Canteen and catering services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 55500000·Services · class·in Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
55500000 Canteen and catering services404 notices · 100%- Catering services 449 · 12m
- Restaurant and food-serving services 57 · 12m
- Hotel accommodation services 42 · 12m
- Retail trade services 39 · 12m
- Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation 26 · 12m
- Hotel meeting and conference services 25 · 12m
- Holiday centre and holiday home services 25 · 12m
- Beverage-serving services 24 · 12m
- Cafeteria services 23 · 12m
- Canteen services 16 · 12m
- All of Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services →
Open tenders in canteen and catering services
7 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catering Services | West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner | 22 Sept 2026 | 4d | £425,000 |
| EPOS system for Carmarthenshire County Council's leisure service | Carmarthenshire County Council | 30 Sept 2026 | 12d | £75,000 |
| Catering Services for Four Extra Care Schemes | VIVID Housing Ltd | 5 Oct 2026 | 17d | £4,500,000 |
| Dynamic Purchasing System for Soft FM Services | RED KITE LEARNING TRUST | 18 May 2027 | 242d | £75,000,000 |
| Term Extension of the National Highways Social Enterprise Dynamic Purchasing System (SEDPS) | National Highways Limited | 14 Aug 2028 | 696d | £65,000,000 |
| Facilities Management and Workplace Services DPS | The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service | 23 Feb 2029 | 889d | £750,000,000 |
| Facilities Management | SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM | not published | — | — |
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Education & universities 22% (88 notices)
- Local authorities 21% (83 notices)
- Central government 19% (74 notices)
- Other public bodies 9% (34 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 7% (27 notices)
- Not classified 22% (88 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sustainable Catering Consultancy | not classified | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Procurement for Schools Ltd | Education & universities | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NI Assembly | not classified | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiff Council | Local authorities | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| ESPO | not classified | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| National Highways Limited | Central government | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service | Central government | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | Local authorities | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Financial Conduct Authority | Other public bodies | 3 | 1 | 0 |
293 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 291 of 404 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London | 3 | — | 42% | |
| East of England | — | — | 64% | |
| South East England | 2 | — | 73% | |
| South West England | 3 | — | 83% | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 89% (360 notices)
- Framework 7% (29 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 4% (15 notices)
- Open 44% (177 notices)
- Route not published 25% (100 notices)
- Limited / restricted 16% (65 notices)
- Selective 15% (61 notices)
- Direct award 0% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 61% (55 notices)
- Below threshold 39% (35 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (217) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 13% (8)
- 2–3 56% (35)
- 4–6 29% (18)
- 7 or more 3% (2)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 227 awards to 139 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 26% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAXTERSTOREY LIMITED | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| Aspens Services Ltd | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Aramark Limited | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Lunchtime Company Limited | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Caterplus Services Limited | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| ISS MEDICLEAN LIMITED | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Skanska Construction UK Limited | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Compass Contract Services Ltd | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 110 of 404 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 5550. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 5550. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.