Official UK procurement notice
PAN3464 - Provision of Ice Cream Concessions at Leicester Parks
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLeicester City Council is looking for proposals from Suppliers for the provision of ice creams at various Authority’s parks within the City of Leicester. The requirement has been divided into two Lots under Category 1 “Ice Cream Concessions” as follows: Lot No Park Description Lot 1 Abbey Park Lot 2 Watermead Country Park The proposed Concessions Contract will be for three years. We anticipate awarding to a single Supplier per Lot. Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on15 April 2025 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… ↗
CPV: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services · Ice cream and similar products
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£201,859 together)Lot #1Abbey ParkAwardedPublished value£144,167
Concessions Contract for Lot 1 Abbey Park
Lot #2Watermead Country ParkAwardedPublished value£57,692
Concessions Contract for Lot 2 Watermead Country Park
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2026, 09:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 May 2026, 08:08 BST
- Authority reference
PAN3464- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023840- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066bc0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Mar 2026
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
17 Mar 2026 → 22 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published219 days ago17 Mar 2026, 09:49 GMT
- Clarification questions by210 days ago27 Mar 2026
- Submission deadline191 days ago15 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts175 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published153 days ago22 May 2026, 08:08 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026- Tender notice published17 Mar 2026, 09:49 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published22 May 2026, 08:08 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete22 May 2026, 08:08 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Abbey Park1 award | |||
| Moonlight Ices Ltd | £144,167 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Watermead Country Park1 award | |||
| Moonlight Ices Ltd | £57,692 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 – Abbey Park · Moonlight Ices Ltd
- Signed
- 8 May 2026
- Value
- £144,167
- Period
- 11 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – Watermead Country Park · Moonlight Ices Ltd
- Signed
- 8 May 2026
- Value
- £57,692
- Period
- 11 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Moonlight Ices LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender