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.
11,918 results
- Awarded contractPublished 19 August 2025
Provision of Food Supply
£2,020,000
- Awarded contractPublished 19 August 2025
Welsh Government Catering Services Contract
£4,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 19 August 2025
Provision of Schools Catering Services
£95,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 August 2025
Coleg Sir Gar, Coleg Gwent, Neath Port Talbot - Facility Management - Expression of Interest
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 15 August 2025
Plashet School - Catering Tender
£2,848,125
- Closed tenderPublished 15 August 2025
Aspire Academy Trust - Provision of Outsourced Catering Service
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 15 August 2025
The National Rehabilitation Centre - Total FM Solution
£16,885,135
- Awarded contractPublished 14 August 2025
S4S Cluster 11 ~ Catering Tender
£2,439,582
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 August 2025
Preliminary Market Engagement for Vending Services for Confectionery, Snacks and Drinks for Clients within NI Health and Social Care
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 August 2025
Preliminary Market Engagement for Vending Services for Confectionery, Snacks and Drinks for Clients within NI Health and Social Care
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 13 August 2025
St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust - Catering Services
£6,687,328.28
- Closed tenderPublished 13 August 2025
Provision of an end-to-end Catering Services
£259,800,000
- Awarded contractPublished 12 August 2025
Clapton Girls' Academy ~ Catering Tender
£1,372,836
- Closed tenderPublished 11 August 2025
DLR CoCo - TO OPERATE A CATERING AND HOSPITALITY SERVICE AT DLR LEXICON LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE
€1,250,000
- Awarded contractPublished 11 August 2025
EPT-56131 - Springhill Catholic Primary School - Lot 1 - Catering Services Case003440
£1,268,546
- Closed tenderPublished 8 August 2025
CA16246 - HCAT - Outsourced Catering Services Contract
£2,154,400
- Closed tenderPublished 8 August 2025
Vending Services for the Education Authority
£72,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 August 2025
CAT-25-010 Vending Services for the Education Authority
£60,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 August 2025
CA16295 - Doncaster Deaf Trust - Outsourced Catering Services
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 8 August 2025
CA15790 - Bath and Wells MAT - CPC/MK/01/2022: Outsourced Catering Services Framework
£7,507,201.52
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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