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Published 27 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Market Stalls · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£145,000£174,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2026
Contract term 4 moends 1 Mar 2027 · starts 29 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leicester City Council invites Tenders for the provision of Market Stalls. The proposed Contract will be for 12 months with no option to extend. Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 29 September 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html ↗. Late submissions and those received by any other means will not be accepted. Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only, otherwise they will not be responded to.

CPV: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 moSMEPublished value£145,000
Contract period: 29 Oct 2026 – 1 Mar 2027 (4 mo)Value: £145,000 exc. VAT · £174,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 40%
  • Price Criteria: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: Quality
  • Price Criteria: Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
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, 13:38 BST
Last source update
27 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST
Authority reference
PAN3565
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081765
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed99 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Aug 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published59 days ago
    27 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by45 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline26 days ago
    29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 4 days
    29 Oct 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender