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.
11,917 results
- Closed tenderPublished 21 January 2026
Catering Tender St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School
£1,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 January 2026
Provision of Outsourced Catering Services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 January 2026
Redbridge Schools Catering Tender - Notice to Award
£2,982,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 January 2026
Catering Provision
£500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 20 January 2026
Reach South Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender
£8,599,110
- Closed tenderPublished 20 January 2026
Catering and hospitality - CM3376
£2,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 January 2026
Attigo Academy Trust Catering Tender 2026
£4,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 January 2026
St Patrick & St Edmund’s Catholic Primary School & St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School ~ Catering Tender
£948,750
- Closed tenderPublished 19 January 2026
The Fenland Cluster - Catering Tender
£802,500
- Closed tenderPublished 19 January 2026
Embrace Multi Academy Trust - Provision of Outsourced Catering Service
£3,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 19 January 2026
Invitation to Tender for Provision of Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Pendle Education Trust
£2,190,578
- Awarded contractPublished 16 January 2026
The provision of School Concessionary Catering services for Magh Ene College, Church Road, Bundoran, Co Donegal, F94 YT78, Ireland
271,500
- Closed tenderPublished 16 January 2026
Belgrave Primary School Catering Tender 2026
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 January 2026
The provision of School Concessionary Catering services for Magh Ene College, Church Road, Bundoran, Co Donegal, F94 YT78, Ireland
€271,500
- Awarded contractPublished 16 January 2026
Provision of Barista Style Coffee, Hot and Cold Food, Ice Cream and Confectionary Mobile Catering at Gosford Forest Park
£100
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 16 January 2026
Preliminary Market Engagement for Mobile Catering Units
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 16 January 2026
Mayfield School Catering - Notice to Award
£503,000
- Awarded contractPublished 15 January 2026
879 Building in Use - Support Services 1 - Catering Services
£447,429.63
- Closed tenderPublished 15 January 2026
PP-10183a Hornchurch Academy Trust Facilities Management Open Framework
£830,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 January 2026
The Inspire Multi Academy Trust (TIMAT) ~ Catering Tender
£1,394,000
Frequently asked questions
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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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