Official UK procurement notice
Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery
Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council requires contracts to provide confectionery and other foodstuffs to the newly refurbished Ipswich Regent Theatre and Corn Exchange venues and additionally to support other retail opportunities and events.
The procurement is divided into 5 lots - each lot covers well-known brands (A lots) but also has the opportunity for smaller, local suppliers to offer their product range (B Lots) .
The Council intends to enter into a non-exclusive Call Off Contracts with the preferred Tenderers in each Lot
CPV: Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes · Chocolate and sugar confectionery · Coffee · Decaffeinated coffee · Herbal infusions · Mineral water · Pastry goods and cakes · Potato crisps · Rusks and biscuits; preserved pastry goods and cakes · Sandwiches · Snacks · Soft drinks · +1 more
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£415,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1ConfectioneryPublished value£100,000
Chocolate bars, chocolate bags/boxes, boiled sweets, jellies, liquorice, fudge, toffee, nougat, sugar-free ranges, bespoke branded items e.g. Ipswich Museum packs
Lot #2Savoury snacksPublished value£40,000
Crisps, nuts, cereal bars, sport bars popcorn etc.
Lot #3Meal and snack itemsPublished value£50,000
Cakes (slices and whole cakes), sandwiches, pasta pots, fruit and vegetables etc,
Lot #4Grocery & dry goodsPublished value£75,000
Coffee, tea, drinking chocolate, biscuits.
Lot #5Soft drinksPublished value£150,000
Cans and bottles
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Quality - varies between sub-lot (A lot = 40%) (B lot = 90%): 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality - varies between sub-lot (A lot = 40%) (B lot = 90%): Varies between sub-lot (A lot = 60%) (B lot = 10%)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Sept 2026, 14:19 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 14:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
IBC/20951- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083086- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f06dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published53 days ago2 Sept 2026, 14:19 BST
- Clarification questions by20 days ago6 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 days ago6 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 18 days12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 67 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Sept 2026, 14:19 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender