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Preliminary Market Engagement for Leeds City Centre Christmas Market Operator

Leeds City Council · Local authority

In brief

Leeds City Council has announced plans to buy leisure and events work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £250,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 September 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 55 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 070468-2025

About the buyer

Leeds City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

299

Awards

155

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From notice 070468-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 3 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.