Restaurant and Food Serving Tenders and Contracts

See open restaurant and food serving tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Restaurant and food serving procurement covers staff restaurants and canteens in government offices and police headquarters, and cafe and restaurant concessions on university campuses. School dining also comes up, as do ice cream, mobile catering and bar concessions in parks, gardens and council buildings. Concessions at forest and garden visitor sites come up as well.

Concessions and licence agreements are a common route, and a staff restaurant is often bundled with coffee shops, vending and hospitality in one contract. Demand comes from universities, police forces, government departments, councils, school trusts and schools.

853 results

  • Closed tenderPublished 28 April 2023

    GB-Rochford: Catering Concessions

    Rochford District CouncilCatering services for other enterprises or other institutions

    £17,500

  • Closed tenderPublished 24 April 2023

    RBGE - Edinburgh Garden Catering Concession

    Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghCanteen and catering services

    £12,500,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 24 April 2023

    RBGE - Edinburgh Garden Catering Concession

    £12,500,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 24 April 2023

    Cork County Hall Campus Catering Services Tender

    Cork County CouncilCanteen and catering services

    €4,500,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 24 April 2023

    Cork County Hall Campus Catering Services Tender

    Cork County CouncilCanteen and catering services

    Value not stated

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 April 2023

    NHS Grampian Concession Catering Contract

    NHS GrampianCatering services

    £780,000

  • Awarded contractPublished 18 April 2023

    Bordesley Green Girls School & Sixth Form ~ Catering Tender

    Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth FormSupplier(s) abm catering limitedSchool catering servicesAwarded 20 January 2023

    £821,441.75

  • Closed tenderPublished 13 April 2023

    Project 1784 - West Leigh Infant School Dining Hall & Girls Changing Room Roof

    £90,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 13 April 2023

    Project 1784 - West Leigh Infant School Dining Hall & Girls Changing Room Roof

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 11 April 2023

    Concession Opportunities - Beach Front

    Value not stated

  • Never miss a tender

    Get new Restaurant and Food Serving notices delivered to your inbox.

  • Awarded contractPublished 4 April 2023

    Concessions at Various Visitor Sites

    Forestry and Land ScotlandSupplier(s) Vertas Group LtdCatering servicesAwarded 3 April 2023

    £13,443,450

  • Closed tenderPublished 31 March 2023

    East England Forest District Catering Concessions

    Forestry Commission, Forestry EnglandRestaurant and food-serving services

    £12,500,000

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 31 March 2023

    East England Forest District Catering Concessions

    Forestry England, Forestry CommissionRestaurant and food-serving services

    £12,500,000

  • Expired contractPublished 21 March 2023

    Graves Park Cafe Structural Propping

    Sheffield City CouncilSupplier(s) Sharpline Solutions LimitedConstruction workAwarded 1 November 2022

    £61,008

  • Closed tenderPublished 10 March 2023

    Delivery and Management of a Christmas Ice Rink at Cheltenham Imperial Gardens

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 10 March 2023

    Delivery and Management of a Christmas Ice Rink at Cheltenham Imperial Gardens

    Cheltenham Borough CouncilProvision of services to the community

    £840,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 6 March 2023

    Catering concession - ice cream & recreational services- Burntisland Links, Burntisland, Fife

    Fife CouncilFair services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 6 March 2023

    Catering concession - ice cream, recreational & parking services - Aberdour

    Fife CouncilCatering services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 6 March 2023

    Catering concession - Hot food - Burntisland Links, Burntisland, Fife

    Fife CouncilCatering services

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 3 March 2023

    Roker Park Cafe

    Sunderland City CouncilSupplier(s) Portable Space LimitedAssembly and erection of prefabricated structuresAwarded 6 March 2023

    £112,285

Showing 261–280 of 853 results

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about catering concession, cafe concession, staff canteen, restaurant concession, food and beverage concession, school dining, cafe operator, visitor centre cafe, park cafe, food concession, refreshment kiosk in the UK public sector.

  • What counts as a restaurant and food serving tender?

    Restaurant and food serving tenders cover restaurant and cafe concessions, on-site dining operations and canteen or cafeteria services run for a public sector site. They include leases to run a cafe or restaurant inside a public building or visitor attraction, plus day-to-day food serving contracts for staff, students or residents.

  • Who buys restaurant and food-serving services in the public sector?

    Councils, universities and visitor attractions such as parks and heritage sites are regular buyers, alongside school trusts and care providers running their own dining services. Awards are commonly let as concessions or fixed-term service contracts.

  • Can small caterers and restaurant operators bid for these contracts?

    Yes. Many notices are concessions or leases suited to independent operators as well as national catering groups. Buyers set out the space, opening hours and service style expected in the tender documents.

  • How do I find restaurant and food serving contracts before they are formally tendered?

    Read estates and facilities strategies, park and visitor site plans, campus development plans and expiry dates for existing concessions, which show work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

  • What CPV codes cover restaurant and food serving tenders?

    Restaurant and food serving notices carry 55520000 (Catering services), 55524000 (School catering services) and 55523000 (Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions).

Win more Restaurant and Food Serving Tenders and Contracts contracts with Stotles

Get Restaurant and Food Serving Tenders and Contracts alerts, buyer intelligence and bid tools, all in one place.