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
- Closed tenderPublished 17 June 2025
Oswald Street Catering Market Testing Exercise
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 17 June 2025
School Catering Services
£1,594,705
- Awarded contractPublished 16 June 2025
Saint Cecilia's CofE School - Catering Services
£2,847,401.99
- Awarded contractPublished 16 June 2025
Provision of Retail Catering Services 1st May 2025 – 30th November 2027
£2,103,043.26
- Awarded contractPublished 16 June 2025
PP-10142 Oxley Park Academy Trust Catering
£1,134,722.75
- Closed tenderPublished 16 June 2025
Catering Services Contract for the Romsey Group of Primary Schools
£500,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 13 June 2025
Provision of Business and Hospitality Staffing Services for British Embassy Tokyo
£767,750
- Awarded contractPublished 13 June 2025
Invitation to Tender for Concession Catering for Pipers Hill College, Naas, Kildare.
480,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 June 2025
Howard Primary School Catering Tender
£660,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 June 2025
Invitation to Tender for Concession Catering for Pipers Hill College, Naas, Kildare.
€480,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 June 2025
Rendlesham Forest Cafe
£75,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 12 June 2025
Inpatient Catering Meals and Services
£7,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 12 June 2025
Great Learners Trust Contract for Catering Services
£1,771,850
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 12 June 2025
Inpatient Catering Meals and Services
£7,500,000
- Awarded contractPublished 12 June 2025
CA15703 - CPC/MK/01/2022: Outsourced Catering Services Framework - DSAT Catering Contract 18 Schools
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 11 June 2025
GWR Catering Service - Service Centre Operations & Delivery, and Catering Products & Supply
£54,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 June 2025
Provision of Vending Services Across Multiple Depot Sites
£160,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 June 2025
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
£5,100,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 June 2025
PP-10154 Ricards Lodge High School Catering
£2,667,821.17
- Closed tenderPublished 10 June 2025
2025/32 Request for Tender for the provision of Hospitality and Catering Services to O'Carolan Collge, Nobber, Co. Meath.
€2,700,000
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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