How do I win catering contracts in the UK public sector?

Search public and private portals for live catering tenders, or move earlier: read buyers' catering strategy documents and budget papers on Stotles, catch the buying signals before a tender opens, and build your bid before the notice goes live. See what is open now, track the buyers behind it, and go from there.

What does a public sector catering tender usually include?

Most bundle several things into one contract: menu planning, food procurement, kitchen staffing and day-to-day service on site. A prison catering contract covering four sites, for example, set out kitchen operations, dietary management and supply chain management as part of the same award.

What CPV codes cover catering procurement?

Catering tenders most often carry CPV codes 55524000 (School catering services), 55520000 (Catering services) and 55500000 (Canteen and catering services). School catering services is the single most common code, reflecting how much of the market runs through schools and multi-academy trusts.

Which public sector buyers publish catering tenders?

Schools and multi-academy trusts publish the bulk of catering tenders, alongside councils, colleges and universities, prisons and police forces. Contracts range from a single school kitchen to multi-year canteen concessions covering dozens of sites.

Catering Contracts and Tenders

See open Catering tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Notices cover contract catering, school and prison catering, canteen and events catering concessions, and meals-on-wheels services delivering food to people at home. Work ranges from menu planning and kitchen staffing to full site catering management.

Buyers are schools and multi-academy trusts, councils, colleges and universities, prisons and police forces, spanning single-kitchen contracts to multi-year, multi-site concessions.

11,375 results

Closed tender, closed 21 January 2019Published 7 December 2018
Catering equipment
North Tyneside CouncilCatering equipment
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 11 January 2019Published 7 December 2018
School catering services
Lydiard Park AcademySchool catering services
£800,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 December 2018
Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilCatering services for other enterprises or other institutions
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 25 January 2019Published 6 December 2018
School catering services
Four Saints Primary SchoolsSchool catering services
£2,000,000
Closed tender, closed 14 January 2019Published 6 December 2018
Facilities management services
Central Bedfordshire CouncilDoors
£100,000,000
Closed tender, closed 21 December 2018Published 6 December 2018
SBC FN Expression of interest in the management/running of the Café at the Curve -William Street Slough, SL1 1XY
SE Shared ServicesCanteen and catering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 9 January 2019Published 5 December 2018
Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
Coventry CollegeCatering services for other enterprises or other institutions
£2,650,000
Closed tender, closed 2 January 2019Published 5 December 2018
Field End Infant & Junior School Catering Service Tender
Field End Infant and Junior SchoolSchool meals
£935,465
Closed tender, closed 8 January 2019Published 4 December 2018
Soft drinks
The Office of the Leader of the House of Lords, Office of the Leader of the House of CommonsBeverages, tobacco and related products
£710,000
Awarded contractPublished 4 December 2018
Facilities management services
Norfolk Community Health and CareSupplier(s) NHS Shared Business ServicesFinancial analysis and accounting software packageAwarded 1 November 2018
£4,598,834
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Stale Pre-tenderPublished 4 December 2018
Facilities management services
Norfolk Community Health and CareCleaning services
£20,000,000
Closed tender, closed 2 January 2019Published 3 December 2018
Catering services
City of Wolverhampton CollegeCatering services
£936,958
Closed tender, closed 2 January 2019Published 3 December 2018
Catering services
City of Wolverhampton CollegeCatering services
£936,958
Expired contract, expired 31 August 2021Published 3 December 2018
Sheen Mount Primary School Tender for Catering Services
Sheen Mount Primary SchoolSupplier(s) Accent Catering Service LtdPrimary education servicesAwarded 14 September 2018
£210,000
Closed tender, closed 2 January 2019Published 3 December 2018
School meals
Field End Infant and Junior SchoolSchool catering services
£935,465
Closed tender, closed 4 January 2019Published 30 November 2018
School catering services
Ansford AcademySchool catering services
£550,000
Closed tender, closed 18 January 2019Published 30 November 2018
School catering services
Shevington High SchoolSchool catering services
£1,200,000
Closed tender, closed 16 January 2019Published 29 November 2018
Catering services
University College Dublin (UCD)Cafeteria services
€5,000,000
Expired contract, expired 29 August 2021Published 29 November 2018
Primary education services
Sheen Mount Primary SchoolSupplier(s) Accent Catering Service LtdPrimary education servicesAwarded 14 September 2018
£210,000
Closed tender, closed 7 January 2019Published 29 November 2018
London Primary Schools Catering Tender
Tricon Catering ConsultancySchool meals
Value not stated

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Frequently asked questions about contract catering, catering contract, catering tenders, catering services, school catering, catering and hospitality, meals on wheels, catering concession, prison catering, hospital catering, event catering, workplace catering, cook chill, catering franchise, café concession, catering management services, university catering, mobile catering in the UK public sector.

How do I win catering contracts in the UK public sector?
Search public and private portals for live catering tenders, or move earlier: read buyers' catering strategy documents and budget papers on Stotles, catch the buying signals before a tender opens, and build your bid before the notice goes live. See what is open now, track the buyers behind it, and go from there.
What does a public sector catering tender usually include?
Most bundle several things into one contract: menu planning, food procurement, kitchen staffing and day-to-day service on site. A prison catering contract covering four sites, for example, set out kitchen operations, dietary management and supply chain management as part of the same award.
What CPV codes cover catering procurement?
Catering tenders most often carry CPV codes 55524000 (School catering services), 55520000 (Catering services) and 55500000 (Canteen and catering services). School catering services is the single most common code, reflecting how much of the market runs through schools and multi-academy trusts.
Which public sector buyers publish catering tenders?
Schools and multi-academy trusts publish the bulk of catering tenders, alongside councils, colleges and universities, prisons and police forces. Contracts range from a single school kitchen to multi-year canteen concessions covering dozens of sites.

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