PAN3281 - Supply and Delivery of Confectionery, Food and Related Products

What the buyer is asking for

Leicester City Council invites Tenders for the supply and delivery of Confectionery, Food and Related Products for De Montfort Hall (DMH) and Haymarket Theatre (HMT), Leicester. The requirement includes a comprehensive range of sweet and savoury food products to include industry wide high quality brand names from reputable manufacturers which will meet all UK regulatory and safety standards. The proposed contract will be for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further two years. Further information about the Opportunity can be found in the tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 7 October 2026 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html. 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. Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service). To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliers .

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 30%qualityQualityQuality 30%
• 70%pricePricePrice 70%

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 18 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published15 days ago

   7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST
2. Clarification questions by4 days ago

   18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 15 days

   7 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 45 days

   5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice7 Sept 2026, 08:11 BST084174-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender