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 16 March 2022
BUSHY PARK CATERING CONCESSION
£11,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 15 March 2022
Catering Concession at Hamworthy Park
£80,000
- Awarded contractPublished 9 March 2022
Tender for Riverside Venue Catering Opportunity
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 9 March 2022
GB-Rochford: Catering Concessions
£17,500
- Closed tenderPublished 7 March 2022
Catering concession - ice cream - Lochore Meadows, Crosshill, Lochgelly, Fife
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 22 February 2022
Catering concession Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 18 February 2022
City Parks Catering Concession - Tredegar Park
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 18 February 2022
City Parks Catering Concession - Tredegar Park
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 17 February 2022
Event Catering Concessions - 2022
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 8 February 2022
Hot and Cold Food Concession at Sandwell Valley Country Park Adventure Playground and Dartmouth Park Playground
£35,000
- Closed tenderPublished 31 January 2022
Coffee Dock and Food Concession in Leisureland
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 28 January 2022
BHCC Patcham High School - Dining Hall Extension
£872,076
- Expired contractPublished 20 January 2022
Trinidad Village Catering Concession
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 19 January 2022
Tender for Riverside Venue Catering Opportunity
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 January 2022
Invitation to Tender for the provision of Operator for the Shell Store Cafe
£400,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 January 2022
Glazing - Reglaze doors & windows (20% VAT)
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 7 January 2022
QUB/2141/21 Student Centre Cafe Concession
£6,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 January 2022
GB-Bristol: Westonbirt The National Arboretum Mobile Catering Concession
£3,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 January 2022
CULTURE & LEISURE - CATERING SITE CONCESSIONS SUMMER CONTRACTS 2022
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 23 December 2021
CATERING CONCESSION AT BENMORE BOTANIC GARDEN
£200,000
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).
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