# 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

- [Employment Support - Therapy, Coaching and Mental Wellbeing Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-352a110f-db31-47cc-9030-c6e3b543f94a): Sheffield City Council
- [Employment Support - Physiotherapy and Pain Management](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8): Sheffield City Council
- [Interim Director of People and Organisational Culture](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-33e0f9e7-8cc7-4254-b871-7413270d785b): Sheffield City Council

## Source

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