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EPP0424 - King George's Playing Fields Ice Cream Van

Brentwood Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Brentwood Borough Council has announced plans to buy food and drink and catering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £400,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 5 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for food and drink contracts across the UK (from 181 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Brentwood Borough Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the potential future procurement of an operator to provide and manage an ice cream van concession at King George's Playing Fields, Brentwood. The successful operator will have sole rights to provide ice cream and cold drinks from a designated pitch within the park. The operator must use an electric ice cream van, provide a range of ice cream products and cold drinks, maintain cleanliness around the site, manage waste disposal, comply with food hygiene and health and safety legislation, maintain required insurances and operate during key seasonal periods.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 086100-2026

About the buyer

Brentwood Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

7

Awards

4
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From notice 086100-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.