Catering & food tenders in the UK

01What buyers ask for

From the 16 live catering & food tenders in the UK we have read so far.

Minimum turnover

Rarely stated in the notice

Contract length

Typically 3 years

Suitable for SMEs

13 of 16 flagged by the buyer

Frameworks & DPS

1 of 16

02Live catering & food tenders in the UK

• T26/27-013 DIIB Catering and Bar OperatorLisburn and Castlereagh City councilNorthern IrelandNot statedCloses 5 days
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• Nutritional Products FrameworkBelfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT)Northern Ireland£93k–9.3mCloses 14 daysFramework
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• AA-101-26 Vending Beverage and Snack Products and ServicesNHS Ayrshire & ArranScotlandNot statedCloses 19 days
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• Invitation To Tender for The Supply & Distribution of Hot Pasta & Sauce Bar ConceptThe Bolton Impact TrustNorth West£5.5mCloses 26 daysSME
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• Barnet Schools Cluster - Catering Tender apr27EducoLondon£400k–2.9mCloses 28 daysSME
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• Search Education Trust - Catering TenderEducoLondon£2.3mCloses 29 daysSME
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• Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and FrozenNorse Commercial Services LimitedEast of England +2Not statedCloses 29 daysSME
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• Catering ServicesCONNECT ACADEMY TRUSTSouth West£850kCloses 33 daysSME
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• CA18527 - Danes Educational TrustDanes Educational TrustUK-wide£7.9mCloses 36 daysSME
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• Danes Educational TrustDanes Educational TrustEast of England£7.9mCloses 36 daysSME
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• Catering Tender - Haringey Schools Apr27EducoLondon£616k–2.2mCloses 42 daysSME
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• Dane Royd and Mackie Hill Infant and Junior Schools ~ Catering TenderDane Royd and Mackie Hill Infant and Junior SchoolsYorkshire and the HumberNot statedCloses 156 daysSME
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03Who is buying

• Educo 3 live tenders
• Danes Educational Trust 2 live tenders
• Lisburn and Castlereagh City council 1 live tender
• Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) 1 live tender
• NHS Ayrshire & Arran 1 live tender

04Expert notes: Cleaning & facilities

Cleaning and facilities contracts are often won on price per square metre and quality checks. Buyers commonly ask for public liability insurance of £5m or more, COSHH procedures and, increasingly, social value commitments such as paying the Real Living Wage.

From the tenderITT tender experts. New to tendering? Read our Invitation to Tender guide and SQ vs ITT.

05Catering & food tenders by region