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TfL 97218 - Seven Sisters Temporary Market Operator Services

Transport for London

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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17 Aug 2026 at 10:55

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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17 Aug 2026 at 10:12

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London is procuring services for the operation and management of Seven Sisters Temporary Market in London. The requirement covers the day-to-day running of the market, engagement with traders, compliance management, trader licensing, rent monitoring, health and safety coordination, marketing and activities to increase footfall, stakeholder engagement, and supervision and liaison with separately appointed facilities management providers. The service is classified as commercial property management services (CPV 70332200). The scope is limited to the existing market operator services and excludes cleaning, security and waste services, which are procured separately. The arrangement is intended to maintain uninterrupted operation of the live temporary market.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award to Market Place Management Limited on 17 August 2026. The award value is £412,052 excluding VAT, or £494,463 including VAT. The contract period is 1 October 2026 to 31 October 2027, with signature scheduled by 22 September 2026. Transport for London relied on the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5, paragraph 6, citing the absence of competition for technical reasons. The justification is that the incumbent has embedded site-specific operating, safety, licensing, compliance, rent-management and stakeholder arrangements, and that replacing it for this limited period would create transition risks. The single lot was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This requirement demonstrates demand for specialist temporary-market and commercial property management capability from suppliers able to run a live site without disruption. A credible competitor would need experience of daily market operations, trader engagement, licensing, compliance records, rent monitoring and stakeholder management, together with robust health and safety controls. It would also need the operational capacity to manage marketing and footfall activity and to coordinate with separate facilities management providers. Site familiarisation, mobilisation, document and record transfer, due diligence, and validation of existing safety and operating procedures are important capabilities for any future competition. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, although practical experience of complex, site-specific market operations is central to the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TfL 97218 - Seven Sisters Temporary Market Operator Services

Notice Description

Places for London Limited intends to enter into a new 13-month contract with Market Place Management Limited for the continued operation and management of Seven Sisters Temporary Market. The contract will provide continuity of the existing market operator services, including the day-to-day operation of the market, trader engagement and compliance, trader licensing and rent monitoring, health and safety coordination, marketing and footfall activity, stakeholder engagement, and supervision and liaison with separately appointed facilities management providers. Market Place Management Limited has developed and embedded the site-specific operational procedures, health and safety arrangements, trader licensing and compliance records, rent-management processes and stakeholder relationships required for the uninterrupted operation of the market. For the limited 13-month period, appointment of an alternative operator would require mobilisation, transfer and validation of operational and safety documentation, stakeholder re-engagement and detailed site familiarisation. Places for London considers that this would create material transition and operational risks and that there is no reasonable alternative capable of providing uninterrupted delivery from the required commencement date. The contract is time-limited and will expire on 31 October 2027. Places for London intends to undertake a competitive procurement for its longer-term market operator requirement during the interim period.

Procurement Information

Places for London Limited intends to directly award this contract to Market Place Management Limited under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on the Direct Award justification in Schedule 5, paragraph 6, absence of competition for technical reasons. Market Place Management Limited is the existing operator of Seven Sisters Temporary Market and has developed and embedded the site-specific operational procedures, health and safety arrangements, trader licensing and compliance processes, rent-management arrangements, operational records and stakeholder interfaces currently required for the safe and uninterrupted operation of the live market. The proposed contract is for a limited 13-month period commencing immediately following expiry of the existing arrangement on 30 September 2026. For this period, changing operator would require the mobilisation of a replacement provider together with the transfer, verification and implementation of the existing operational and safety arrangements, trader and compliance records and stakeholder interfaces. Places for London considers that this would create material technical and operational transition risks to the uninterrupted operation of the market. A replacement operator would also need to undertake site familiarisation, due diligence, validation of existing health and safety and operational controls, transfer of trader information and stakeholder engagement before assuming responsibility for the live operation. Given the interdependency of these arrangements, Places for London considers that there is no reasonable alternative supplier capable of taking over the requirement from 1 October 2026 without material disruption to the operation of the market. Historical market testing also indicates limited supplier appetite for this specialist requirement. During the 2023 competitive procurement, seven operators were invited to tender and two bids were received. This limited historical market response is not relied upon as the basis for the Direct Award but provides additional market context. The requirement has not been artificially narrowed to favour the incumbent. The proposed contract is limited to the existing market operator services and expressly excludes cleaning, security and waste services, which are separately procured by Places for London. The Direct Award is time-limited. Places for London intends to undertake market engagement and a competitive procurement for the longer-term market operator requirement during the interim contract period, with the replacement competitively procured arrangement intended to commence on 1 November 2027.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e541
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077997-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70332200 - Commercial property management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£412,052 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Transport for London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MARKET PLACE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Further Information

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