--- title: "Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Ipswich Borough Council" published: "2026-09-02" --- # Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery Buyer: Ipswich Borough Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f06d.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083086-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £415,000 | | Lots value | £415,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Ipswich Borough Council | | Locality | IPSWICH | | Postcode area | Ipswich | | Postcode | IP1 2DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk | | ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich | | Local authority | Ipswich | | Electoral ward | Gipping | | Westminster constituency | Ipswich | | Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products ### 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 ## Release History - 2 Sep 2026 at 14:19 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083086-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083086-2026 2nd September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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