Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery

Ipswich Borough Council

Key dates and value

Status: Open
Submission deadline: 6 Oct 2026
Published: 2 Sept 2026
Estimated value: £415k
Contract start: 1 Jan 2027
Contract end: 31 Dec 2031
Location: Ipswich, East of England
Notice type: UK4

Overview

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

CPV codes

15842000 Chocolate and sugar confectionery
15312300 Potato crisps
15894400 Snacks
15812000 Pastry goods and cakes
15810000 Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes
15811510 Sandwiches
15820000 Rusks and biscuits; preserved pastry goods and cakes
15861000 Coffee
15863000 Tea
15861200 Decaffeinated coffee
15865000 Herbal infusions
15981000 Mineral water
15982000 Soft drinks

About the buyer

Ipswich Borough Council has published 61 tender notices since 7 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £11.8m. 3 of them are currently open.

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