Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 15840000·Supplies · class·in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
15842300 Confectionery25 notices · 54%15840000 Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery18 notices · 39%15842000 Chocolate and sugar confectionery12 notices · 26%15842100 Chocolate6 notices · 13%15842200 Chocolate products5 notices · 11%15842210 Drinking chocolate5 notices · 11%15842220 Chocolate bars4 notices · 9%15842310 Boiled sweets3 notices · 7%- Miscellaneous food products and dried goods 84 · 12m
- Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes 43 · 12m
- Non-alcoholic beverages 36 · 12m
- Dairy products 35 · 12m
- Miscellaneous food products 31 · 12m
- Assorted dairy products 30 · 12m
- Fruit, vegetables and related products 23 · 12m
- Animal products, meat and meat products 20 · 12m
- Coffee, tea and related products 20 · 12m
- Milk and cream 17 · 12m
- All of Food, beverages, tobacco and related products →
Open tenders in cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery
2 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery | Ipswich Borough Council | 6 Oct 2026 | 18d | £415,000 |
| YPO - 000985 YPO New Food Deal | YPO | 27 Oct 2028 | 770d | £350,000,000 |
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Local authorities 24% (11 notices)
- Education & universities 24% (11 notices)
- Central government 9% (4 notices)
- Other public bodies 7% (3 notices)
- NHS & health 2% (1 notices)
- Not classified 35% (16 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement and Logistics Service | not classified | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Falmouth Exeter Plus | Other public bodies | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shropshire Council | Local authorities | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Local authorities | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ipswich Borough Council | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| YPO | not classified | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Belfast City Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burnley Borough Council | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
40 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 39 of 46 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 83% (38 notices)
- Framework 15% (7 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (1 notices)
- Open 80% (37 notices)
- Route not published 13% (6 notices)
- Selective 7% (3 notices)
- Above threshold 73% (8 notices)
- Below threshold 27% (3 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (23) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 7% (2)
- 2–3 36% (10)
- 4–6 39% (11)
- 7 or more 18% (5)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 148 awards to 57 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 49% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castell Howell Foods Ltd | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| Dole Produce Foodservice | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bidfood | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Brake Bros Ltd | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| WOOSNAM DAIRIES LTD | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Withheld for security reasons | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 20 of 46 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 1584. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 2 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 1584. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.