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

Trafford Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 14:07.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UID13609 DN820734
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
3 Jan 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This soft market testing exercise is being conducted on The Chest Procurement Portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities Organisation: Trafford Council The Chest Opportunity ID is DN820734 Title: Trafford 13609 - Healthy Food Environments for Children, Young People (CYP) & Families - Soft Market Testing The supplier will need to register with The Chest and then express an interest in order to get the SMT documents. 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.
Due
13 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061317-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jun 2026, 14:39
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Trafford Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGZW-1429-QQZQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGZW-1429-QQZQ

Address

Street Address
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M32 0TH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD34 · M32 0TH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 061317-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·