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title: "Leek Arts & Crafts Markets"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078978"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Staffordshire Moorlands District Council"
published: "2026-10-16"
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# Leek Arts & Crafts Markets

Buyer: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078978

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## Summary

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council intends to appoint an operator to manage, run and develop the established Leek Crafts, Antiques and Collectables Market under a licence agreement. The work is market operation and development, including organising a small established crafts, antiques and collectables market. The procurement is categorised as services (fair and exhibition organisation services, CPV 79956000). The market is in Leek, Staffordshire. This is a preliminary market engagement process: the Council is seeking views from suitably qualified and experienced market operators to inform its plans before the procurement reaches the tender stage.

The procurement is at planning; there is no invitation to tender yet. The Council expects the arrangement to be a licence agreement, with a concession regime, and the market is planned to run from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2030. The stated estimated value is £1,500 excluding VAT (£1,800 including VAT). The work is presented as one lot, suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises. As part of preliminary market engagement, the Council expects interested parties to contact its procurement team by 6 November 2026. It plans to share a document describing current market operations with those who make contact, then invite their responses before the engagement closes.

This is most relevant to market operators with practical experience managing and developing established craft, antiques or collectables markets. The Council specifically seeks suitably qualified and experienced operators, so businesses should be ready to explain their relevant track record, operational approach and plans for sustaining or developing a small market. The licence and concession structure may suit an operator whose business model is based on running a market rather than supplying a defined one-off service. Small businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises are identified as suitable, making this potentially relevant to specialist local operators as well as larger providers. The current stage offers a chance to contribute market knowledge and shape the Council’s plans before a tender is issued; it is market engagement, not a bid invitation. no additional accreditation or staffing requirements are stated.

## Notice

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council ("the Council") invites Expressions of Interest under Preliminary market engagement from suitably qualified and experienced market operators for the management, operation and development of the small established Leek Crafts, Antiques and Collectables Market under a Licence Agreement. To engage with the Preliminary market engagement please email your details to Procurement@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk in advance of the closing deadline

### Planning Information

Response Requirements for Preliminary market engagement notice:
Interested Parties should contact the procurement team at Staffordshire Moorlands District council at Procurement@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk by 6th November 2026.
Upon making contact a document will be shared with all interested parties outlining the current market operations, and interested parties will be invited to engage with the preliminary engagement to provide responses in advance of the closing deadline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097921-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council |
| Locality | LEEK, |
| Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST13 6HQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Electoral ward | Leek North |
| Westminster constituency | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79956000 - Fair and exhibition organisation services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 12:45 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097921-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097921-2026
  16th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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