Canteen services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 55510000·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
55510000 Canteen services34 notices · 67%55512000 Canteen management services18 notices · 35%- Catering services 449 · 12m
- Canteen and catering services 116 · 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
- All of Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services →
Open tenders in canteen services
2 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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
- Local authorities 29% (14 notices)
- Central government 18% (9 notices)
- Education & universities 18% (9 notices)
- Other public bodies 14% (7 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 8% (4 notices)
- Not classified 12% (6 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED KITE LEARNING TRUST | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED | Charities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derby College Group | Education & universities | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gloucestershire County Council | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| London Legacy Development Corporation | Other public bodies | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys | Police, fire & emergency | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| VIVID Housing Ltd | Other public bodies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bellenden Primary School | Education & universities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Birmingham City Council | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cardiff Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
45 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 35 of 51 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 | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — |
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 78% (40 notices)
- Framework 16% (8 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 6% (3 notices)
- Open 49% (25 notices)
- Route not published 31% (16 notices)
- Selective 18% (9 notices)
- Limited / restricted 2% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 60% (9 notices)
- Below threshold 40% (6 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (20) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 18 awards to 17 suppliers
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PANTRY (UK) LIMITED | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Aramark Limited | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Atalian Servest Integrated Solutions Ltd | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BAXTERSTOREY LIMITED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Celtic Catering Partnership | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Compass Contract Services UK Ltd. trading as ESS | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FUEL FOR LEARNING | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Haven Systems Limited | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 17 of 51 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 5551. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 10 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 5551. 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.