Official UK procurement notice
Saltwell Park and Angel of the North Mobile Ice Cream Concessions
Authority: Gateshead Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15)Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Awarded value£732,0002 contracts · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 1 Jun 2026
Awarded to Lilydale Ices, Carnival -times2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is looking to appoint suppliers for the provision of mobile ice cream concessions across two lots, Saltwell Park (Lot 1) and Angel of the North (Lot 2).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2026, 09:56 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 09:56 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064505- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c70bFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published9 Jul 2026, 09:56 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £732,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilydale IcesSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Carnival -timesSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for Angel of the North Mobile Ice-Cream Concessions · Carnival -timesSME
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £366,000
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 4 x 12 month options to extend
Contract for Saltwell Park Mobile Ice-Cream Concession · Lilydale IcesSME
- Signed
- 27 May 2026
- Value
- £366,000
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 4 x 12 month options to extend
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Carnival -timesAwarded supplier
- Lilydale IcesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender