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Council catering tenders from UK public buyers
Council catering tenders open now: 3. In the 12 months to 23 October 2026, UK public buyers published 134 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to Caterlink on 21 Jul 2026.
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Which council catering tenders are open now?
3 notices with a deadline still ahead on 23 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Council catering tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- T26/27-013 DIIB Catering and Bar OperatorLisburn and Castlereagh City council · Published 19 Oct 2026Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council’s seeks to appoint an operator or operators to service the Council’s catering and bar service needs at the new Ice Bowl in Dundonald. This Request for Proposals invites those interested commercial operators to submit Proposals in respect of the Opportunity. ThisValue not stated in sourceCloses Mon 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- T26-125CRO Informal Catering for Mayoral EventsDerry City and Strabane District Council · Published 15 Oct 2026Derry City and Strabane District Council seeks tenders for the provision of Informal Catering for Mayoral Events. The Office of the Mayor is very busy and as part of the weekly diary, the Mayor will host a series of meetings, and events; for which catering is required. Most of these events will be hValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- RES/SFM: DPS for the provision of Catering SuppliesBristol City Council · Published 27 Apr 2023Bristol City Council, wish to set up a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Catering Supplies.Value not stated in sourceCloses Mon 31 May 2027, 12:00 BST
Which buyers publish the most catering for council buyers notices?
Durham County Council, with 6 notices of 134 in the 12 months to 23 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 134 notices in the window, read 23 October 2026.
How many catering for council buyers notices are published each month?
About 11 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was May 2026, with 20.
14 of the 45 catering for council buyers notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (31%). 0 of the open notices listed above are in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 64 |
| Tender | 33 |
| Planning | 23 |
| Contract | 12 |
| Tender cancellation | 2 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 1 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 14 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 14 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 6 |
| £2 million or more | 10 |
Who has won catering for council buyers contracts recently?
LYRECO UK LIMITED won 3 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 21 Jul 2026, London Borough of Merton recorded an award to Caterlink for “School Meals Catering Service”, at a recorded value of £30,000,000.
Read the award notice. Legacy award record; supplier allocation and signed-contract status unverified
What counts as council catering tenders here?
Catering tenders published by council buyers: the same title rule as the UK-wide catering hub, kept to notices whose buyer the council tenders hub recognises by name. Notices from other buyers with the same subject are on the catering hub; the council hub lists every subject.
Classified
This hub is chosen by buyer or place, which the catalogue does not describe, so it uses no classification.
Matched by text
The buyer's name contains one of: catering, school meals, vending, café, food service…, hospitality services, council, combined authority, borough of, city of [a-z]+ council. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
Open the official notice
Every notice above links to its page here and to its record on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The documents there are the tender; this page is not.Check the dates
Note the deadline and any clarification or expression-of-interest date. Forecast and planning notices have no bid deadline yet.Check the route to market
A framework or dynamic purchasing system call-off needs a place on that agreement first; an open procedure does not.Look at who won before
The winners above show who has delivered this kind of contract recently and for which buyers.
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3 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Durham County Council published 6 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 134 in the last 12 months.LYRECO UK LIMITED won 3 awards
The most of any supplier in the 76 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 11 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 134 in the 12-month window.
Questions about this page
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Where else should you look?
Hubs that share buyers or suppliers with this one, and the full tender index.
Sources and method
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- 23 October 2026, regenerated daily
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- 23 October 2025 to 23 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
- Not used for this hub
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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