Catering tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 53 open catering tenders from public buyers in the UK. The soonest closes on 30 October 2026. 43 are open tenders you can bid for directly and 10 are frameworks or DPSs to join. Buyers include Hampshire County Council, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST. Most are in London and the East Midlands.
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- Christmas Light Trail for Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire County Council, the South East, £15,000,000, closes 30 October 2026
Hampshire County Council wants a company to design, build, and run an illuminated Christmas light trail through Sir Harold Hillier Gardens for 6 weeks each winter. The successful bidder will operate t - AA-101-26 Vending Beverage and Snack Products and Services, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Scotland, closes 2 November 2026
NHS Ayrshire & Arran is looking for a supplier to provide and manage vending machines that dispense beverages and snacks across their facilities. The supplier will need to stock, maintain, and service - School Catering Services Framework Agreement, MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST, Yorkshire and the Humber, £21,000,000, closes 3 November 2026
A school catering services framework agreement for North and West Yorkshire. Educational establishments (schools, academies, trusts) can use this agreement to buy meal preparation and catering service - Catering Provision Review, NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM, London, £20,000, closes 4 November 2026
The National Army Museum wants to hire a specialist catering advisor to review and improve their onsite catering services. The aim is to develop their catering offer in a way that supports commercial - Bedfont Primary School Catering Tender, Bedfont Primary School (RM&C), London, £1, closes 4 November 2026
Bedfont Primary School (a 507-pupil school near Heathrow Airport) is looking for a catering company to run their school meals service from 1st May 2027. They want a supplier to provide food preparatio - Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust Catering Tender, Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust (RM&C), Yorkshire and the Humber, £1, closes 5 November 2026
Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust in Hull is looking for a catering company to provide meals and catering services across all 10 of their schools: 7 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. The contr - The Mead Educational Trust Catering Contract, THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST, the East Midlands, £19,800,000, closes 6 November 2026
The Mead Educational Trust needs one catering company to manage and run food services across 16 schools in the Leicester area. This is a contract to provide catering staff, food provision, kitchen man - T26/27-034 Mobile Vendors to trade in various Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council sites, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Northern Ireland, closes 6 November 2026
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council is looking for mobile food or beverage vendors to operate ice cream vans, coffee carts, or similar mobile outlets at 9 different parks and playing fields across th - Park High School Catering Tender, Park High School (RM&C), London, £1, closes 6 November 2026
Park High School in Stanmore is looking for a catering contractor to run its school meals service from 1st April 2027. This is a straightforward catering contract for a secondary school. - Invitation To Tender for The Supply & Distribution of Hot Pasta & Sauce Bar Concept, The Bolton Impact Trust, £5,500,000, closes 9 November 2026
The Bolton Impact Trust is setting up a framework agreement to supply and distribute hot pasta and sauce bar meal concepts to public sector organisations across the UK, including schools, hospitals, l - Barnet Schools Cluster - Catering Tender apr27, Educo, London, £2,900,000, closes 11 November 2026
Four primary schools in Barnet are looking for a catering company to provide pupil lunches during school term time. This is stage 1 of a two-stage tender process, so you are expressing interest first; - Islip Manor High School Catering Tender, Islip Manor High School, London, £1, closes 11 November 2026
Islip Manor High School, a secondary school in Northolt with about 1,200 pupils, is looking for a catering company to run their school meals service. The contract starts on 1st September 2027 in their - Search Education Trust - Catering Tender, Educo, London, £2,336,000, closes 12 November 2026
Search Education Trust is looking for a catering contractor to run food services at two schools in North London: Heartlands High School and The Grove School. The contract is worth around £2.3 million - Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen, Norse Commercial Services Limited, the East of England, £20,000,000, closes 12 November 2026
Norse Commercial Services is buying food and beverages (ambient, chilled, and frozen) to supply their catering operations across three regions in England. This covers schools, workplaces, hospitals, a - C473282 - South Mimms Canteen Refurbishment, MHRA, the East of England, £235,000, closes 13 November 2026
The MHRA is refurbishing its staff canteen, kitchen and servery at South Mimms. They need a contractor to supply, install and commission all works to create a modern, functional catering space, includ - T26-125CRO Informal Catering for Mayoral Events, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Northern Ireland, £36,000, closes 13 November 2026
Derry City and Strabane District Council needs a catering company to provide food and drinks for mayoral events held at the Guildhall and Harbour House in Derry. The council wants to appoint one desig - Paradigm Trust Catering Contract, PARADIGM TRUST, the East of England, £7,500,000, closes 13 November 2026
Paradigm Trust wants one catering company to provide meals across all of its schools: six primary schools, one secondary school, and a new primary school opening in September 2028. The contract will c - Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust - Catering Tender, Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust, the East Midlands, £13,000,000, closes 13 November 2026
Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust (14 schools across Warwickshire and Northamptonshire educating over 9,000 children) wants one catering company to provide all meal services: breakfast, morning break, - Catering Services, CONNECT ACADEMY TRUST, the South West, £850,000, closes 16 November 2026
CONNECT Academy Trust is looking for a catering company to run meal services across nine schools in Devon (Plymouth, Torquay, Newton Abbot). The contract is worth £850,000 and starts April 2027. You w - CA18527 - Danes Educational Trust, Danes Educational Trust, the East of England, £7,900,000, closes 19 November 2026
Danes Educational Trust (a group of 13 schools) is looking for a catering company to provide all food services across their primary and secondary schools. The contract is worth approximately £7.9 mill - Danes Educational Trust , Danes Educational Trust , £7,900,000, closes 19 November 2026
Danes Educational Trust is seeking a catering company to provide meals and dining services across 13 schools (6 primary, 7 secondary). The successful bidder will manage food production, menus, allerge - North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Holiday Activities & Food Programme, North Northamptonshire Council, the East Midlands, £4,400,000, closes 19 November 2026
North Northamptonshire Council wants to appoint one provider to organise and run holiday activities and meals for eligible children and their families during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school ho - Wilson's School - Catering Tender, Wilson's School, London, £2,676,855, closes 20 November 2026
Wilson's School is looking for a catering company to run their school meals service for 1,328 pupils and 120 staff. The contract runs for three years from September 2027, with a possible two-year exte - Catering Tender - Blue Coat CofE Academy, BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY (WALSALL) TRUST, the West Midlands, £1,750,000, closes 20 November 2026
Blue Coat CofE Academy in Walsall wants to appoint one catering company to provide food services for its pupils. The contract is estimated at £1,750,000, and the notice does not say how long it will r - West Northamptonshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Coordination and Delivery Service 2027, West Northamptonshire Council, the East Midlands, £4,379,672, closes 23 November 2026
West Northamptonshire Council wants to appoint one organisation to run the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme across the area from 1 March 2027. HAF provides free holiday activities and healt - Ice Cream Concession, Towneley Park, Burnley Borough Council, the North West, £320,000, closes 23 November 2026
Burnley Borough Council is looking for a business to run the ice cream concession in Towneley Park, selling ice cream, sweets and cold drinks from mobile vans. The contract runs for five years, from 1 - Catering Tender - Haringey Schools Apr27, Educo, London, £2,177,685, closes 25 November 2026
Three London primary schools are looking for a catering company to provide school lunches during term time. This is a single contract covering three schools: Devonshire Hill, Lea Valley, and Tetherdow - Ice Cream Products and Equipment, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, the South West, £3,700,000, closes 25 November 2026
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council wants a supplier to provide ice cream products and equipment for its seafront kiosks and shops, plus Upton Country Park, Queens Park Café, King's Park Leisu - BaDC-1727 Retford Buttermarket Food Hall Operator Opportunity, Bassetlaw District Council, the East Midlands, £18,000,000, closes 27 November 2026
Bassetlaw District Council wants to find an experienced operator to run an indoor street food market (food hall) in the ground floor of Retford Town Hall. The operator will manage vendors, handle all - Newham Cluster - Catering Tender Apr27, Educo, London, £11,557,000, closes 27 November 2026
Educo, a buying body acting for seven primary schools in the London Borough of Newham, wants a contract caterer to provide school lunches during term time. Each school will choose its own supplier fro - Mulberry Schools Trust - Catering Services, Mulberry Schools Trust, the South East, £8,040,809, closes 27 November 2026
Mulberry Schools Trust wants a catering company to run the food services for six of its schools in Bexhill, Hastings and St Leonards, covering the three secondaries and three primaries. The contract i - Birmingham Women's and Children's Catering Outsourcing, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, the West Midlands, £15,000,000, closes 27 November 2026
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust wants to appoint a long-term catering company to run food and drink services across Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospita - Procurement Coffee and Vending Equipment, Consumables, Maintenance Services and a Replenishing Service for Coffee and Vending machines, Velindre University NHS Trust, Wales, £1, closes 27 November 2026
Velindre University NHS Trust wants a company to run the coffee and vending service at the New Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff. The winner would supply, install and maintain coffee and vending machi - Supply of Food Service- (Multiple Lots), Anchor Hanover Group, the North East, £88,375,000, closes 27 November 2026
Anchor Hanover Group is seeking food suppliers to deliver fresh produce, frozen goods, and commercial catering supplies to care homes and independent living facilities across mainland England. They ar - National Framework Agreement for Total Food Management, COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, the North West, £45,000,000, closes 30 November 2026
The NHS Countess of Chester Hospital Trust is setting up a national framework, a pre-approved list of suppliers that other public sector bodies can buy from. It covers the whole food operation for hos - Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery _ Luton, Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery , the East of England, £478,800, closes 4 December 2026
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School in Luton is looking for a catering company to provide and manage school meals for their pupils. The contract is for 3 years with a possible 2-year extension, worth around - St Francis of Assisi Catholic College ~ Catering Tender, St Francis of Assisi Catholic College, the West Midlands, £564,000, closes 11 December 2026
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College needs a catering contractor to provide all food services, hospitality, and meals for their 1,170 students (aged 11-18) and staff. This is a full catering operatio - Waverley Education Foundation and Al-Furqan Primary School ~ Catering Tender, Waverley Education Foundation, the West Midlands, £3,540,000, closes 11 December 2026
Two schools (Waverley Education Foundation and Al-Furqan Primary School) need a catering contractor to provide all meal services, hospitality, and free meals for approximately 2,700 pupils combined. T - Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School ~ Catering tender, Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, the South East, £967,540, closes 18 December 2026
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School in Reading is looking for a catering contractor to run their school meals service for 3 years (with an option to extend for 2 more years) starting April 2027. Th - Invitation to Tender for the Management of the Catering Services (Framework Agreement) at Blackdown Education Partnership, BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP, the South West, £7,211,170, closes 5 January 2027
Blackdown Education Partnership, a group of 13 schools in Devon and Somerset, wants to appoint a catering provider to run school meals across six secondary schools, three of which also deliver meals t - Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence ~ Catering Tender, Cleeve School & Sixth Form Centre of Excellence, the South West, £1,560,000, closes 8 January 2027
Cleeve School is looking for a catering company to run all food services across their main kitchen, two satellite kitchens, and dining areas for 1,894 pupils and 210 staff. The contract runs for three - All Saints’ Academy ~ Catering Tender, All Saints’ Academy, the South West, £1,815,000, closes 15 January 2027
All Saints' Academy in Cheltenham is looking for a catering company to run all food services for the school (roughly 1,100+ students and staff). The contract runs three years from August 2027, with a - Pontarddulais Comprehensive School ~ Catering Tender, Pontarddulais Comprehensive School, Wales, £1,800,000, closes 5 February 2027
Pontarddulais Comprehensive School in Swansea is hiring a catering supplier to feed approximately 850 pupils and staff. The contract is worth around £300,000 per year for an initial three-year term st - Wellacre Academy ~ Catering Tender, Wellacre Academy, the North West, £1,241,255, closes 5 February 2027
Wellacre Academy is looking for a catering company to provide all meal services for the school. The contract is worth £248,247 per year and runs for 3 years with two optional 1-year extensions. - Dartford Science and Technology College ~ Catering Tender, Dartford Science and Technology College, the South East, £1,373,260, closes 5 February 2027
Dartford Science and Technology College is looking for a catering contractor to run all food services (breakfast, lunch, and hospitality) for approximately 860 students and 100 staff for three years f - Catering Tender - Murray Park Community School, Murray Park Community School, the East Midlands, £2,500,000, closes 12 February 2027
Murray Park Community School wants a catering company to run its school meals service, with a total estimated value of £2,500,000. The school is choosing suppliers through a multi-stage process that s - Dane Royd and Mackie Hill Infant and Junior Schools ~ Catering Tender, Dane Royd and Mackie Hill Infant and Junior Schools, Yorkshire and the Humber, £645,000, closes 19 March 2027
Two independent schools (Dane Royd and Mackie Hill) are looking for one catering contractor to provide school meals for approximately 532 pupils combined. The contract is worth around £129,000 per yea - WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System for Ice Cream Concessions at Warwickshire County Council's Country Parks, Warwickshire County Council, the West Midlands, closes 19 February 2028
Warwickshire County Council is extending their existing system (called a Dynamic Purchasing System) for ice cream concession operators at their country parks. If approved, you'd be added to their appr - YPO - 000985 YPO New Food Deal, YPO, Yorkshire and the Humber, £350,000,000, closes 27 October 2028
YPO is recruiting food suppliers to deliver groceries and catering products to public sector organizations (schools, hospitals, prisons, care homes, and charities). If you're selected, you'll supply d - Facilities Management and Workplace Services DPS, The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service, £750,000,000, closes 23 February 2029
The UK government is setting up a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for facilities management and workplace services across public sector organisations. This is an open framework where government bodies - YPO - 000879 FM Services - Building in Use Support Services, YPO, Yorkshire and the Humber, £500,000,000, closes 23 February 2029
YPO is setting up an open list of approved suppliers for buildings that need support services like cleaning, security, catering, and waste management. This is a long-term arrangement (until February 2 - Canteen and Catering Services, Procurement Assist Limited c/o Integrated Facilities Management Bolton Ltd (iFM Bolton), £100,000,000, closes 31 May 2029
Procurement Assist is looking for catering and canteen service providers to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) that will run until May 2029. This is a framework agreement that allows NHS Trusts, l - Food to Go DPS, NHS Supply Chain, London, £78,831,476, closes 20 September 2030
The NHS wants to set up a long-term supplier agreement (lasting at least 7 years) to buy pre-made food products for hospitals and NHS cafés, things like sandwiches, salads, pies, cakes, drinks, and ic
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