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Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery

Ipswich Borough Council

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02 Sep 2026 at 14:19

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Ipswich Borough Council is buying convenience and impulse food products for the refurbished Ipswich Regent Theatre and Corn Exchange, with scope for other retail opportunities and events. The goods include confectionery such as chocolate, sweets, fudge and bespoke branded items; savoury snacks including crisps, nuts, cereal bars and popcorn; meal and snack items including cakes, sandwiches, pasta pots, fruit and vegetables; grocery and dry goods such as coffee, tea, drinking chocolate and biscuits; and bottled or canned soft drinks. The work will be delivered in Ipswich. The procurement is divided into five lots, covering confectionery, savoury snacks, meal and snack items, grocery and dry goods, and soft drinks. Each lot includes opportunities for established brands and smaller local suppliers to offer their own product ranges.

The process has reached tender: the council invited offers through an open procedure. Bids and enquiries were due by 6 October 2026 at 11:00, submitted electronically through www.suffolksourcing.uk, with English accepted. The estimated total value is £415,000 excluding VAT and £498,000 including VAT. Lot values including VAT are £120,000 for confectionery, £48,000 for savoury snacks, £60,000 for meal and snack items, £90,000 for grocery and dry goods, and £180,000 for soft drinks. Contracts are planned from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2031, with award decisions due by 12 November 2026 at 23:59. The council intends to use non-exclusive call-off contracts. Evaluation varies by sub-lot: price is 40% or 90%, and quality is 60% or 10%.

This opportunity suits food and drink wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors, specialist retailers and local producers able to supply venues, events and retail outlets reliably. Suppliers can compete for a product category rather than needing to cover the full range, and each lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The requirement favours businesses with dependable sourcing, warehousing and distribution arrangements for packaged confectionery, snacks, fresh meal items, grocery products or drinks. Relevant experience supplying public venues, theatres, hospitality, visitor attractions, events or retail operations would help demonstrate suitability. Established branded-product suppliers may offer recognised ranges, while smaller businesses can propose their own local or specialist products. Businesses offering bespoke branded confectionery should consider the confectionery requirement, including products made for Ipswich Museum packs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery

Notice Description

The Council requires contracts to provide confectionery and other foodstuffs to the newly refurbished Ipswich Regent Theatre and Corn Exchange venues and additionally to support other retail opportunities and events. The procurement is divided into 5 lots - each lot covers well-known brands (A lots) but also has the opportunity for smaller, local suppliers to offer their product range (B Lots) . The Council intends to enter into a non-exclusive Call Off Contracts with the preferred Tenderers in each Lot

Lot Information

Confectionery

Chocolate bars, chocolate bags/boxes, boiled sweets, jellies, liquorice, fudge, toffee, nougat, sugar-free ranges, bespoke branded items e.g. Ipswich Museum packs

Savoury snacks

Crisps, nuts, cereal bars, sport bars popcorn etc.

Meal and snack items

Cakes (slices and whole cakes), sandwiches, pasta pots, fruit and vegetables etc,

Grocery & dry goods

Coffee, tea, drinking chocolate, biscuits.

Soft drinks

Cans and bottles

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083086-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15312300 - Potato crisps

15810000 - Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes

15811510 - Sandwiches

15812000 - Pastry goods and cakes

15820000 - Rusks and biscuits; preserved pastry goods and cakes

15842000 - Chocolate and sugar confectionery

15861000 - Coffee

15861200 - Decaffeinated coffee

15863000 - Tea

15865000 - Herbal infusions

15894400 - Snacks

15981000 - Mineral water

15982000 - Soft drinks

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£415,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£415,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
6 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2031 Over 5 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
Ipswich Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2DE
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH14 Suffolk CC
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Further Information

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