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Catering tenders from UK public buyers
Catering tenders open now: 189. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 744 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to Caterlink on 21 Jul 2026.
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Which catering tenders are open now?
189 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
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.
- Provision of Hot Drinks and Vending ServicesGovia Thameslink Railway Limited · Published 26 Mar 2026GTR is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide vending machine services for its employees. The scope of services will include the provision, installation, and maintenance of vending machines offering a selection of hot and cold beverages, as well as snacks, at designated depot and office locations£1,825,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · planned
- 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
- AA-101-26 Vending Beverage and Snack Products and ServicesNHS Ayrshire & Arran · Published 30 Sep 2026Vending Beverage and Snack Products and ServicesValue not stated in sourceCloses Mon 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- School Catering Services Framework AgreementMOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST · Published 24 Sep 2026Catering Services Framework Agreement open to all schools, academies, trusts and other educational establishments in North and West Yorkshire. Initial Call-Off Bodies for are ten primaries detailed in the ITT and associated documents.£21,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Tue 3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Catering Provision ReviewNATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM · Published 15 Oct 2026The Museum wishes to review its current onsite catering offer and is seeking to appoint a specialist catering advisor to help deliver the Museum's wider vision for supporting commercial development and improving the visitor experience.£20,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 4 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- High Quality Cafe Furniture Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri · Published 12 Oct 2026High quality contemporary external cafe furniture comprising chairs and matching tables, suitable for installation within a publicly accessible outdoor space and intended to remain outdoors throughout the year. See documents for details.£12,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- High Quality Cafe Furniture Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri · Published 12 Oct 2026High quality contemporary external cafe furniture comprising chairs and matching tables, suitable for installation within a publicly accessible outdoor space and intended to remain outdoors throughout the year. See documents for details.£12,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- High Quality Cafe Furniture Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri · Published 15 Oct 2026High quality contemporary external cafe furniture comprising chairs and matching tables, suitable for installation within a publicly accessible outdoor space and intended to remain outdoors throughout the year. See documents for details.£12,500Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Barnet Schools Cluster - Catering Tender apr27Educo · Published 14 Oct 2026Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management are completing a two-stage competitive tendering procedure through the mytenders portal for the catering services to provide pupil meals on behalf of four Primary Schools in the London Borough of Barnet. This is stage 1 of the process to seek potential inter£2,900,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- CA18337 - Request for Engagement (RFE) - Catering & Kitchen Equipment QuotationsBedford College · Any region · Published 11 Aug 2026Bedford College is seeking indicative quotations from suppliers for catering and kitchen equipment for the Bedford College Hub. Suppliers are invited to provide pricing, lead times, warranty information and product specifications To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppl£8,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Open
- Search Education Trust - Catering TenderEduco · Published 15 Oct 2026Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management have been commissioned to complete a single stage tender for the catering services at Heartlands High School N22 7ST and The Grove School N17 6AR in the London Borough of Haringey, both Schools are part of the Search Education Trust. Educo requires any Contr£2,336,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Thu 12 Nov 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
- Catering ServicesCONNECT ACADEMY TRUST · Published 14 Oct 2026The Trust invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified catering providers for the provision of school catering services across nine schools within the Trust (based in Plymouth, Torquay and Newton Abbott). Current value of contract is £850,000. The contract will include: • Daily pupil me£850,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Catering Tender - Haringey Schools Apr27Educo · Published 15 Oct 2026Educo Consultancy & Facilities Management are completing a single stage competitive tendering procedure for the catering services on behalf of Devonshire Hill Nursery and Primary School; Lea Valley Primary School and Tetherdown Primary School located in the London Borough of Haringey. Educo and the£2,177,685Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 25 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Birmingham Women's and Children's Catering OutsourcingBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Published 20 Oct 2026BWC is seeking a catering partner to help deliver outstanding experiences for patients, families, visitors and staff across Birmingham Children's Hospital (BCH) and Birmingham Women's Hospital (BWH). The Authority is looking for a long-term partner that shares its commitment to improving health outc£15,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Supply of Food Service- (Multiple Lots)Anchor Hanover Group · Published 18 Aug 2026nchor intends to appoint one bidder per lot, as detailed below, suppliers can bid for more than one lot. The successful bidders will be responsible for delivering the following: Lot 1- Fresh Supply of Dairy, Bakery, Fruit, Vegetables, Meat, Fish (Frozen) Lot 2- Frozen Ambient and Chilled Supply o£88,375,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 27 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic College ~ Catering TenderSt Francis of Assisi Catholic College · Published 8 Jul 2026The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for St Francis of Assis Catholic College. The contract covers the scope for the provision of all College catering services, which also includes all hospitality and free issue requirements. St Francis of Assisi Catholic TechnologyValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 11 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Waverley Education Foundation and Al-Furqan Primary School ~ Catering TenderWaverley Education Foundation · Published 16 Jul 2026The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Waverley Education Foundation and Al-Furqan Primary School. Waverley School is larger than the average-sized school. It is an all through school for pupils aged 4-19 currently there are circa 1,800 pupils on role and within WaValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 11 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School ~ Catering tenderBlessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School · Published 6 Aug 2026Blessed Hugh Faringdon is a Catholic state secondary school in Reading in Berkshire, England. The school has approximately 1050 pupils on roll and around 125 teaching and non-teaching staff. The contract being tendered is for three plus two years in duration from April 2027 Whilst the School priorValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 18 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Catering Services and Associated GoodsPERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST · Published 8 Oct 2026Reference: ACPHCS0001 Description: Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust intends to procure a contract for the provision of catering services and associated goods across schools within the Trust. The procurement is intended to support the continued delivery of high-quality, safe, nutritious and value-for-m£5,500,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence ~ Catering TenderCleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence · Published 1 Jun 2026The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence. Cleeve School offers consistently outstanding teaching and an innovative and highly personalised curriculum, where literacy and numeracy skills are secured as firm bedrocks. WeValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 8 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- All Saints’ Academy ~ Catering TenderAll Saints' Academy · Published 27 Jul 2026The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for All Saints’ Academy. Our Academy has excellent, modern facilities and a staff team who aim to provide a caring and enriching learning environment for all our students where their needs and personal growth are given utmost prioValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 15 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Pontarddulais Comprehensive School ~ Catering TenderPontarddulais Comprehensive School · Published 10 Sep 2026The successful Supplier will be required to provide catering services for Pontarddulais Comprehensive School, located in Swansea, Wales. The annual contract value is approximately £300,000 and the initial contract term will be three years, commencing 1 September 2027 and concluding 31 August 2030.Value not stated in sourceCloses Fri 5 Feb 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Dartford Science and Technology College ~ Catering TenderDartford Science and Technology College · Published 17 Sep 2026DSTC is a nurturing, engaging local authority maintained 11-18 school where students achieve well and flourish. DSTC is unique in Dartford as the only non-selective school for girls.In addition we have a coeducational Post 16. We pride ourselves on the excellent relationships between staff, studentsValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 5 Feb 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Wellacre Academy ~ Catering TenderWellacre Academy · Published 15 Oct 2026The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering Services for Wellacre Academy. Contract Value: £248,247 2025/26 excluding VAT Contract Length: Three {3} 1+1 years Principal: Mrs J Sharrock I am very proud to lead a school where caring and committed staff ensure that students are happy,Value not stated in sourceCloses Fri 5 Feb 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Catering Tender - Murray Park Community SchoolMurray Park Community School · Published 20 Oct 2026Interested suppliers will be evaluated against specific objectives detailed in the tender documents. Selection Stage, shortlist Tender stage, shortlist presentation, and reference checking 4. The evaluation of the shortlisting process will be based on the information submitted by the bidding compani£2,500,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 12 Feb 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Dane Royd and Mackie Hill Infant and Junior Schools ~ Catering TenderDane Royd and Mackie Hill Infant and Junior Schools · Published 12 Oct 2026The successful Supplier will be required to provide Catering services for Dare Royd and Mackie Hill Junior and Infant Schools. The expected annual value is £129,000 with a contract length of 3 years plus optional 2 x 1-year extensions. Dane Royd and Mackie Hill are independent schools who work togetValue not stated in sourceCloses Fri 19 Mar 2027, 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
- TRN-24-002 Transport of School Mealsthe Education Authority · Published 8 Jul 2024TRN-24-002 Transport of School Meals£21,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Fri 7 Jul 2028
- Vending Machine Services, and Vending Machine Concepts and Innovation DPS (2025 - 2029)Tuco Ltd · Published 21 Feb 2025Suppliers are invited to submit a tender for the supply, delivery, installation, service and maintenance of vending machines, vending products, consumables and associated products including a fully managed vending service and self-fill machine options. Although this is a National agreement for Vend£24,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Tue 19 Dec 2028, 15:00 GMT
Showing 30 of 189. Search every open notice for “Catering”.
Which buyers publish the most catering notices?
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with 16 notices of 744 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 744 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many catering notices are published each month?
About 62 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was May 2026, with 110.
14Oct
36Nov
33Dec
50Jan
44Feb
53Mar
53Apr
110May
77Jun
82Jul
60Aug
81Sep
51Oct
26 of the 200 catering notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (13%). 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 | 355 |
| Tender | 196 |
| Contract | 95 |
| Planning | 86 |
| Tender cancellation | 10 |
| Pre-procurement | 2 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 14 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 26 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 38 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 44 |
| £2 million or more | 78 |
Who has won catering contracts recently?
ASPENS-SERVICES LIMITED won 4 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
The newest award
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
| Supplier | Award notices won |
|---|---|
| ASPENS-SERVICES LIMITED | 4 |
| Culinera Limited | 3 |
| Accent Catering | 2 |
| Aspens Services Ltd | 2 |
| Caterlink | 2 |
| Caterlink Ltd | 2 |
| EDWARDS & WARD LIMITED | 2 |
| Innovate Services Ltd | 2 |
What counts as catering tenders here?
Catering for a buyer's staff, pupils, patients or visitors, including school meals, cafés and vending. Food bought as goods without a catering service is supply, and a café run for the operator's own income is a concession.
Classified
The notice’s recorded classification (proposed by a model, each label checked by Jev) accepted this catalogue subject: catering services. Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so none appear here yet.
Matched by text
The title contains one of: catering, school meals, vending, café, food service…, hospitality services. 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.
Read the buyer’s own notice before you spend a day on any of these.
Track catering tenders in one workspace
189 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office published 16 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 744 in the last 12 months.ASPENS-SERVICES LIMITED won 4 awards
The most of any supplier in the 200 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 62 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 744 in the 12-month window.
Questions about this page
Short answers, with the figures read for this page.
How many catering tenders are open now?
189 notices with a stated deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, all matched by text. The list is read again every day.
Where are these notices published?
On Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, the UK government's two public notice services. Each notice on this site links to its official record there; read that record and its documents before deciding to bid.
How does a notice get into this hub?
By its title, buyer or stated region matching the hub's rule. Classified notices will be added here when they are published to public pages; a text match is never presented as a classification.
Are EU, Scottish and Welsh portals included?
No. Only Find a Tender and Contracts Finder are read. EU (TED) notices are never added to these UK counts, and notices that appear only on Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales or eTendersNI are not here.
Where else should you look?
Hubs that share buyers or suppliers with this one, and the full tender index.
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- 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.
- Live notices published more than 12 months ago are included only when they state a future deadline.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- Winners are read from the newest 200 of 450 award and contract notices in the window.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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