Ice Cream Products and Equipment
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 26 October 2026
- Deadline
- Deadline: 25 November 2026 (13 days left)
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Overview
Contracting authority
3 live opportunities · 100 awarded contracts
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PHYY-7342-PRHH
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Lots (2)
Impulse Ice Cream
A minimum range of 10 impulse ice cream products shall be available across the contract, including lollies, push-ups, small ice cream individual served tubs and a dedicated children's range The range shall include suitable plant-based ice cream products. The successful bidder must provide, free on loan for the duration of the contract, a minimum of seven kiosks for the sale of impulse ice creams and in addition, they must also provide their own branded scoop ice cream range, offering at least 10 scoop flavours. The kiosks shall remain the property of the Supplier and shall be maintained by the Supplier at no cost to the Council throughout the contract period.
£1,500,000Scoop Ice Cream and Accessories
The Council requires a supplier that can provide a range of at least 24 scoop ice cream flavours, cones, whippy ice cream, flakes, accessories, individual pots of ice cream as well as ice cream for dogs. The Supplier will be expected to provide a range of ice cream flavours, including a minimum of four plant-based flavours and a minimum of four sorbet flavours available throughout the contract period. (minimum 4.5 litre tub and maximum 5.5 litres), The scoop ice cream to be supplied should be an ice cream that will add value to the experience of customers to BCP Council.
£2,200,000
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Open for bids
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £3,700,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Published
- 26 October 2026
- Questions by
- 11 November 2026
- Deadline
- 25 November 2026
Competition and scoring criteria
Expected competition
3
Median bids on comparable tenders
Open and restricted tenders in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 22% received only one.
How bids will be scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Price40%
- Quality50%
- Social Value10%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
£450,356
Median of 538 awards in the last 24 months
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in the last 12 months
92
contracts awarded, worth £115,126,882 in total
Recent awards in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.
- Ice cream for Chesterfield Borough Council Venues
Chesterfield Borough Council, won by ENGLISH LAKES ICE CREAM LIMITED
£60k · 30 September 2026
- The Supply of Impulse Ice Cream
Leeds City Council, won by FCN Frozen Foods Ltd
£225k · 16 June 2026
Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Tender Update
26 October 2026
Contract Notice
26 October 2026
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