How to win: Soft Market Engagement - Christmas Market

About this contract

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.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Sheffield City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 16 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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