Trade
Catering tenders
50 open tenders for catering work in the UK from councils, the NHS, schools, housing providers and central government, soonest deadline first.
Open tenders
- £36kestimated
- £13mestimated
- £7.5mestimated
- £3.6mestimated
- £1.25mframework ceiling
- £2.68mestimated
- £1.75mestimated
- £320kestimated
- £2.4mestimated
- £850kestimated
- £2mestimated
- £2.18mestimated
- £15mestimated
- £11.6mestimated
- £8.04mestimated
- £18.6mestimated
- £1.9mestimated
- £1estimated
- £45mframework ceiling
- £17.2mestimated
- £17.2mestimated
- £3mestimated
- £21.1mestimated
- £3.08mestimated
- £22.7mframework ceiling
- £1estimated
- £3.69mestimated
- £1.5mestimated
- £1.72mestimated
- £36.3bnframework ceiling
- £564kestimated
- £3.54mestimated
- £1estimated
- £1.45mestimated
- £1.45mestimated
- £9.8mestimated
- £968kestimated
- £7.21mframework ceiling
- £2.11mestimated
- £2.11mestimated
- £1.56mestimated
- £1.81mestimated
- £1.8mestimated
- £1.37mestimated
- £1.24mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
- £3.19mestimated
- £3.19mestimated
- £645kestimated
- £750mestimated
- Tenders advertised
- 332
- Typical contract value
- £950k
- All trades: £95k
- Typical contract length
- 3 years
- All trades: 1 year
- Time to bid
- 37 days
- All trades: 30 days
- Bids per contract
- 5
- All trades: 5
- Advertised openly
- 84%
- All trades: 36%
- Won by small firms
- 46%
- All trades: 61%
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue Hire and Catering Services for King's Birthday Party for British Consulate General Hong Kong Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | The Henderson Hospitality Limited | £96k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Catering Services for King's Birthday Party for British Embassy Doha Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | QC Enterprises | £47k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| CRB Cunningham’s Education Solutions Annual Cashless System Maintenance 2026/27 Education Authority | CRB Cunninghams Limited | £180k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026 London Borough of Newham | Greenwich Leisure Limited, Ackeee Tree Limited, Ascension Community Trust, Aston-Mansfield, East London Dance, Elite Kids Childcare Ltd, Elite Pathways in Sport and Training LTD, Happi Kids C.I.C., Holistic Education & Sport Support Services CIC, Hope 2 Humanity, JH Sports Ltd, Kulan Somali Organisation, Ea Tennis Group CIC, Newham Community Project, Newham Community Renewal Programme Limited, Newham Music Trust, Omega Sportz Ltd, GSJM Sports Limited T/A Premier Education, Shpresa Programme, Skill Sports Ltd, Social Organisation for Unity and Leisure (SOUL), The5es Development Limited, Empower Youth Limited T/A The Arabic College Limited, The PE Specialists Ltd, The United Kingdom Islamic Mission, West Ham United Foundation, West Silvertown Village Community Foundation, The Wright Education Limited | — | 15 Jan 2027 |
| Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026 London Borough of Newham | Greenwich Leisure Limited, Aston-Mansfield, Hope 2 Humanity, Kulan Somali Organisation, Ea Tennis Group CIC, Newham Music Trust, Shpresa Programme, Social Organisation for Unity and Leisure (SOUL), The5es Development Limited, Empower Youth Limited T/A The Arabic College Limited, The United Kingdom Islamic Mission, West Ham United Foundation, West Silvertown Village Community Foundation, Lifeline Community Projects, Rights and Equalities in Newham (REIN), Sphere Support CIC | — | 15 Jan 2027 |
| Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026 London Borough of Newham | Ackeee Tree Limited, Newham Music Trust, Social Organisation for Unity and Leisure (SOUL), The5es Development Limited, Empower Youth Limited T/A The Arabic College Limited, Ambition, Aspire, Achieve, Caramel Rock Ltd | — | 15 Jan 2027 |
| Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme 2026 London Borough of Newham | Endorphins (London & South East) Limited, Social Organisation for Unity and Leisure (SOUL), West Silvertown Village Community Foundation, Ambition, Aspire, Achieve, East London Care and Support Limited | — | 15 Jan 2027 |
Recent catering contract awards
More catering awardsSuppliers winning the most catering contracts in the UK
Contracts awarded in the last 12 months. Companies only: sole traders are not listed.
| # | Supplier | Contracts | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass Contract Services Ltd | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | Innovate Services Limited | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Stir Food Ltd | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Olive Dining | 13 | 10 |
| 5 | Aspens Services Ltd | 12 | 12 |
| 6 | Aspens-Services Limited | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | A.b.m. Catering Limited | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Caterlink | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Cater Link Limited | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Culinera Limited | 8 | 8 |
Biggest catering buyers in the last 12 months
All buyers- 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office16 notices
- 2Educo13 notices
- 3RPJ3 Group12 notices
- 4Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council7 notices
- 5UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)6 notices
- 6City & County of Swansea3 notices
- 7City of Glasgow College3 notices
- 8Home Office3 notices