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).

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.

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Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 28 August 2019
Catering Concession Licences on Parks
Nottingham City CouncilSupplier(s) Treetop Catering LimitedFood, beverages, tobacco and related productsAwarded 31 March 2019
£3,762
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2021Published 28 August 2019
Catering Concession Licence - Wollaton Park
Nottingham City CouncilSupplier(s) Coventry Event CateringFood, beverages, tobacco and related productsAwarded 31 March 2019
£131,128
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 28 August 2019
Catering Concession Licences on Parks
Nottingham City CouncilSupplier(s) Kim CharlesworthFood, beverages, tobacco and related productsAwarded 31 March 2019
£122,281
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 28 August 2019
Catering Concession Licences on Parks
Nottingham City CouncilSupplier(s) Giuseppe PrizioFood, beverages, tobacco and related productsAwarded 31 March 2019
£43,536
Closed tender, closed 23 September 2019Published 23 August 2019
BBC 0819 Catering Concessions at Selected Leisure Facilities
Hertfordshire County CouncilFood, beverages, tobacco and related products
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 August 2022Published 20 August 2019
Baysgarth Cafe - concession contract for the provision and management of the café
North Lincolnshire CouncilSupplier(s) Deep Beat Entertainment LimitedRestaurant and food-serving servicesAwarded 1 September 2019
£160,000
Closed tender, closed 20 August 2019Published 6 August 2019
Baysgarth Cafe - concession contract for the provision and management of the café
North Lincolnshire CouncilRestaurant and food-serving services
£15,000
Closed tender, closed 20 August 2019Published 6 August 2019
Baysgarth Cafe - concession contract for the provision and management of the café
North Lincolnshire CouncilBeverage-serving services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 30 September 2019Published 5 August 2019
814/2019 L&C Norbury Cafe Operator
London Borough of CroydonHotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2021Published 29 July 2019
Cafe Concession at Bromley Civic Centre
London Borough of BromleySupplier(s) The Prestigious Catering CompanyCanteen and catering servicesAwarded 1 October 2019
£15,200
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Expired contract, expired 30 September 2021Published 29 July 2019
Cafe Concession at Bromley Civic Centre
London Borough of BromleySupplier(s) The Prestigious Catering CompanyCanteen and catering servicesAwarded 5 July 2019
£508,000
Closed tender, closed 29 July 2019Published 15 July 2019
Isla Gladstone Operator
Liverpool City Council
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tender, closed 26 July 2019Published 15 July 2019
Catering concessions
East Midlands Housing GroupCanteen and catering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 12 August 2019Published 11 July 2019
Software package and information systems
Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilTouch screen monitors
£375,000
Stale Pre-tender, closed 16 July 2019Published 10 July 2019
Catering operator for Victoria Park, Stafford
Staffordshire County CouncilCatering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 25 July 2019Published 1 July 2019
Mobile Food Concession, Ferry Road, Eastney, Portsmouth
Portsmouth City CouncilCanteen and catering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 15 July 2019Published 27 June 2019
Mobile Catering Brent Parks
London Borough of BrentCatering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 29 July 2019Published 20 June 2019
Catering services
Glasgow LifeCatering services
£5,500,000
Closed tender, closed 15 July 2019Published 18 June 2019
BHCC MH Cafe Concession at Tarner Children's Centre Brighton
SE Shared ServicesCanteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 30 May 2019
Software package and information systems
Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilSystem maintenance services
Value not stated

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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Catering Concession Licences on Parks

Catering Concession Licence - Wollaton Park

Catering Concession Licences on Parks

Catering Concession Licences on Parks

BBC 0819 Catering Concessions at Selected Leisure Facilities

Baysgarth Cafe - concession contract for the provision and management of the café

Baysgarth Cafe - concession contract for the provision and management of the café

Baysgarth Cafe - concession contract for the provision and management of the café

814/2019 L&C Norbury Cafe Operator

Cafe Concession at Bromley Civic Centre

Cafe Concession at Bromley Civic Centre

Isla Gladstone Operator

Catering concessions

Software package and information systems

Catering operator for Victoria Park, Stafford

Mobile Food Concession, Ferry Road, Eastney, Portsmouth

Mobile Catering Brent Parks

Catering services

BHCC MH Cafe Concession at Tarner Children's Centre Brighton

Software package and information systems

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