Preliminary Market Engagement for Leeds City Centre Christmas Market Operator
Details
- Buyer
- Leeds City Council
- Value
- £250,000
- Topic
- Event services
- Published
- 3 November 2025
- Submission
- 24 November 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Leeds City Council (The Council) is looking to undertake a procurement process to appoint an experienced operator or operators to deliver a Christmas Market in City Square in Leeds city centre. This will include the provision of artisan market stalls, a hospitality offer and other associated festive animation. This preliminary market engagement exercise is being undertaken in order to obtain views of suppliers and provide advance information for our Christmas Market Operator tender and subsequent contract.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published3 November 2025Current notice
About the buyer
Leeds City Council buys as a local authority, running commercial activity through Jaggaer, its source-to-contract system. Suppliers register on Jaggaer, list their capabilities and receive email alerts for new opportunities. Tender notices appear on Find a Tender under the Procurement Act 2023, and the council's live contract register is searchable on YORtender. A forward procurement pipeline on Data Mill North lists anticipated commercial activity for the next 24 months. Contract Procedure Rules set out how every purchase is carried out, whether competitively tendered or not. A voluntary Faster Payment Scheme settles invoices early for a small discount.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Leeds City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79952000 · Event services
- 79952100 · Cultural event organisation services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leeds-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leeds-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leeds-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leeds-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leeds-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@leeds-city-council.gov |
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