Awarded 5 October 2026
SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF MEAT, DAIRY, FROZEN, GROCERY, FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
Broadacres Housing Association · Yorkshire and the Humber
Food wholesale tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
57 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Food wholesale contracts ,
57 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest food wholesale contracts awarded
Awarded 8 July 2026
Award of The Supply of Grocery, Frozen and Chilled Products for Forth Valley College
Forth Valley College
Awarded 1 July 2026
Food and General Provisions
South Tyneside Council · North East
Awarded 29 June 2026
Fresh Food DPS June 2026 - August 2026
NHS Supply Chain
Awarded 8 June 2026
NCC1956 Supply of Ambient, Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Foods to the Community Hubs
Northumberland County Council · North East
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Bidfood won the most food wholesale contracts
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bidfood North East · See every contract | 16 | £22.9m | 14 | ||
| 2 | Brakes East Midlands · See every contract | 15 | £19.9m | 13 | ||
| 3 | Turner Price North East · See every contract | 6 | £14.1m | 6 | ||
| 4 | John Sheppard Butchers Limited SME · See every contract | 3 | £29k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Thomas Ridley Foodservice East of England · See every contract | 2 | £23.4m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | S J B Foods South West · See every contract | 2 | £10.1m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED Northern Ireland · See every contract | 2 | £5m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Harlech Foodservice Limited West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £1.1m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | J R Holland Food Services Ltd North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | £182k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | G.W. Price Limited | 2 | £29k | 1 |
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Who buys
46 buyers awarded food wholesale contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
9 buyers bought food wholesale more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many food wholesale contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many food wholesale contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHS Supply Chain | 3 | £400m |
| 2 | United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 3 | £10.5m |
| 3 | Yeovil College | 2 | £10.1m |
| 4 | NHS Property Services Limited | 2 | £4.3m |
| 5 | Pelican Procurement Services | 2 | £336k |
| 6 | Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £300k |
| 7 | CHS Group | 2 | £240k |
| 8 | Northumberland County Council | 2 | £230k |
| 9 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 2 | £60k |
| 10 | FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED | 1 | £260m |
Prices
Half of food wholesale contracts are worth less than £800k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 94% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITEDDHL · 14 May 2026
- NHS Supply ChainJohn Sheppard Butchers Limited, Clifton Dairies LImited · 10 Nov 2025
- NHS Supply ChainBidfood, G.W. Price Limited, Johal Dairies, John Sheppard Butchers Limited, Ribble Farm Fare Limited · 10 Nov 2025
- Norse GroupThomas Ridley Foodservice · 18 Dec 2024
- Northern Education TrustBidfood, JR Holland · 6 Jan 2026
- Yeovil CollegeS J B Foods · 25 Apr 2025
- Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education TrustTurner Price · 9 Jun 2025
- REAch2 Academy TrustAllmanhall · 21 Oct 2024
- City of Doncaster CouncilBrakes · 11 Mar 2026
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustBidfood · 12 Dec 2024
Where and when
November and April are the busiest months
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| North East | 8 | £25.7m |
| East Midlands | 8 | £12m |
| West Midlands | 6 | £13.3m |
| East of England | 6 | £30m |
| North West | 5 | £5.9m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | £2.7m |
| South East | 4 | £5.4m |
| South West | 4 | £10.2m |
| London | 2 | £261m |
| Scotland | 2 | £1.2m |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | £5.8m |
| Wales | 0 | Not published |
Often bought with food wholesale
Deadlines
Half of food wholesale tenders close within 31 days of being published
Each dot is a food wholesale tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 42% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 31 days
is how long the typical food wholesale tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 26 UK food wholesale tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new food wholesale tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
36 in the last 24 months. - 94%
of the money is in the 10 biggest food wholesale contracts.
Of 55 contracts with a published value. - 30%
of food wholesale contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 40 award notices. - 28%
of food wholesale contracts are awarded in November and April.
16 of 57 contracts.
Questions
How many food wholesale contracts does the UK public sector award?
57 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 46 public buyers.
How long are food wholesale tenders open for?
The median food wholesale tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector food wholesale contract worth?
The median is £800k, and 29% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector food wholesale contracts?
Bidfood won the most (16).
What is included
One distributor supplies the buyer's kitchens and outlets with a broad range of ambient, chilled and frozen food, often with drinks and fresh lines, on scheduled multi-temperature deliveries. It can be one whole-range contract or the broadline lot of a food tender.
- Ambient, chilled and frozen (multi-temperature) food lots
- Grocery, fresh, chilled and frozen food contracts
- Whole-range food and drink supply to a school, college, hospital, care service or site
- Fresh-foods frameworks spanning produce, dairy, bread, meat and fish from one route
- Distribution-only management of the buyer's food supply contracts
What is not included
- Frozen-only or chilled-only lots -> cat.food.frozen-and-chilled-food
- Dry and tinned goods only -> cat.food.ambient-groceries
- Produce-led lots with some dairy or bread -> cat.food.fresh-fruit-and-vegetables
- Haulage of the buyer's own prepared meals -> another industry: transport-logistics
- Estate-wide prison food and provisions supply chain -> cat.inst.prison-food-supply
- Defence food supply chain to military units -> cat.inst.defence-food-supply
- Generic food supply with no range given -> cat.food.food-supply-unspecified