Closed tender

Trafford 13609 - Healthy Food Environments for Children, Young People (CYP) & Families - Soft Market Testing

Details

Value
£210,000
Published
30 June 2026
Submission
13 July 2026

Tender description

Please note that this is not a call for competition. This is a soft market testing exercise undertaken under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. Trafford Council are undertaking a soft market testing exercise to fully understand what the market can offer and the challenges in procuring and setting up this service. It is hoped that this will be an opportunity for us to obtain an insight of how participants might approach delivery of the service, and how they might address circumstances that my impact on the service. It will also help us to further understand the market. We anticipate that should a tender exercise be undertaken, the maximum annual value for the contract might be in the region of £210,000; and the duration to be 3 years. We are therefore seeking expressions of interest from participants with the relevant expertise and experience to assist us in determining the feasibility of this project by answering the questions in the attached documentation. Note that any contract awarded following any future tender process will be subject solely to Trafford Council’s Terms and Condition. The closing date for your submission of the documents for this exercise is at 12noon on the 13th July 2026. If you have any questions and/or requests for further information, please upload them onto the ‘Messages’ section of The Chest portal. We will reply using the same method. Keywords: healthy food environments, families, weight management, children and young people

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published30 June 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date13 July 2026

About the buyer

Trafford Council is a Greater Manchester local authority that procures supplies, services and works for residents and local businesses. STAR Procurement, a shared service run jointly with five neighbouring councils, manages most of its tenders and quotations. Every open tender is posted on The Chest, the shared regional e-procurement portal, where supplier registration is free. Larger opportunities are also advertised on the government's Contracts Finder service. The biggest contracts appear on the EU's Tenders Electronic Daily platform. STAR also runs procurement for Knowsley, Rochdale, St Helens, Stockport and Tameside councils.

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 Trafford Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work, and health and social work.

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