THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED
Find a Tender identifier: GB-COH-06124779 · Manchester, UKD33, GB
Procurement processes8
Open opportunities0
Awarded procurements5
Signed contracts4
Avg. awarded suppliers19.4
Avg. reported bids124
Highest reported bids124
Bid-count coverage1 of 8
Value and contract picture
Published value (GBP)£257,000,000
Average published value (GBP)£36,714,286
Signed contract value (GBP)£780,000,000
GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.
Procurement methods
Top categories
Not published in the retained notices.
Most competitive procurements
Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.
| Procurement | Bids reported | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 124 | £45,000,000 | complete |
Most frequent awarded suppliers
| Supplier | Procurements won | Published award value (GBP) |
|---|---|---|
| Sysco GB Limited | 4 | £585,000,000 |
| HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED | 3 | £225,000,000 |
| TURNER & PRICE LIMITED | 3 | £135,000,000 |
| DUNSTERS FARM LIMITED | 2 | £315,000,000 |
| ARTHUR DAVID (FOOD WITH SERVICE) LIMITED | 2 | £180,000,000 |
| MULTIHOPE LIMITED | 2 | £90,000,000 |
| MCLAYS LIMITED | 2 | £45,000,000 |
| Tamar Fresh Ltd | 2 | £45,000,000 |
| KENT FROZEN FOODS LIMITED | 2 | Value not published |
| TAMAR FRESH LIMITED | 2 | Value not published |
Recent and open procurements
| Procurement | Status | Deadline | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk, Dairy, Bread & Baked Goods | complete | 6 Mar 2026 | £20,000,000 |
| Sandwiches and Associated Products (2026 - 2030) | complete | 18 Mar 2026 | £80,000,000 |
| Fresh Butchered Meat and Poultry and Associated Products (2026 - 2030) | complete | 23 Mar 2026 | £32,000,000 |
| Food & Drink Concepts | complete | 5 Jun 2026 | £40,000,000 |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | complete | 10 Jun 2026 | £45,000,000 |
| Light and Heavy Catering Equipment and Associated Services | planned | Not published | Value not published |
| Convenience Retail | planned | Not published | £40,000,000 |
| GFC27 Supply & Distribution of Grocery, Frozen, Chilled & Catering Supplies | planned | Not published | £0 |
How to read these figures
Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.