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SectorUpdated 26 Aug 2026

Catering tenders & contracts

Live UK public sector opportunities in catering & hospitality, collected daily from Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales.

38
open for bids now
505
awarded, 12 months
£6.7bn
recorded value, 12m
807
ending within 12 months
1,364
buyers, 5 years

The UK public sector published 3,413 recorded catering & hospitality awards over the last five years, worth a recorded £19bn across 1,364 public buyers. 38 opportunities are open for bids today, and 15% of the last year's awards ran through a framework or DPS. 807 recorded contracts in this market end within the next 12 months.Recorded by BidSkim from published notices. Recorded means published, every figure is a floor. Updated 26 Aug 2026.

Open opportunities

largest of 38 open now
Supply of Food Service- Frozen, Ambient, Chilled and Fresh
FTSAnchor Hanover GroupCloses 27 Nov 2026
£88.4m
Tapestry Learning Partnership - Catering Services Tender
FTSTapestry Learning PartnershipCloses 11 Sept 2026
£6.8m
Severn Academies Educational Trust ~ Catering Tender
FTSSevern Academies Educational TrustCloses 16 Oct 2026
£5.8m
Generations Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender
FTSGenerations Multi Academy TrustCloses 25 Sept 2026
£5.3m
St John the Baptist Catholic MAT ~ Catering Tender
FTSSt John the Baptist Catholic MATCloses 28 Aug 2026
£5.0m
The FitzWimarc School - Catering Tender
FTSThe FitzWimarc SchoolCloses 4 Sept 2026
£3.4m
Greenhouse Gas Calculator system
FTSTUCO LtdCloses 29 Feb 2028
£2.7m
Penrose Learning Trust - Catering Services Tender
FTSPenrose Learning TrustCloses 28 Aug 2026
£2.6m
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Frameworks & DPS in this market

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Who wins this work

top suppliers by recorded wins · 5 years
2Caterlink156 wins
£586m
£149m
£259m
5Bidfood105 wins
£2.3bn
6Aramark64 wins
£160m
£124m
8Brakes52 wins
£64.4m
9Olive Dining48 wins
£118m
£11.6m

Who buys it

top buyers by recorded awarded value · 5 years
£2.7bn
4Home Office11 awards
£1.1bn
£443m
£390m
£364m
£171m
£140m
£138m
£128m

Awards by year

recorded awards per year
2020202120222023202420252026*2028*
Recorded awards*current year part-year

Recent awards

latest recorded awards, 12 months
RBGKEW1455 - Catering Services - Kew Gardens
FTSRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewAwarded 25 Aug 2026
£26.8m
RBGKEW1530 - Catering Services Wakehurst
FTSRoyal Botanic GardensAwarded 25 Aug 2026
£4.8m
RBGKEW1455 - Catering Services - Kew Gardens
FTSRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewAwarded 25 Aug 2026
£26.8m
RBGKEW1530 - Catering Services Wakehurst
FTSRoyal Botanic GardensAwarded 25 Aug 2026
£4.8m
Supply of Dried Foods & Tinned Goods
FTSFalmouth Exeter PlusAwarded 24 Aug 2026
£900k
DFE - NWRC - Supply and Delivery of Chilled Display Units and Associated Soft Drink Beverages
FTSNorth West Regional CollegeAwarded 21 Aug 2026
£420k
Holiday Playworks for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
FTSNeath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilAwarded 19 Aug 2026
£104k
Specialist Decant Accommodation Provider
FTSPlaces for People Group LimitedAwarded 18 Aug 2026
£13.5m
Supply of Baked & Frozen Products (Pasties, Savouries etc.)
FTSFalmouth Exeter PlusAwarded 18 Aug 2026
AT1467 Holiday Activity Food Programme for Children
FTSLuton CouncilAwarded 14 Aug 2026
£5.0m
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Catering & Hospitality procurement, answered

computed from published notices

How many catering & hospitality contracts are open right now?

38 catering & hospitality opportunities are open for bids across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales as of 26 Aug 2026. New notices arrive daily; a free scan matches them against your business.

Who buys catering & hospitality services in the UK public sector?

1,364 public buyers awarded recorded catering & hospitality contracts in the last five years. The largest by recorded value are Nottinghamshire County Council, Ministry of Justice, London Borough of Hounslow.

Which catering & hospitality frameworks and DPS are open in the UK?

12 framework and DPS routes are currently advertised for catering & hospitality work, including YPO - 000985 YPO New Food Deal and Term Extension of the National Highway's Social Enterprise Dynamic Purchasing System. BidSkim badges framework and DPS routes in your matched feed and flags the ones you can still join.

How many catering & hospitality contracts are coming up for renewal?

807 recorded contracts in this market carry an end date within the next 12 months, worth a combined £1.1bn where a value was published. Renewal timing signals, incumbents and predicted return windows are part of BidSkim Predict.

Market snapshot

26 Aug 2026
Recorded awards, 5 years
3,413
Recorded value, 5 years
£19bn
Buyers active, 5 years
1,364
Ending within 12 months
807
Via framework or DPS, 12m
15%

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About this data. Built from published notices on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, classified by CPV code and entity-resolved by BidSkim. Framework and DPS establishment notices are listed separately, excluded from open-opportunity counts, and value totals exclude framework ceilings and implausible outliers. Last updated 26 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Catering tenders & contracts: 38 open now, 807 ending within 12 months · BidSkim