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.

853 results

Awarded contractPublished 16 September 2017
Catering Service Concession for Synergy/CASH Building
Institute of Technology TallaghtSupplier(s) Trisapace Catering ltdCanteen and catering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 19 September 2017Published 21 August 2017
Miscellaneous food products
daa plcMiscellaneous food products
€11,500,000
Closed tender, closed 14 September 2017Published 16 August 2017
Invitation to tender for concession contract to provide Hospital Retail Catering Units
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation TrustRetail trade services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 31 August 2017Published 1 August 2017
Retail trade services
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation TrustRetail trade services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 18 August 2017Published 31 July 2017
Central Park Cafe - Soft Market Test
Plymouth City CouncilHotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 5 September 2017Published 24 July 2017
Asset Management and Facilities Management System
Torbay CouncilSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 5 September 2017Published 24 July 2017
Software package and information systems
Torbay CouncilSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 17 July 2017Published 3 July 2017
Provision/Operation of Mobile Refreshment Kiosks in Parks
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough CouncilNon-alcoholic beverages
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 5 May 2022Published 14 June 2017
Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
The National ArchivesSupplier(s) Baxter Storey Scotland LtdHotel, restaurant and retail trade servicesAwarded 31 May 2017
£5,200,000
Expired contract, expired 30 June 2022Published 14 June 2017
Catering Concession Contract
The National ArchivesSupplier(s) Baxter Storey Scotland LtdCanteen and catering servicesAwarded 31 May 2017
£4,750,000
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Closed tender, closed 28 June 2017Published 5 June 2017
WP3333 - Catering Concessions for Junior Football League Season
Walsall Metropolitan Borough CouncilCanteen and catering services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 July 2020Published 5 June 2017
WCC - Catering Service for Kenilworth School and Sixth Form - AWARD
Coventry - Solihull - WarwickshireSupplier(s) Innovate Services LtdCanteen and catering servicesAwarded 5 June 2017
£1,211,250
Closed tender, closed 22 June 2017Published 2 June 2017
CBC-0749-T-LP Houghton Hall Park Cafe
Central Bedfordshire CouncilCatering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 16 June 2017Published 23 May 2017
Concession Tender for the provision of Catering at Bingley Music Live
City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilFast-food products
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 2 June 2017Published 17 May 2017
The Catering Concession contract for Wimbledon Park
London Borough of MertonCatering services
£35,000
Closed tender, closed 2 June 2017Published 17 May 2017
The Catering Concession contract for Wimbledon Park
London Borough of MertonCatering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 17 May 2017Published 11 May 2017
Luton BC Major Catering Concession to Supply Ice Cream @ Stock Wood Park
Luton Council
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 4 June 2017Published 10 May 2017
Food Offer at Moors Valley Country Park
Christchurch and East Dorset CouncilHotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 4 May 2020Published 10 May 2017
16 168 Service Concession for the Provision of Parks Cafes Catering Services - West Park
Cheshire East CouncilSupplier(s) Deep Beat Entertainment LimitedCafeteria servicesAwarded 14 April 2017
£120,000
Closed tender, closed 4 June 2017Published 8 May 2017
Canteen and catering services
Christchurch and East Dorset CouncilCanteen and catering services
£4,500,000

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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Catering Service Concession for Synergy/CASH Building

Miscellaneous food products

Invitation to tender for concession contract to provide Hospital Retail Catering Units

Retail trade services

Central Park Cafe - Soft Market Test

Asset Management and Facilities Management System

Software package and information systems

Provision/Operation of Mobile Refreshment Kiosks in Parks

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

Catering Concession Contract

WP3333 - Catering Concessions for Junior Football League Season

WCC - Catering Service for Kenilworth School and Sixth Form - AWARD

CBC-0749-T-LP Houghton Hall Park Cafe

Concession Tender for the provision of Catering at Bingley Music Live

The Catering Concession contract for Wimbledon Park

The Catering Concession contract for Wimbledon Park

Luton BC Major Catering Concession to Supply Ice Cream @ Stock Wood Park

Food Offer at Moors Valley Country Park

16 168 Service Concession for the Provision of Parks Cafes Catering Services - West Park

Canteen and catering services

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