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PAN3281 - Supply and Delivery of Confectionery, Food and Related Products

goods
Open procedure
Food
beverages
tobacco and related products
Published value
£500,000
Submission deadline 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 17:46 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Core facts published
Deadline: 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission route published
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 15)
Based on 13 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
5 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 15)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
13 contracts£11,594,981,129-35% below budget
13 contracts£32,926,762At ceiling / not disclosed
11 contracts£1,313,461,480At ceiling / not disclosed
10 contracts£926,415,801,399At ceiling / not disclosed
10 contracts£2,877,055,855At ceiling / not disclosed
8 contracts£3,808,990At ceiling / not disclosed
7 contracts£1,081,252,257At ceiling / not disclosed
7 contracts£68,600,000At ceiling / not disclosed
7 contracts£34,126,074At ceiling / not disclosed
6 contracts£642,190,931At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
9/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Provision of Milk & Bread - University Hospitals of Morecambe BayUniversity Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust · 10 Aug 2026, 10:27 BST
£637,260
same CPV family
similar value band
Supply and Delivery of Dairy ProductsNorth Ayrshire Council · 27 Jul 2026, 16:46 BST
£984,924
same CPV family
similar value band
Supply and Delivery of Butcher MeatComhairle nan Eilean Siar · 14 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
£250,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Food Supply Contract (The Hive)Guildford Borough Council · 1 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST
£248,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Food Supply Contract (The Hive)Guildford Borough Council · 1 Jul 2026, 12:58 BST
£248,000
same CPV family
similar value band
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Leicester City Council: "PAN3281 - Supply and Delivery of Confectionery, Food and Related Products". Published status: active. Published value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.
Contracting AuthorityLeicester City CouncilScope & CategoriesGOODS (1 lot)Submission Window
29d 17h left
7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayLegal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Open procedure · Above thresholdEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£500,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Leicester City Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Leicester City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Bid counts are not published for this buyer
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLeicester City Council
Procedure methodOpen procedure
Procurement categorygoods
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdYes
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesen
Published7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST
Last source update7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationFood, beverages, tobacco and related products
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f2fc
How to participate
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission languagesen
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Submission instructions
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=722cdf31-43a1-f111-813c-005056b64545
What is being bought
Leicester City Council invites Tenders for the supply and delivery of Confectionery, Food and Related Products for De Montfort Hall (DMH) and Haymarket Theatre (HMT), Leicester. The requirement includes a comprehensive range of sweet and savoury food products to include industry wide high quality brand names from reputable manufacturers which will meet all UK regulatory and safety standards. The proposed contract will be for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further two years. Further information about the Opportunity can be found in the tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 7 October 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html. Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only. To assist potential Suppliers, the link, https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal. Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service). To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliers .
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£500,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period5 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT — 4 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    Options / renewalThe proposed contract will be for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further two years.
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Leicester City Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXRT-5737-VBQD
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Documents (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleThe services are standard, well-understood requirements where Supplier input would not add value.
Procedure rationaleNot published