Catering Contracts and Tenders

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

Contract catering covers outsourced canteen and meal services bought by schools, multi-academy trusts, councils, colleges, prisons and police forces. School catering is the largest single slice: schools and trusts mostly run their own tenders rather than buying through one national framework, so the same categories turn up again and again under different buyer names.

Stotles tracks 10,681 catering notices to date, including 4,436 awarded contracts, alongside council catering concessions and prison catering contracts.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about contract catering, catering contract, catering tenders, catering services, school catering, catering and hospitality in the UK public sector.

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

    Two ways in. 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.

  • How many catering tenders are open in the UK right now?

    Stotles is tracking 47 open catering tenders across the UK public sector, alongside 10,681 catering notices in total and 4,436 already awarded. The open count moves daily as new notices publish and existing ones close.

  • 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 in the corpus, 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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