Commercial kitchen design tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
175 commercial kitchen design tenders and contracts, 38 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£340k
- Contracts a month1.5
- Won by SMEs60%
- Frameworks and DPSs3
- Live now1See them →
Commercial kitchen design contracts
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37 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
1 commercial kitchen design opportunity is open now
- OpenCloses in 9 daysC473282 - South Mimms Canteen RefurbishmentMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) · East of EnglandEst.£235k
- Awarded26 Oct 2026Turnkey Refurbishment of Teaching Kitchen Facilities Including Replacement Equipment and Extract Ventilation SystemNorth East Scotland College · ScotlandWon by CLR Service and Sales Ltd£196k
- Awarded21 Aug 2026Kitchen RefurbNorth East London NHS Foundation Trust · LondonWon by James Roofing & Construction Ltd£19k
- Awarded17 Aug 2026Kitchen refurbishment and associated works at CyncoedCardiff Metropolitan University · WalesWon by Bect Building Contractors Limited£214k
- Awarded7 Aug 2026Purchasing of Catering equipment, Maintenance & ServicingVelindre University NHS Trust · WalesWon by Catertech Services Limited£443k
- Awarded6 Aug 2026CA16831 - Hartlepool College of Further Education - Project Management, Design and BuildHartlepool College of Further Education · North EastWon by COOL BREEZE FM LIMITED t/a CBFM
- Awarded31 Jul 2026Cwmlai Primary School - Kitchen RefurbishmentRhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council · WalesWon by GKR Maintenance & Building Co Ltd£244k
- Awarded9 Jul 2026Fortismere School - Supply, installation of new kitchen units and other electrical worksLondon Borough of Haringey · LondonWon by Longley Group£219k
- Awarded30 Jun 2026Pelham Catering Refurbishment - Supply and Installation of Commercial Catering EquipmentChichester College Group · South EastWon by Indigo Catering Equipment Limited£1.2m
- Awarded26 Jun 2026Commercial Kitchens ReplacementsHousing 21 · LondonWon by Ian Williams Limited£96k
- Awarded23 Jun 2026Cragside Primary School - Kitchen Refurbishment WorksNewcastle City Council · North EastWon by Sigma catering equipment ltd£65k
- Awarded4 Jun 2026Student Kitchen RefurbishmentHartlepool College of Further Education · North EastWon by Gastronorth£804k
- Awarded23 Apr 2026Supply, Delivery, Installation & Commissioning of FF&E at the TIC Cafe (2026)University of Strathclyde · ScotlandWon by International Food Service Equipment Limited£288k
- Awarded31 Mar 2026CA16921 - NWSLC New Nuneaton Campus Training KitchensNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College · West MidlandsWon by Airedale Catering Equipment Limited£1m
- Awarded20 Mar 2026Commercial Kitchen refurbishment worksHousing 21 · West MidlandsWon by Ian Williams Limited£212k
- Awarded5 Mar 2026School Catering RefurbishmentsCaerphilly County Borough Council · WalesWon by Airedale Catering Equipment Limited£32k
- Awarded20 Feb 2026Block 31 Chill Room PrepRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust · South WestWon by Shield Services Group£45k
- Awarded19 Feb 2026HMP Wymott - Kitchen RefurbishmentMinistry of Justice · LondonWon by Raffi Renovations£29k
- Awarded19 Feb 2026Supply and fit of commercial kitchenNorth East London NHS Foundation Trust · LondonWon by Swift Catering Equipment Ltd£22k
- Awarded18 Dec 2025New Dock Hall - Kitchen RefurbishmentRoyal Armouries · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Compass Group£410k
- Awarded26 Sep 2025Coach House Cafe Development Commercial Kitchen InstallationPenzance Town Council · South WestWon by GS Catering Equipment£60k
- Awarded23 Sep 2025Refurbishment of Kitchen In Parish HallGreat Baddow Parish Council · East of EnglandWon by Cadman and Son LLP£35k
- Awarded31 Jul 2025Supply and installation of a refitted washup area for a small delivery kitchenField End Infant School · LondonWon by Woodland Corporate Interiors Limited£17k
- Awarded27 Jun 2025Catering Contractor ProcurementStockport Metropolitan Borough Council · North WestWon by International Food Service Equipment Limited£289k
- Awarded11 Jun 2025Phase 2 of the refurbishment of the kitchen - South Kensington site - LFCGLycee Francais Charles de Gaulle · LondonWon by Thomas Sinden Limited£1.7m
- Awarded4 Jun 2025
- Awarded27 May 2025WHHT - Gade Ward Kitchen InstallationWest Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · East of EnglandWon by Hamlet Commercial Limited£28k
- Awarded9 Mar 2025Clough Road Police Station - Kitchen RefurbishmentHumberside Police · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by ATL Commercial Kitchens£50k
- Awarded10 Feb 2025Reimbursement for Seating and Kitchen Works to help with increased capacity at the Downham Market Academy - S480324Norfolk County Council · East of EnglandWon by Eastern Learning Alliance£110k
- Awarded20 Dec 2024St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing Kitchen ReplacementNHS Property Services Limited · LondonWon by Petric Contracts Limited£622k
- Awarded18 Dec 2024PURCH2402 Contract Agreement For The Provision Of A Central Production UnitUniversity of Glasgow · ScotlandWon by Main Contract Services£52k
Where to bid
Where commercial kitchen design tenders are run
Atamis1 20%
East Midlands Tenders1 20%
MultiQuote1 20%- eTenderWales1 20%
myTenders1 20%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
3 frameworks for commercial kitchen design work are running. None are open to join now.
International Food Service Equipment Limited won the most commercial kitchen design contracts
Thomas Sinden Limited won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsEducationNHS and healthCentral governmentHousingOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Food Service Equipment Limited North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 3 | £332k | 3 | ||
| 2joint | Airedale Catering Equipment Limited West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1m | 2 | ||
| 2joint | Ian Williams Limited West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £307k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Thomas Sinden Limited London · See every contract | 1 | £1.7m | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Indigo Catering Equipment Limited South East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £1.2m | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Gastronorth North East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £804k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Petric Contracts Limited London · SME · See every contract | 1 | £622k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Compass Group Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 1 | £410k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | GKR Maintenance & Building Co Ltd Wales · See every contract | 1 | £244k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Longley Group London · See every contract | 1 | £219k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 30% of commercial kitchen design contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
7 buyers bought commercial kitchen design more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many commercial kitchen design contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many commercial kitchen design contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsEducationNHS and healthCentral governmentHousingOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartlepool College of Further Education | 2 | £804k |
| 2 | NHS Property Services Limited | 2 | £690k |
| 3 | Housing 21 | 2 | £307k |
| 4 | Ministry of Justice | 2 | £104k |
| 5 | City of London Corporation | 2 | £103k |
| 6 | North East London NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £41k |
| 7 | Equans | 2 | Not published |
| 8 | Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle | 1 | £1.7m |
| 9 | Chichester College Group | 1 | £1.2m |
| 10 | North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | 1 | £1m |
85 commercial kitchen design contracts awarded since 2021
- 92021
- 42022
- 172023
- 222024
- 152025
- 182026 so far
Prices
Half of commercial kitchen design contracts are worth less than £76k
CouncilsEducationNHS and healthCentral governmentHousingOther buyers
The 10 biggest commercial kitchen design contracts
- Lycee Francais Charles de GaulleThomas Sinden Limited · 11 Jun 2025
- Chichester College GroupIndigo Catering Equipment Limited · 30 Jun 2026
- North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire CollegeAiredale Catering Equipment Limited · 31 Mar 2026
- Hartlepool College of Further EducationGastronorth · 4 Jun 2026
- NHS Property Services LimitedPetric Contracts Limited · 20 Dec 2024
- Velindre University NHS TrustCatertech Services Limited · 7 Aug 2026
- Royal ArmouriesCompass Group · 18 Dec 2025
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilInternational Food Service Equipment Limited · 27 Jun 2025
- University of StrathclydeInternational Food Service Equipment Limited · 23 Apr 2026
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough CouncilGKR Maintenance & Building Co Ltd · 31 Jul 2026
Renewing contracts
No commercial kitchen design contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 5 commercial kitchen design contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
Where and when
London awards the most commercial kitchen design contracts. February and June are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0 | 12 | £3m | £64k | – | NHS Property Services Limited, Ministry of Justice and 2 more (2 each) | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 7 | £952k | £214k | – | Equans (2) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | £869k | – | – | Hartlepool College of Further Education (2) | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 3 | £459k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 1 | 3 | £173k | £35k | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | £536k | £196k | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 2 | £1.2m | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 2 | £105k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 1 | £289k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 1 | £1.2m | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £340k a month
of commercial kitchen design contracts awarded.
Typical contract £213k x 1.6 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.5
commercial kitchen design contracts are awarded in a typical month.
37 contracts in the last 2 years. - 3
frameworks and DPSs are running for commercial kitchen design work.
0 open to join now. - 60%
of commercial kitchen design contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 30 award notices.
How many commercial kitchen design tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 175 | 38 |
| Contracts awarded | 78 | 19 |
7 commercial kitchen design contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 1 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 30 buyers awarded commercial kitchen design contracts to 31 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many commercial kitchen design contracts does the UK public sector award?
37 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 30 public buyers.
How long are commercial kitchen design tenders open for?
The median commercial kitchen design tender is open for 23 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector commercial kitchen design contract worth?
The median is £76k, and 73% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector commercial kitchen design contracts?
International Food Service Equipment Limited won the most (3). Thomas Sinden Limited won the most by value (£1.7m).
Which buyers award the most commercial kitchen design contracts?
Councils award 30% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most commercial kitchen design contracts?
London: 12 of 37 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Wales (7) and the North East (3).
Are there frameworks or DPSs for commercial kitchen design work that are open to join?
3 frameworks and DPSs for commercial kitchen design work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
A catering equipment contractor designs, strips out, equips, installs and commissions a whole commercial kitchen, including tabling, servery, canopy and the builder's, gas and electrical work needed to fit it.
- Kitchen layout design with equipment supply and installation
- Strip-out and refit of school, college and hospital kitchens
- Equipping and commissioning a new-build kitchen
- Stainless tabling and fit-out works
- Communal catering kitchens in sheltered and social housing fitted by a catering equipment contractor
- On-board galley refits
What is not included
- Independent kitchen design consultancy without supply (see Catering consultancy and tender support)
- Equipment items bought without a kitchen project (see Commercial catering equipment supply)
- Temporary kitchens during a refit (see Temporary kitchens and mobile catering units)
- Building projects led by a builder that contain a kitchen (see Building renovation)
- Domestic kitchen replacement in housing (see Kitchen and bathroom replacement)
- Standalone kitchen extract and ventilation works (see Air handling units)
- Standalone commercial gas installation and interlocks (see Gas tightness testing)
- Kitchen fire suppression (see Gaseous and kitchen fire suppression)