Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c68-cf7f-73f2-871f-e42f6cafacb1/markets-co-location-programme-main-contractor-soft-market-testing pending GB open procedure # Markets Co-location Programme - Main Contractor - Soft Market Testing [City of London Corporation](https://tendernation.io/buyers/city-of-london-corporation) Incumbent usually keeps it Estimated value Not stated Published 5 Mar 2021 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The City of London Corporation owns and manages London's three principal wholesale food markets. Our aim is to co-locate all three markets on a new site to create a significant new food wholesale location for London. Our wholesale food markets are: - Billingsgate, the UK's largest inland fish market - New Spitalfields, Britain's premier wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower market - Smithfield, the world- famous meat and poultry market The City Corporation has a long and proud history of owning and managing these markets, dating back to medieval times. For a long time located in the City, today New Spitalfields is based in Leyton and Billingsgate is located next to Canary Wharf with Smithfield the only one still located in the Square Mile. The three markets have so far always been located separately from one another. Our aim is to co-locate the markets to the new site in Dagenham Dock in order to create a modern wholesale location for London and the UK The City are currently developing the delivery strategy for the Markets Co-location Programme and Dagenham Dock New Markets and developed a soft market testing exercise to engage with the market at an early stage and encourage contractors to provide written feedback/views/suggestions during this process. Additional information: The soft market testing exercise and content will be published on the City of London's e-sourcing portal [capitalesourcing.com](https://www.capitalesourcing.com) on the 5th March until the 16th April. The City would like to engage with the market and encourage contractors to provide written feedback/views/suggestions to the overall proposed strategy and content. Read full description ## CPV classification Construction work Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2292bb97-2987-4a0a-8790-96efe0e3c992) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile City of London Corporation: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/city-of-london-corporation) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [Demolition work – Baumeister - Sanierung der ehem. Bleikristallfabrik Beyer & Co. · Gemeinde Altenstadt/WN · 3 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-d024-7097-85da-e978a119d95d/germany-demolition-work-baumeister-sanierung-der-ehem-bleikristallfabrik) [Motorway construction works – A02 Süd Autobahn, INSB V03 - V04.2, AB-Km 339,70 - AB-Km 342,58 - Instandsetzung Straße und Brücke · Autobahnen- und Schnellstraßen-Finanzierungs-Aktiengesellschaft · 4 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-585a-70dc-aba4-2c3f03da9015/austria-motorway-construction-works-a02-sud-autobahn-insb-v03-v042-ab-k) [Firefighting equipment installation work – Schaumlöschanlage (VE067), CVK, DHZC · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · 3 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-b929-71a2-940b-7b81046361a8/germany-firefighting-equipment-installation-work-schaumloschanlage-ve067) [Metalworking – SFA REKiZ - Metallbau Außentüren · St. Franziskus-Hospital Ahlen GmbH · 3 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2dfb-7368-8071-ee198ab4b3d3/germany-metalworking-sfa-rekiz-metallbau-aussenturen) [Underground work other than tunnels, shafts and subways – Neubau Psychotraumazentrum Tiefbauarbeiten - Herstellung Baugrube und vorbereitende Tiefbauarbeiten - BWK Berlin · Staatl. Hochbauamt Ulm · 3 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-bfe8-7230-9405-2a95f84ab885/germany-underground-work-other-than-tunnels-shafts-and-subways-neubau-psych) [Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work – CCS moodulhoonete ehitustööd (Tapa)-Narva lõigul · AS Eesti Raudtee · 4 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-449b-73b6-aaa3-ac70c7c2bce5/estonia-works-for-complete-or-part-construction-and-civil-engineering-work-c)