Official UK procurement notice
Hot Chocolate and Retail products at Hopetown and Hippodrome
Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: North East (UKC13)
Awarded value £26,000published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 1 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to HYGGE ENTERPRISES LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide hot chocolate for the F&B offer at Hopetown ad the Hippodrome. Also to supply retail items at Hopetown.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
15860000 Coffee, tea and related products
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 11:40 BST
- Authority reference
PB2026-00375- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077542
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £26,0001 contract inc. VAT — no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYGGE ENTERPRISES LTDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · HYGGE ENTERPRISES LTDSME
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £26,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 May 2026 — 1 May 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The council may extend the contract for a period of 1 x 12 months by providing the contractor with notice in writing.
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2026, 11:40 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HYGGE ENTERPRISES LTDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender