Official UK procurement notice
Ice Cream Products and Equipment
Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council ("BCP Council") is seeking supplier(s) for the supply and delivery of Ice Cream products and associated equipment across trading outlets along the seafront. In addition, the successful supplier(s) will be required to supply Upton Country Park, Queens Park Café, King's Park Leisure facilities, and the Council's museums.
This contract has been divided into lots which are:
- Lot 1 - Impulse Ice Cream - Approximate spend £300,000 per annum
- Lot 2 - Scoop Ice Cream and Accessories - Approximate spend £440,000 per annum
Bidders may submit tenders for a single lot or multiple lots.
CPV: Ice cream
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£3,700,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Impulse Ice CreamRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
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.
Lot #2Scoop Ice Cream and AccessoriesRenewalPublished value£2,200,000
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.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected: about £948,873 – ~£1,391,681 per lot (twice each lot's annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council buys Assorted dairy products (CPV 1555), and who usually turns up
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Assorted dairy products (CPV 1555) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
i
How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
i
How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
i
How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 52 days of the bid deadline.
i
How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
i
How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid17% / 8%
2–337% / 58%
4–625% / 33%
7+20% / 0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
i
Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate23% / 17%
Within ±2%70% / 75%
Above estimate7% / 8%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Impulse Ice CreamCPV 1555Published estimate£1.5m
i
How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid24%
2–362%
4–69%
7+6%
i
Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 10 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£1.5m
Estimate£1.5m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever UK LimitedWorked for this buyer | Supply and Delivery of Ice Cream Products for BCP Councilnotice published Feb 2022 | Impulse Ice Cream | — | Similar wording and category |
| New Forest Ice Cream LtdWorked for this buyer | Supply and Delivery of Ice Cream Products for BCP Councilnotice published Feb 2022 | Scoop Ice Cream | — | Similar wording and category |
| BFS GROUP LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Food, Drink and catering Consumables Frameworkruns to Mar 2029 | Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Consumables | £1.5m | Similar wording and category |
| Harvest Fine FoodsWorked for this buyer | Supply of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to Council Catering Establishmentsnotice published Feb 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
BFS GROUP LIMITEDLarge | £842m18 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 6 live · £40m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 |
| £547k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £50k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £255k2 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £241k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 16% below n=6 | |
| 2 awards in 36m · last 18 months ago | 2 live · £190k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Scoop Ice Cream and AccessoriesCPV 1555Published estimate£2.2m
i
How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid29%
2–360%
4–67%
7+4%
i
Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 10 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£2.2m
Estimate£2.2m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Forest Ice Cream LtdWorked for this buyer | Supply and Delivery of Ice Cream Products for BCP Councilnotice published Feb 2022 | Scoop Ice Cream | — | Similar wording and category |
| Unilever UK LimitedWorked for this buyer | Supply and Delivery of Ice Cream Products for BCP Councilnotice published Feb 2022 | Impulse Ice Cream | — | Similar wording and category |
| BFS GROUP LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Food, Drink and catering Consumables Frameworkruns to Mar 2029 | Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Consumables | £1.5m | Similar wording and category |
| Harvest Fine FoodsWorked for this buyer | Supply of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables to Council Catering Establishmentsnotice published Feb 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
BFS GROUP LIMITEDLarge | £842m18 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 6 live · £40m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 |
| £547k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £50k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £255k2 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 3 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £241k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 16% below n=6 | |
| 2 awards in 36m · last 18 months ago | 2 live · £190k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Oct 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
DN832847- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100932- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ff9Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 25 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Oct 2026 → 2 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published45h ago26 Oct 2026, 11:43 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 14 days11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 28 days25 Nov 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 40 days7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 65 days2 Jan 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Oct 2026- Tender notice published26 Oct 2026, 11:43 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Oct 2026, 12:47 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender