Official UK procurement notice
Horsham District Council - Markets Operator
Authority: Horsham District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHorsham 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.
CPV: Retail trade services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£900,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: 100% quality. Full details of the award criteria are contained within the procurement documents for this exercise.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
- Authority reference
HMDC - 039213- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081895- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ede9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
27 Aug 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published58 days ago27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BST
- Clarification questions by43 days ago11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 days ago25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 68 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published27 Aug 2026, 15:41 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender