--- title: "EPP0424 - King George's Playing Fields Ice Cream Van" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f75b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f75b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f75b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f75b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Brentwood Borough Council" published: "2026-09-10" --- # EPP0424 - King George's Playing Fields Ice Cream Van Buyer: Brentwood Borough Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f75b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f75b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f75b.json) ## Summary Brentwood Borough Council is exploring a future concession for an operator to provide and manage an ice cream van at King George’s Playing Fields in Brentwood. The service covers sales of ice cream products and cold drinks from a designated pitch within the park, with the successful operator receiving sole rights to provide these products there. The operator will be responsible for running the pitch, keeping the site clean, disposing of waste and operating during key seasonal periods. This is a food and beverage catering service, classified under CPV 15000000 and CPV 55520000. Delivery is at King George’s Playing Fields, Brentwood. The council is seeking market views to inform the potential procurement rather than inviting bids for a contract at this stage. The process is at planning and is a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The council expects any future procurement to be a below-threshold concession using one lot, with participation suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The indicative contract period is 5 April 2027 to 4 April 2030, with a renewal option extending the maximum possible end date to 3 April 2032. The estimated value is £400,000 excluding VAT and £480,000 including VAT. The council has scheduled the market engagement to receive electronic responses by 24 September 2026. Information gathered will help shape the potential future procurement and its requirements; the eventual procedure and evaluation arrangements have not yet been set out. This preparation-stage opportunity is likely to suit an established mobile catering or ice cream business able to operate a compliant electric ice cream van from a fixed park pitch. Suppliers should be ready to offer a varied range of ice cream products and cold drinks, manage seasonal trading, and provide reliable day-to-day site operations. The anticipated operator will need effective cleaning and waste-disposal arrangements, robust food hygiene and health and safety controls, and the insurances required for operating the service. Businesses with experience of public-facing catering, park or event concessions, seasonal demand and exclusive trading arrangements should be well placed to assess the requirement. The council has indicated that the future procurement is suitable for SMEs, so smaller specialist operators may wish to contribute views during engagement and prepare for the later competition. ## Notice Brentwood Borough Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the potential future procurement of an operator to provide and manage an ice cream van concession at King George's Playing Fields, Brentwood. The successful operator will have sole rights to provide ice cream and cold drinks from a designated pitch within the park. The operator must use an electric ice cream van, provide a range of ice cream products and cold drinks, maintain cleanliness around the site, manage waste disposal, comply with food hygiene and health and safety legislation, maintain required insurances and operate during key seasonal periods. ### Planning Information All responses must be submitted electronically via Open. All supporting documents are available within the Open Opportunity. Any queries relating to this market engagement exercise must be submitted via Open using the Correspondence function on the project page. To access this opportunity go to Open: https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities Search for OPEN20261955 It is free to register for this opportunity, if you don't have an account for Open you can sign up using the link below https://www.open-uk.org/ Click "Get Started" at the top right & follow the steps. If you need further guidance on how to use Open, please visit their How to Guides here: https://www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086100-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Apr 2027 - 4 Apr 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £400,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Brentwood Borough Council | | Locality | BRENTWOOD | | Postcode area | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM15 8AY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Brentwood | | Electoral ward | Brentwood South | | Westminster constituency | Brentwood and Ongar | | Delivery location | TLH3 Essex | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services ### Codes - 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 55520000 - Catering services ## Release History - 10 Sep 2026 at 16:32 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086100-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086100-2026 10th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/ - https://www.open-uk.org/ - https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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