Published date: 14 January 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 15000000

  • Ice cream and similar products - 15555000

  • Confectionery - 15842300

    • Catering services - 55520000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£360,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN723494-16802574

Published date

14 January 2025

Closing date

14 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2025

Contract end date

30 April 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Leicester City Council is looking for proposals from Suppliers for the provision of ice creams at various Authority's parks within the City of Leicester.

The requirement has been divided into 12 Lots under Category 1 "Ice Cream Concessions" as follows:

Lot No Park Description
Lot 1 Aylestone Hall Gardens
Lot 2 Bede Park
Lot 3 Braunstone Park
Lot 4 Castle Gardens
Lot 5 Cossington Recreation Ground
Lot 6 Evington Park
Lot 7 Monks Rest Garden
Lot 8 Nelson Mandela Park
Lot 9 Rushey Fields Recreation Ground
Lot 10 Watermead Country Park
Lot 11 Western Park
Lot 12 Victoria Park

The proposed Concessions Contract will be for four years We anticipate awarding to a single Supplier per Lot.

Further information about the opportunity can be found in the Proposal documentation. Submissions must be received via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html by 12:00 noon on 14 February 2025 at the very latest.

Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only.

To assist potential Suppliers, the link, https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Amina Laher

Address

City Hall
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
England

Telephone

+44 1164544032

Email

amina.laher@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk