RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · tender 13 days to close

Ipswich Borough Council

Supply of alcoholic drinks and related items

Food & BeveragesCPV 55900000
Value£1.7m
Deadline6 Aug 2026
Published26 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 26 Jun 202613 days leftCloses 6 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@ipswich.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

www.suffolksourcing.uk

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.7mtotal contract value
median £606k
this tender£0£7.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Hospitality & Catering band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 3,335 valued Hospitality & Catering tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Supply of drinks, equipment and support to the newly refurbished Regent Theatre (1,535 seats and around 260 performances each yea) and the Corn Exchange ( multi-purpose venue designed to host all kinds of events).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Supply of drinks, equipment and support

Supply of drinks, equipment and support to the newly refurbished Regent Theatre (1,535 seats and around 260 performances each yea) and the Corn Exchange ( multi-purpose venue designed to host all kinds of events).

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be17
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
060294-2026
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