Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of Ice-Creams for the Kearsney Abbey Cafe, Dover
Notice Description
Dover District Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable Supplier for the provision of Supplying Ice-Creams at Kearsney Abbey Cafe and invites tenderers to submit a tender to meet the Council's requirements. The Contract is anticipated to commence 1st July 2026 and will continue for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further year. Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. The completed ITT response is to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:00 hours on 2nd June 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06916d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041045-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
-
- CPV Codes
15555000 - Ice cream and similar products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jun 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DOVER DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DOVER
- Postcode
- CT16 3PJ
- Post Town
- Canterbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ44 East Kent
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Dover
- Electoral Ward
- Whitfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Dover and Deal
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041045-2026
5th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041040-2026
5th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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