Teignbridge District Council secured funding via the Future High Streets Fund. Part of this successful bid for funding related to The Councils' Markets Quarter regenerating the historic market hall building and redesign of the square to improve footfall. Currently, the Markets Quarter is under going construction, due for completion in Spring 2026. The Council is now assessing its options to manage the future Markets Quarter offer. Therefore, The Council is conducting an early market engagement opportunity to meet with suppliers on site.
The objectives of this early market engagement are to:
- help inform a specification for a potential future procurement, although the design is fixed internally we are seeking early engagement as to any changes that might be deemed appropriate or possible (subject to planning) to aid the management operation
- understand the contract terms subject to further review
- identify any issues both parties need to resolve
Dates and times available for this opportunity are as follows (on a first come first served basis):
12th March 2025
9:30 - 11:30
12:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 16:30
13th March 2025
9:30 - 11:30
12:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 16:30
Each supplier will be given a 2 hour timeslot. The first hour will be a walk around the current construction site.
The Council reserve the right to shortlist depending on the level of interest shown. We would therefore appreciate some information about yourself, your business background and why you are interested in the regenerated Market opportunity.
Please complete the Certificate of Confidentiality attached to the Supplying The South West Portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and email it to rosanna.wilson@teignbridge.gov.uk. You will then receive a full brief of the opportunity.
• There is an urgent need to upskill circa 10 people in power applications including Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate to name but a few.
• The training could resemble a guided, hands-on programme (e.g. labs or workshops with a supervising consultant), with flexibility on whether delivery is remote or in-person depending on cost.
• Timing urgency: The requirement is time sensitive , with agreement to move quickly and begin supplier engagement as soon as possible.
• Teignbridge District Council will be running a preliminary market engagement with suppliers. The objectives of running the preliminary market engagement are:-
o To understand the budget needed
o To determine whether suppliers appear on any public sector frameworks
o To understand what training can be provided
o To understand the best training solution for a hybrid working environment
The preliminary market engagement sessions will be held on Monday 9th March 2026. If you would like to participate in this preliminary market engagement, please email rosanna.wilson@teignbridge.gov.uk with your preferred time from the below:
Monday 9th March 10am - 11am
Monday 9th March 12pm - 1pm
Monday 9th March 2pm - 3pm
Teignbridge are researching how many suppliers are on the market for the provision of beach and safety rescue services. At the end of this exercise Teignbridge will decide whether or not to run a procurement.
Teignbridge District Council is looking at the possibility of re-procuring their grounds maintenance provision. The current contract has been in place for a number of years and The Council are running this soft market test to determine who is on the market, what budget we need to be setting and what extra provisions can be provided.
Teignbridge District Council ran an early market engagement in February 2025 for an opportunity to manage the markets quarter. From our early market engagement we discovered that it would be better to change the requirement from a lotted structure to purely a management opportunity for the market hall solely.
As part of this ongoing programme of IT system compatibility, Strata are currently working with the specified organisations to review their current Contact Centre needs and requirements and wish to connect with Suppliers and their systems currently available to the Public Sector.
Strata are undertaking this Soft Market Test (SMT) to understand system availability, functionality, and digital direction, along with potential associated costs and timescales if change is required.
This paper outlines the current usage and potential future requirements of a replacement Contact Centre as a Service solution at the specified organisations.
A detailed specification will be developed if the authorities decide to proceed with going to the market and will be released as part of a fully compliant procurement process.
The Council are testing the market for the following purposes:
- Identify new entrants to the market
- Help with determining budget
- Understand the procurement frameworks available
- Aid with specification building
This is a Soft Market Test for e-procurement and CLM software across several authorities within the South West of England. The group has a list of varying contract expiry dates too.
Please complete the questions to participate in this soft market test. This will not guarantee business with us but everyone who participates will be informed of a possible future procurement.
Questionnaire can be found here https://forms.office.com/e/PrwQzwaAsg
Teignbridge District Council, South Hams District Council, West Devon Borough Council, East Devon District Council and Mid-Devon District Council are currently running a soft market test regarding the occupational health provision. Interested parties are invited to submit their responses to this soft market test via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Teignbridge District Council are seeking a solution that can process and sort comingled tins, cans and aerosols, and mixed plastics as well as cartons and plastic films / soft plastics from the point of deposit by collection vehicles into separate hoppers of aluminium, steel and mixed plastics within the areas identified, there is no scope for increasing the space allocated. The Solution must be compatible with the baler already in situ. In January 2025, Teignbridge District Council ran an early market engagement exercise with 3 suppliers. This involved a site visit to view the current sortline and a 1 hour q&a session.
The Council currently operates a cash counting facility and manages the entire process, from cash collection to cash counting. The Council have 40 operational car parks of which 3 have height restrictions and 78 machines in total. The Council are currently looking into options about whether to outsource this requirement, therefore The Council are running this early market engagement.
Please respond to the early market engagement by the 13th May 2025.
The Council currently operates a cash counting facility and manages the entire process, from cash collection to cash counting. The Council have 40 operational car parks of which 3 have height restrictions and 78 machines in total. The Council are currently looking into options about whether to outsource this requirement, therefore The Council are running this early market engagement.
Please respond to the early market engagement by the 13th May 2025.
As the simpler recycling regulations are due to be implemented by March 2027, we are required to add the collection of soft plastics and film to our kerbside service by this date, there are also significant works due to start on the bulking station within the next year, so it is considered the best time to upgrade the sortline equipment as the equipment needs to be moved to allow the construction of a fireproof wall behind.
We are looking to replace the whole current sortline setup and so will need a full system capable of sorting the current 3 materials plus soft plastics and film.
Teignbridge District Council, South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council are currently looking at their Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme and are conducting an early market engagement to understand what the market can offer. Dates are available throughout December and January to visit Teignbridge District Council offices, Forde House, Newton Abbot and meet the project team. If you express an interest, you are committed to visiting the offices on one of the days available and the project team will be in contact to arrange this with you. Closing date for expressing an interest is 4th December 2024 but this could be closed earlier if we reach the maximum of 6 expressions of interest.
Teignbridge District Council are testing the market to see what service providers exist to provide support for refugees within the district. A majority of these refugees are Ukranian, fleeing the recent war between Ukraine and Russia.
Strata Service Solutions Ltd is a Private Ltd Teckal Company wholly owned by 3 Local Authorities: Teignbridge District Council, Exeter City Council and East Devon District Council.
The Councils specify their needs and supply their budgets to Strata on an annual basis; Strata do not add any margin on any contracts managed on behalf of their Councils.
Strata holds and manages the contract ensuring compatibility with the pre-existing systems as well as procuring on behalf of each or all of the Council's individual needs.
As part of this ongoing programme of IT system compatibility, Strata are currently working with the specified organisations to review their current Contact Centre needs and requirements and wish to connect with Suppliers and their systems currently available to the Public Sector.
Strata are undertaking this Soft Market Test (SMT) to understand system availability, functionality, and digital direction, along with potential associated costs and timescales if change is required.
This paper outlines the current usage and potential future requirements of a replacement Contact Centre as a Service solution at the specified organisations.
A detailed specification will be developed if the authorities decide to proceed with going to the market and will be released as part of a fully compliant procurement process.