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Published 7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

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

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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: 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, 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: www.gov.uk/government/collectio… ↗ .

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2030, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: The services are standard, well-understood requirements where Supplier input would not add value.

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 5 Jan 2027 – 4 Jan 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 4 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 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.
15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Quality 30%
  • Price: Price 70%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2030
First published
7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST
Last source update
7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Nov 2026
Authority reference
PAN3281
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084174
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f2fc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

7 Sept 2026 → 5 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published52 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST
  2. Clarification questions by41 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline22 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 7 days
    5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 67 days
    5 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender