00:00It may feel like it's just happened, or perhaps it's already feeling like a distant memory,
00:06but Christmas is back on the minds of Leeds City Council.
00:10They have launched a procurement process to appoint a new operator for the Leeds Christmas
00:14market, securing its future for the next three years and potentially beyond.
00:20The market returned in 2023 after a short break, with a three-year contract awarded
00:25to run until 2025.
00:28The council is now seeking a new operator for a contract running from this year through
00:33to 2029, with the option to extend for a further year.
00:37The Christmas market is delivered on City Square and is designed to complement rather than compete
00:43with the council's existing festive attractions, including the Ice Cube at Christmas and other
00:49seasonal activity across Millennium Square and Cook Ridge Street.
00:53Together, they form a wider winter offer that helps bring the city centre to life during
00:59the colder months.
01:01According to a council report, the Christmas market plays an important role in driving footfall
01:06at a crucial time in the year for retail and hospitality businesses.
01:10That extra footfall and the spending that comes with it provides a welcome boost to the city
01:16centre economy when it's needed most.
01:19The council says continuing the market offers a chance to build on the progress made since
01:24its return and further promote Leeds as an attractive Christmas destination.
01:29Christmas respect to the city centre.
01:30Christmas respect to the public, the school board, the sports car, the common goal of the
01:33department across New York City, the city centre to the National Park Centre.
01:36He can use the whole building of the South Park and the city centre to protect you in the
01:37market.
01:37The land is in the city centre to the company and the national park, the national park, the
01:38city centre to the city centre to the city centre.
01:40The market by the commercial centre to the state, the land is an excellent
01:40market centre, the street centre across the county centre.
01:42The market is super-naturedance.
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