Planning

Supply of Preston Park Museum Sweets (with link)

STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Planning

27 Oct 2025 at 10:08

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Stockton on Tees Borough Council is in the planning stage for a procurement process aimed at finding a supplier for various confectionery items to be sold at the Victorian Street Sweet Shop in Preston Park Museum, Stockton-on-Tees. The procurement is designed to streamline the current purchasing arrangements by consolidating supply under one vendor. The industry category is confectionery, with delivery points within the United Kingdom, specifically in the UKC region. Key dates include the engagement milestone due on 31 October 2025, with the planning stage reflecting a readiness for subsequent tender activities. The contract is set to start on 1 January 2026 and run until 31 December 2028, with potential renewals extending it to 2031.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses in the confectionery industry, particularly those specialising in traditional sweets, liquorice, soft and fizzy sweets, chocolate, toffee, fudge, lollies, and seasonal items. Companies with experience in supplying confectionery products to retail environments and those who can meet specific brand requirements outlined by the Council will benefit greatly. Suppliers that can demonstrate a history of consistent quality and reliable delivery schedules are likely to be competitive contenders for this tender, which promises stable business growth through streamlined and focused supply arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Preston Park Museum Sweets (with link)

Notice Description

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)

Planning Information

Please access the opportunity using the link below: https://open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/049420d6-a7cf-4c92-b1de-07dc3b1a8d6c

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d3e1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068426-2025
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
Not specified
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
27 Oct 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 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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