Official UK procurement notice
TfL 97218 - Seven Sisters Temporary Market Operator Services
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlaces for London Limited intends to enter into a new 13-month contract with Market
Place Management Limited for the continued operation and management of Seven
Sisters Temporary Market.
The contract will provide continuity of the existing market operator services, including the
day-to-day operation of the market, trader engagement and compliance, trader licensing
and rent monitoring, health and safety coordination, marketing and footfall activity,
stakeholder engagement, and supervision and liaison with separately appointed facilities
management providers.
Market Place Management Limited has developed and embedded the site-specific
operational procedures, health and safety arrangements, trader licensing and compliance
records, rent-management processes and stakeholder relationships required for the
uninterrupted operation of the market.
For the limited 13-month period, appointment of an alternative operator would require
mobilisation, transfer and validation of operational and safety documentation, stakeholder
re-engagement and detailed site familiarisation. Places for London considers that this would create material transition and operational risks and that there is no reasonable
alternative capable of providing uninterrupted delivery from the required commencement
date.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Aug 2026, 10:12 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090819- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e541Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The contract will be directly awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on Schedule 5, paragraph 6. Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only Market Place Management Limited can provide the required uninterrupted services for the limited 13-month period.
The incumbent has embedded the unique, site-specific, operational procedures, safety arrangements, trader records, licensing and compliance processes, rent-management systems and stakeholder relationships required for uninterrupted operation of the market. A replacement provider would have to duplicate mobilisation, due diligence, document transfer and validation, stakeholder engagement and operational familiarisation, creating disproportionate cost and a material risk of service disruption. The procurement has not been artificially narrowed and the scope remains limited to the existing market operator services.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published17 Aug 2026, 10:12 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Aug 2026, 10:55 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Sept 2026, 09:40 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARKET PLACE MANAGEMENT LIMITED1 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 | £412,052 | 17 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · MARKET PLACE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Value
- £412,052
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract below £5 million
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MARKET PLACE MANAGEMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender