# Soft Market Engagement - Christmas Market

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Sheffield City Council](/buyers/sheffield-city-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 5 October 2026
- Planned start: 17 October 2026
- Planned end: 18 October 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: fb73f560-59af-4747-b2c4-63844071919e-916414
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8e2dfed8-0f51-4dc1-b0a0-e063a19bd7ba

## Description

Sheffield City Council is conducting a Soft Market Engagement activity to understand whether there are any suppliers of a Christmas Market interested in working with the Council\. This soft market test exercise therefore does not constitute a formal tender and will not result in the letting of a contract\. This process is solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this Service\.

## Related contract awards

- [SPRINGS LEISURE CENTRE - LEISURE FACILITIES PROGRAMME](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-30188f2b-9028-4260-ada8-2d42fa56419d): SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
- [Executive Search 6x roles in Transport](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-98338178-1d88-4832-bb92-6ae35b810a7c): Sheffield City Council
- [CX - Environmental](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-cec429f6-80ae-471f-9282-90a2c0b1adec): Sheffield City Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb73f560-59af-4747-b2c4-63844071919e-916414)