Food, beverages, tobacco and related products: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 15000000·Supplies · division·45 classes with notices
Sub-sectors of food, beverages, tobacco and related…
45 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 964 of 1,249 notices in this division carry a class-level code
Open tenders in food, beverages, tobacco and related…
24 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
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 33% (403 notices)
- Education & universities 17% (213 notices)
- Central government 16% (197 notices)
- Other public bodies 8% (103 notices)
- NHS & health 6% (69 notices)
- Not classified 20% (243 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds City Council | Local authorities | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) | Central government | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| Procurement and Logistics Service | not classified | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Education Authority NI | Education & universities | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") | NHS & health | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | Other public bodies | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| Shropshire Council | Local authorities | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| the Education Authority | Central government | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| NHS Supply Chain | NHS & health | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| North Ayrshire Council | Local authorities | 13 | 3 | 0 |
539 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 975 of 1,249 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 63% | 83% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 44% | 63% | |
| Greater London | 3 | 49% | 61% | |
| South East England | 3 | 42% | 74% | |
| South West England | 4 | 32% | 58% | |
| West Midlands | 3 | 33% | 62% | |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 42% | 71% | |
| North West England | 3 | 51% | 75% | |
| East of England | 3 | 38% | 83% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 2 | — | 78% | |
| East Midlands | 3 | 50% | 71% | |
| North East England | 4 | 50% | 57% |
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 74% (926 notices)
- Framework 24% (303 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 2% (20 notices)
- Open 67% (835 notices)
- Route not published 17% (218 notices)
- Selective 10% (123 notices)
- Limited / restricted 6% (72 notices)
- Direct award 0% (1 notices)
- Above threshold 77% (213 notices)
- Below threshold 23% (65 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (491) · 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 20% (74)
- 2–3 40% (146)
- 4–6 31% (114)
- 7 or more 9% (33)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 1,995 awards to 804 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 12% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED | 58 | 24 | 8 |
| Castell Howell Foods Ltd | 39 | 1 | 8 |
| Grahams The Family Dairy Ltd | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| THE BRUNCH BOX SANDWICH CO LTD | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| Bidfood | 26 | 1 | 18 |
| Ralph Livesey Limited | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| DUNSTERS FARM LIMITED | 23 | 2 | 4 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 395 of 1,249 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 15 — on the procedure or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 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 15. 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.