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# Management and operator of Watford Market

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/management-and-operator-of-watford-market-ocds-h6vhtk-038a88). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Watford Borough Council: "Management and operator of Watford Market". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Watford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/watford-borough-council-ons-e07000103)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 January 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Facilities management services, Retail trade services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/management-and-operator-of-watford-market-ocds-h6vhtk-038a88#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038a88`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/management-and-operator-of-watford-market-ocds-h6vhtk-038a88#tl-md)

## Description
Watford Borough Council is seeking a provider to Manage and Operate its Market in the Town Centre. The provider will be required to carry out all elements of the Market service which shall include the on street market and undercover market units. The provider will be responsible for ensuring there is adequate personnel and supervision (as set out in this specification) to carry out these task in order to meet the performance requirements set out in the tender documents. The requirements include: Cleaning, Securitiy, Facilities and Site Management, Waste management, Trader Liaison, Financial Management, Marketing, innovation and management reporting.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 55900000, 79993100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £1,500,000

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Management and Operation of Watford Market (active)
  - Award id: `010128-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Saunders Markets**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-79753`
  - Value: £1,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Management and Operation of Watford Market (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,500,000
  - Signed Date: 30/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010128-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-06T11:04:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:01:02.845Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038a88