How to win: Supply of Ice-Creams for the Kearsney Abbey Café, Dover

About this contract

Dover District Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable Supplier for the provision of Supplying Ice-Creams at Kearsney Abbey Café and invites tenderers to submit a tender to meet the Council’s requirements. The Contract is anticipated to commence 1st August 2026 and will continue for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further year. Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal. The completed ITT response is to be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:00 hours on 6th July 2026.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Dover District Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £100,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 6 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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