Tender for Southend-on-Sea High Street Market Operator(s)

**The information set out in this advert maybe subject to change**

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council will be looking to begin a Tender Process in relation appointing suitably experienced Market Operator(s) for its General and Farmers Markets. The publishing of the advert for the call for competition and the issuing of documents is currently scheduled on Friday 1st December 2017. The closing date for all entries will be Friday 26th January 2018. It is expected that the successful operator(s) will be in place to take over the running of both markets from 1st April 2018. No further information is available at this time. However, any organisation wishing to express an interest in this opportunity in the future, can register on Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's E-tendering Portal: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm This information is being provided at this time to ensure all interested parties are given an opportunity to maximise their preparation for the upcoming tender. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Documents available at this time. The documents and all related information will be made available at the beginning of December 2017.

The information confirmed as part of this Prior Information Notice relating to "Spend profile by financial year" is not accurate. Further information relating to this area will be made available at a later date.

Additional information: Your organisation can register to our E-tendering Portal at:

https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm