Planning

Supply of Preston Park Museum Sweets

STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Planning

06 Oct 2025 at 10:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Stockton on Tees Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the supply of confectionery to the Victorian Street Sweet Shop at Preston Park Museum. This public procurement aligns under the "goods" category and will be held in Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom. The procurement process was initiated on 6th October 2025, with preliminary market engagement scheduled up to 24th October 2025. Potential suppliers are advised to register on the OPEN procurement portal to anticipate the tender's launch in November 2025. The tender aims to consolidate the purchasing from various suppliers into a single supplier contract for sweets, with a prospective contract start in January 2026 and extending until December 2029, with possible renewals extending to the end of 2031.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in confectionery, especially those adept at managing large-scale supply and meeting specific branding requirements. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly identified as suitable candidates for this opportunity. Businesses that can provide a diverse range of confectionery products, including bonbons, traditional sweets, liquorice, and chocolates across various brands such as Barratt, Haribo, and Fry's will find this tender beneficial for growth. By streamlining through one supplier, Stockton on Tees Borough Council aims to enhance efficiency and ensure consistent supply which opens a competitive arena for capable suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Preston Park Museum Sweets

Notice Description

Market Engagement: Supply of Preston Park Museum Sweets Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council are seeking suppliers for the provision of Supply of Preston Park Museum Sweets. The proposed bidding process will take place in Winter 2025, but these timescales may change subject to Council discretion. Background Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council are seeking a supplier to supply the Victorian Street Sweet Shop at Preston Park with a range of confectionary (mainly sweets). The Victorian Street at Preston Park Museum in Stockton-on-Tees offers a charming and immersive glimpse into life in the late 19th century. Visitors can stroll through a meticulously recreated street featuring a variety of authentic shops and trades, including an ironmongers, printers, grocers, sweet shop, drapers, chemist, police station, and blacksmiths. Each shop is brought to life by dedicated volunteers, many dressed in period costume, who demonstrate traditional skills and engage with guests. Highlights include the sweet shop, where visitors can purchase classic treats like bonbons and pear drops weighed out the old-fashioned way, and the grocer's shop, which showcases produce grown in the museum's Victorian walled garden. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council currently buy the sweets from a range of suppliers. The aim of this process is to streamline the spend and consolidate one supplier. The council has a pricing schedule of core items that are purchased on an ad-hoc basis across the year. Specific brands are named in the pricing schedule which the Council would like to keep in place for these items. The types of confectionary that are ordered are classified below: * BON BONS * TRADITIONAL * LIQUORICE * SOFT & FIZZY SWEETS * CHOCOLATE * TOFFEE/FUDGE * LOLLIES * SEASONAL (Easter/Halloween/Christmas) Brands Specific brands are named in the pricing schedule which the Council would like to keep in place for these items. * Barratt * Bonds * Candy Paradise * Candy Pops * Damla * Dobsons * Fry's * Glisten * Hannah's * Haribo * Kinnerton * Kingsway * Maxilin * Nonsuch * Royale * Shoebury * Stockley's * Sweet Dreams * Sweetzone * Taverners * Verquin * Vidal Procurement Portal Access www.open-uk.org Please register on the OPEN procurement portal to access the tender documents when they are launched.

Planning Information

Please register to the OPEN procurement portal (www.open-uk.org) and expect the tender to be launched in November. If you have any queries during this time, please contact CorporateProcurement@stockton.gov.uk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a8a2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062456-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15842300 - Confectionery

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
corporateprocurement@stockton.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKTON ON TEES
Postcode
TS17 6BJ
Post Town
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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