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Ice Cream Concession in South Car Park Seven Sisters Country Park

South Downs National Park Authority · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:17.

Opportunity overview

South Downs National Park Authority is inviting offers to provide a mobile ice cream concession in a specified location within the south car park at Seven Sisters Country Park to add to and enhance the visitor offer throughout the season.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£400k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£480k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Hove, UKJ21, BN3 2WB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV15555000 — Ice cream and similar products
  • CPV55520000 — Catering services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001AED 200k · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

  • Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • SDNPA use an electronic sourcing portal to manage all tendering and quotation exercises and current and future contract opportunities can be viewed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns. In order to view the full documents available it is necessary to register with the portal. Registration is free and only has to be done once.Open source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0505c1
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
SDNPA use an electronic sourcing portal to manage all tendering and quotation exercises and current and future contract opportunities can be viewed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns. In order to view the full documents available it is necessary to register with the portal. Registration is free and only has to be done once.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
29 May 2025, 13:00

Enquiry period

Ends
8 May 2025, 00:59

Special regime

concession

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
200,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
240,000

Renewal

Description
The Contract Period may be extended by up to two years by mutual agreement. The extension(s) may be by a single period or successive periods of twelve months in accordance with the terms of the Contract.

Award criteria

Description
Quality of Offer and how it adds to the visitor experience at Seven Sisters Country Park 10% Range of products, pricing and supporting local produce 10% Customer Service 10% Resourcing 10% Social Value 5% Price 55%

Contract period

Ends
30 Jun 2027, 00:59
Starts
30 Jun 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2029, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
15555000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ice cream and similar products
Entry 2
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
SDNPA use an electronic sourcing portal to manage all tendering and quotation exercises and current and future contract opportunities can be viewed at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns. In order to view the full documents available it is necessary to register with the portal. Registration is free and only has to be done once.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
016286-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
22 Apr 2025, 15:13

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJDL-9528-MNGZ
Name
South Downs National Park Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ27
Country
GB
Locality
Midhurst
Postal Code
GU29 9DH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
South Downs Centre, North Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PJDL-9528-MNGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Rebecca Osborne
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-166228
Name
Southern Counties Crawley ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ21
Country
GB
Locality
Hove
Postal Code
BN3 2WB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
19 Victoria Terrace

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
15555000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ice cream and similar products
Entry 2
Id
55520000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Catering services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-166228
Name
Southern Counties Crawley ltd

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of an Ice Cream Concession, South Car Park at Seven Sisters Country Park
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
10 Nov 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
400,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
480,000

Period

Ends
15 Jul 2027, 23:59
Starts
10 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
15 Jul 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
SDNPA may extend the Contract Period by up to two years by mutual agreement. The extension(s) may be by a single period or successive periods of twelve months in accordance with the terms of the Contract.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072680-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
11 Nov 2025, 10:41

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Opening schedule
Description
Concessionaire on site open for business as per the proposal (or subsequently amended by agreement with SDNPA at contract management meetings)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
6
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Payments to SDNPA
Description
Payments received by due date

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
6
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Social value offer
Description
By 30 June in each contract year, provide a report, with supporting evidence, to the SDNPA contract manager on the person who has been engaged in seasonal work, including: Home location (town/village) of the employee Contract start date Evidence of training in food hygiene and customer service (course completion certificates or other evidence)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
6

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Midhurst · UKJ27 · GU29 9DH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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