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.
11,927 results
- Awarded contractPublished 6 January 2025
Hampshire Schools Cluster 4 - Catering Services Tender
£2,905,000
- Awarded contractPublished 6 January 2025
CA14546 - Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust: Outsourced Catering Services
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 6 January 2025
Extra Care Catering 2025-2029 - AWARD
£1,941,169.47
- Closed tenderPublished 6 January 2025
Basingstoke Group Primary School ~ Catering Tender
£1,592,000
- Closed tenderPublished 6 January 2025
2025 Royal Museums Greenwich Catering Tender
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 6 January 2025
Cambrian Learning Trust - Catering and Cleaning Services
£11,384,250
- Expired contractPublished 5 January 2025
Genomics England Research Summit 2024 Catering Contract
£39,950.9
- Expired contractPublished 4 January 2025
SOL - Dishwasher Repairs for Solihull Catering Services
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 31 December 2024
2025 Royal Museums Greenwich Catering Tender
£1
- Closed tenderPublished 24 December 2024
Catering Services - Retirement Living
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 24 December 2024
CA15096 - Catering Services - Retirement Living
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 23 December 2024
Interim Provision of Catering Services in LDC Cookstown
£350,000
- Awarded contractPublished 23 December 2024
Uplands Manor Primary School ~ Catering Tender
£1,085,215.6
- Closed tenderPublished 21 December 2024
Managed Vending Services (Rebate) for Gloucestershire Managed Services (GMS)
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 20 December 2024
Marlow Education Trust ~ Catering Tender
£2,093,663.72
- Closed tenderPublished 20 December 2024
2324-80-EST- CATERING CONCESSION CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY FOR HOWARD STREET BUILDING
£11,900,000
- Awarded contractPublished 20 December 2024
Supply of Meat Products 064-2024
£342,408
- Awarded contractPublished 20 December 2024
Marlow Education Trust ~ Catering Tender
£2,093,633.72
- Awarded contractPublished 19 December 2024
School Catering 2024 - Copmanthorpe Primary School, York
£315,000
- Closed tenderPublished 19 December 2024
Warrender Group of Primary Schools
£1,340,000
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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