service feasibility for Trafford Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Trafford 13609 - Healthy Food Environments for Children, Young People (CYP) & Families - Soft Market Testing

Notice Description

Please note that this is not a call for competition. This is a soft market testing exercise undertaken under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Trafford Council are undertaking a soft market testing exercise to fully understand what the market can offer and the challenges in procuring and setting up this service. It is hoped that this will be an opportunity for us to obtain an insight of how participants might approach delivery of the service, and how they might address circumstances that my impact on the service. It will also help us to further understand the market. We anticipate that should a tender exercise be undertaken, the maximum annual value for the contract might be in the region of PS210,000; and the duration to be 3 years. We are therefore seeking expressions of interest from participants with the relevant expertise and experience to assist us in determining the feasibility of this project by answering the questions in the attached documentation. Note that any contract awarded following any future tender process will be subject solely to Trafford Council's Terms and Condition. The closing date for your submission of the documents for this exercise is at 12noon on the 13th July 2026. If you have any questions and/or requests for further information, please upload them onto the 'Messages' section of The Chest portal. We will reply using the same method.

Planning Information

This soft market testing exercise is being conducted on The Chest Procurement Portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities Organisation: Trafford Council The Chest Opportunity ID is DN820734 Title: Trafford 13609 - Healthy Food Environments for Children, Young People (CYP) & Families - Soft Market Testing The supplier will need to register with The Chest and then express an interest in order to get the SMT documents. The closing date for your submission of the documents for this exercise is at 12noon on the 13th July 2026. If you have any questions and/or requests for further information, please upload them onto the 'Messages' section of The Chest portal. We will reply using the same method.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c049
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061317-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£210,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jun 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Jul 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRAFFORD COUNCIL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M32 0TH
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Trafford
Electoral Ward
Gorse Hill & Cornbrook
Westminster Constituency
Stretford and Urmston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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