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

Closed tender, closed 26 February 2016Published 27 January 2016
Cafe Concession for Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter
Panache ConsultancyCatering services
£150,000
Closed tender, closed 5 February 2016Published 18 January 2016
Hot And Cold Food Concession Opportunity
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 22 January 2016Published 14 December 2015
Catering Concessions
Braintree District CouncilFood, beverages, tobacco and related products
£3,000
Closed tender, closed 18 December 2015Published 18 November 2015
Leyton Jubilee Park Catering Opportunity
London Borough of Waltham ForestRestaurant and food-serving services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 18 November 2015Published 29 October 2015
Provision of Outside Catering Services
Cotswold District CouncilBeverage-serving services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 12 November 2015Published 19 October 2015
Emberton Park Cafe Concession
Milton Keynes CouncilRestaurant and food-serving services
£240,000
Awarded contractPublished 14 October 2015
Catering Concession Contract GMIT CCAM Campus
Galway Mayo Institute of TechnologyCatering services for other enterprises or other institutions
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 13 October 2015
GMIT Catering Concession Service Mayo Campus
Galway Mayo Institute of TechnologySchool catering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 11 November 2015Published 13 October 2015
Emberton Country Park Cafe Concession
Milton Keynes CouncilRestaurant and food-serving services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 8 December 2016Published 30 September 2015
Princes Park Cafe Refurbishment Design and Build
Eastbourne Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Thakeham Client LtdConstruction workAwarded 23 December 2015
£450,000
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Awarded contractPublished 23 September 2015
Catering Services Concession (Cork)
Office of the Revenue CommissionersSupplier(s) Brook FoodsCanteen and catering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 9 October 2015Published 8 September 2015
Festival Catering Concession Opportunity
Gravesham Borough Council
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2017Published 8 September 2015
CONCESSION TO OPERATE CATERING UNITS AT MATLOCK BATH ILLUMINATIONS 2015, 2016 & 2017
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustSupplier(s) Carvery and Grill ltd, Speedough PizzaHotel, restaurant and retail trade servicesAwarded 1 July 2015
£1
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 4 September 2015
Cafe Concession
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustSupplier(s) Blueberry CaféHotel, restaurant and retail trade servicesAwarded 20 April 2015
£1
Closed tender, closed 4 September 2015Published 4 August 2015
WP3121A Walsall Arboretum Cafeteria Catering Concession
Walsall Metropolitan Borough CouncilFood, beverages, tobacco and related products
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 1 September 2015Published 21 July 2015
Catering Concession - Hockley Woods
Braintree District CouncilCanteen and catering services
£10,000
Closed tender, closed 31 July 2015Published 6 July 2015
ITT for the Provision of a Catering Concession for various Leisure Venues
North Lincolnshire CouncilCatering services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 31 July 2015Published 6 July 2015
ITT for the Provision of a Catering Concession for various Leisure Venues
North Lincolnshire CouncilCatering services
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 23 June 2015
Cork ETB Head Office - Office Fit-Out & Refurbishment - 21 Lavitt's Quay, Cork
Cork Education and Training BoardSupplier(s) CField ConstructionHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 3 July 2015Published 19 June 2015
Shinewater Park - Mobile Catering Concession
Eastbourne Borough CouncilCatering services for other enterprises or other institutions
£1,000

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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Cafe Concession for Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter

Hot And Cold Food Concession Opportunity

Catering Concessions

Leyton Jubilee Park Catering Opportunity

Provision of Outside Catering Services

Emberton Park Cafe Concession

Catering Concession Contract GMIT CCAM Campus

GMIT Catering Concession Service Mayo Campus

Emberton Country Park Cafe Concession

Princes Park Cafe Refurbishment Design and Build

Catering Services Concession (Cork)

Festival Catering Concession Opportunity

CONCESSION TO OPERATE CATERING UNITS AT MATLOCK BATH ILLUMINATIONS 2015, 2016 & 2017

Cafe Concession

WP3121A Walsall Arboretum Cafeteria Catering Concession

Catering Concession - Hockley Woods

ITT for the Provision of a Catering Concession for various Leisure Venues

ITT for the Provision of a Catering Concession for various Leisure Venues

Cork ETB Head Office - Office Fit-Out & Refurbishment - 21 Lavitt's Quay, Cork

Shinewater Park - Mobile Catering Concession

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