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Horsham District Council - Markets Operator

services
Below threshold - open competition
Retail trade services
Published value
£900,000
Submission deadline 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Horsham District Council: "Horsham District Council - Markets Operator". Published status: active. Published value: £900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.
Contracting AuthorityHorsham District CouncilScope & CategoriesSERVICES (1 lot)Submission Window
18d 1h left
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayLegal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Below threshold - open competitionEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£900,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Horsham District Council
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Published history for Horsham District Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.5Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
C J Thorne & Co LtdTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 7 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
C J Thorne & Co Ltd1 win£137,395
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHorsham District Council
Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competition
Procurement categoryservices
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNo
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
Last source update27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRetail trade services
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ede9
How to participate
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission languagesNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Submission instructions
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What is being bought
Horsham District Council ("the Council") seeks to appoint a single Market Operator to manage, develop, promote and operate the Horsham Markets portfolio from 1st January 2027. The Council's requires the appointed Market Operator to: Maintain successful and commercially sustainable markets. Support local producers, independent businesses and start-up enterprises. Enhance Horsham's reputation as a destination town. Generate income for the Council. Deliver high standards of safety, presentation and customer experience. Support the town centre economy and wider stakeholder objectives. Promote sustainability and responsible business practices. The Operator shall be responsible for the management, operation, marketing, development and continuous improvement of all markets covered by this contract. The contract will run for 5 years and a 1 year extension option. For Carfax and Bishopric/West Street Markets  in Horsham. This has been identified as a concession contract.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £900,000
    27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published valueAED 900,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT — 31 Dec 2031, 23:59 GMT
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewal1 option to extend for 12 months only
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Horsham District Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHRM-4312-GPQP
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  • Horsham District Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PHRM-4312-GPQP
    Albery House, Springfield Road, Horsham, UKJ28, RH12 2PG, GB
Documents (2)
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