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# Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/convenience-and-impulse-foods-including-confectionery-ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ipswich Borough Council: "Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery". Published status: active. Published Value: £415,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ipswich Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ipswich-borough-council-ons-e07000202)
- **Published Value:** £415,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 October 2026 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes, Chocolate and sugar confectionery, Coffee, Decaffeinated coffee, Herbal infusions (+8 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/convenience-and-impulse-foods-including-confectionery-ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/convenience-and-impulse-foods-including-confectionery-ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.suffolksourcing.uk

## Description
The 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

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Confectionery
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15842000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,000
- **Description:** Chocolate bars, chocolate bags/boxes, boiled sweets, jellies, liquorice, fudge, toffee, nougat, sugar-free ranges, bespoke branded items e.g. Ipswich Museum packs
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2031

### Lot 2: Savoury snacks
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15312300, 15894400
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £40,000
- **Description:** Crisps, nuts, cereal bars, sport bars popcorn etc.
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2031

### Lot 3: Meal and snack items
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15810000, 15811510, 15812000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £50,000
- **Description:** Cakes (slices and whole cakes), sandwiches, pasta pots, fruit and vegetables etc,
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2031

### Lot 4: Grocery & dry goods
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15820000, 15861000, 15861200, 15863000, 15865000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £75,000
- **Description:** Coffee, tea, drinking chocolate, biscuits.
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2031

### Lot 5: Soft drinks
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 15981000, 15982000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £150,000
- **Description:** Cans and bottles
- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083086-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-02T13:19:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T01:17:19.764Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d