# Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery (CPV 15840000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cocoa-chocolate-and-sugar-confectionery-15840000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery (CPV 15840000) covers UK public procurement for Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery. Tracked across 13 published procedures (5 in the last 12 months) across 10 contracting authorities, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery - **CPV Code:** `15840000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector) - **Parent Division:** [Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) - **Live Open Tenders:** 2 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 5 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 13 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 4 (10 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 39 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cocoa-chocolate-and-sugar-confectionery-15840000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cocoa-chocolate-and-sugar-confectionery-15840000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (middle half 4–7) (median of 3 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £247k (median net contract award; interquartile range £177k–£435k) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 44 days (median) ## Other Classes in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products 1. [Miscellaneous food products and dried goods (CPV 15890000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-food-products-and-dried-goods-15890000): 25 notices/12m 2. [Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes (CPV 15810000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/bread-products-fresh-pastry-goods-and-cakes-15810000): 18 notices/12m 3. [Coffee, tea and related products (CPV 15860000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/coffee-tea-and-related-products-15860000): 12 notices/12m 4. [Miscellaneous food products (CPV 15800000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-food-products-15800000): 12 notices/12m 5. [Meat (CPV 15110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/meat-15110000): 9 notices/12m 6. [Assorted dairy products (CPV 15550000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/assorted-dairy-products-15550000): 9 notices/12m ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery work: 1. [Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rem): 2 notices (2 in last 12m) 2. [Shropshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/shropshire-council-ons-e06000051): 2 notices (1 in last 12m) 3. [Stockton on Tees Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stockton-on-tees-borough-council-ons-e06000004): 2 notices (1 in last 12m) 4. [City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032): 1 notices (0 in last 12m) 5. [Dumfries and Galloway Health Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dumfries-and-galloway-health-board-GB-FTS-16665): 1 notices (0 in last 12m) 6. [GA TRAINS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ga-trains-limited-coh-12544897): 1 notices (1 in last 12m) 7. [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788): 1 notices (0 in last 12m) 8. [The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-corporate-officer-of-the-house-of-commons-GB-FTS-118174): 1 notices (0 in last 12m) ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 2 notices (18%) 2. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 2 notices (18%) 3. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 2 notices (18%) 4. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 2 notices (18%) 5. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 1 notices (9%) 6. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 1 notices (9%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery: 1. [Chapple & Jenkins Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chapple-jenkins-ltd-coh-06489298): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 2. [CREED FOODSERVICE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/creed-foodservice-coh-01065559): 1 procedures (2 awards) across 1 contracting authorities 3. [Bestway Wholesale Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bestway-wholesale-limited-coh-01207120): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 4. [Country Fresh Foods](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/country-fresh-foods-coh-12799568): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 5. [Courtney & Nelson Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/courtney-nelson-ltd-coh-ni046240): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 6. [J.W.Filshill Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/j-w-filshill-ltd-coh-sc019246): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 7. [Paul Bentley](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/paul-bentley-coh-09314947): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities 8. [Puckator](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/puckator-coh-03413131): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities ## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance > **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline: > [Explore interactive Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cocoa-chocolate-and-sugar-confectionery-15840000) ## Provenance and Open Data - **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. - **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cocoa-chocolate-and-sugar-confectionery-15840000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt