
TAVISTOCK TOWN COUNCIL
INVITATION TO TENDER
For
ICE CREAM VAN PITCH ON BEDFORD SQUARE, TAVISTOCK
Available from 1st April 2026 – 30th September 2028
Hours of trading – 08.00am to 16.30pm daily from 1st April – 30th September annually
Closing date for tender submission is Friday 20th February 2026
Further details below;
Tenders to be sent to – Mrs J Smallacombe, Assistant to the Town Clerk, Tavistock Town Council Offices, Drake Road, Tavistock, Devon PL19 0AU (any queries please phone 01822 613529 or e-mail [email protected])
Terms of Licence
- Exclusive use of the Ice Cream Van pitch on Bedford Square, Tavistock between 1st April and 30th September annually
- Licence available for the period 1st April 2026 – 30th September 2028 (new tenders invited every 3 years)
- Hours of trading from 08.00am–16.30pm daily (between 1st April – 30th September annually)
- Food Registration Document to be in place and available for inspection
- Public Liability Insurance to be in place and Certificate available for inspection
- Rent will be invoiced in two equal amounts, in advance (invoiced 1st April and 1st July annually)
Information required for Tender
Amount of annual rent offered
Copy of current Food Hygiene Rating Certificate
Copy of current Food Registration Document
Copy of Public Liability Insurance Certificate
- Please mark your envelope/e-mail ‘Tender – Private & Confidential’; and
- Tenderers must not owe the Council any money, nor be associated with any Companies/persons which do

