# Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000) covers UK public procurement for Food, beverages, tobacco and related products. Tracked across 1,037 published procedures (235 in the last 12 months) across 430 contracting authorities, with 22 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

- **CPV Code:** `15000000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Division (2-digit sector)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 22

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 235

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 1,037

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 150 (430 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 33 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 1–4) (median of 118 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £255k (median net contract award; interquartile range £80k–£750k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 45 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 52% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 63% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Sub-Sectors (CPV Classes)

32 CPV classs active under this division:

1. [Miscellaneous food products and dried goods (CPV 15890000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-food-products-and-dried-goods-15890000): 26 notices/12m · **5 open** · ~4 bids/lot

2. [Bread products, fresh pastry goods and cakes (CPV 15810000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/bread-products-fresh-pastry-goods-and-cakes-15810000): 18 notices/12m · **1 open** · ~2 bids/lot

3. [Coffee, tea and related products (CPV 15860000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/coffee-tea-and-related-products-15860000): 12 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~6 bids/lot

4. [Miscellaneous food products (CPV 15800000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-food-products-15800000): 12 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~4 bids/lot

5. [Assorted dairy products (CPV 15550000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/assorted-dairy-products-15550000): 10 notices/12m · **3 open** · ~2 bids/lot

6. [Meat (CPV 15110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/meat-15110000): 9 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~4 bids/lot

7. [Non-alcoholic beverages (CPV 15980000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/non-alcoholic-beverages-15980000): 8 notices/12m · **4 open** · ~4 bids/lot

8. [Animal products, meat and meat products (CPV 15100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/animal-products-meat-and-meat-products-15100000): 6 notices/12m · **1 open** · ~3 bids/lot

9. [Milk and cream (CPV 15510000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/milk-and-cream-15510000): 5 notices/12m · ~3 bids/lot

10. [Cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery (CPV 15840000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cocoa-chocolate-and-sugar-confectionery-15840000): 5 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~5 bids/lot

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (soonest deadline first):

1. [Nutritional Products Framework](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nutritional-products-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-077bb6): £9,261,120 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

2. [Invitation To Tender for The Supply & Distribution of Hot Pasta & Sauce Bar Concept](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-supply-distribution-of-hot-pasta-sauce-bar-concept-ocds-h6vhtk-07865f): £5,500,000 · Deadline: 9 Nov 2026 · The Bolton Impact Trust

3. [Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-foods-and-beverages-ambient-chilled-and-frozen-ocds-h6vhtk-06bb82): £20,000,000 · Deadline: 12 Nov 2026 · Norse Commercial Services Ltd

4. [Danes Educational Trust](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/danes-educational-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-07833d): £7,900,000 · Deadline: 19 Nov 2026 · Danes Educational Trust

5. [Catering Tender - Blue Coat CofE Academy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-tender-blue-coat-cofe-academy-ocds-h6vhtk-0790a2): £1,750,000 · Deadline: 20 Nov 2026 · GB-COH-08137486

6. [Ice Cream Products and Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ice-cream-products-and-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-078ff9): £3,700,000 · Deadline: 25 Nov 2026 · GB-PPON-PHYY-7342-PRHH

7. [Effect of probiotics on Campylobacter colonisation within the broiler gut](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/effect-of-probiotics-on-campylobacter-colonisation-within-the-broiler-gut-ocds-h6vhtk-06d290): £500,000 · Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 · The Food Standards Agency

8. [Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery _ Luton](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cutenhoe-hill-primary-school-nursery-luton-ocds-h6vhtk-078a2c): £478,800 · Deadline: 4 Dec 2026 · Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Food, beverages, tobacco and related products work:

1. [Leeds City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leeds-city-council-ons-e08000035): 24 notices (4 in last 12m)

2. [Procurement and Logistics Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/procurement-and-logistics-service-GB-FTS-4533): 19 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [Education Authority NI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-ni-GB-FTS-1727): 17 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-common-services-agency-more-commonly-known-as-nhs-nation-GB-FTS-322): 16 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032): 15 notices (7 in last 12m)

6. [Corporate Officer of the House of Commons](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/corporate-officer-of-the-house-of-commons-GB-PPON-PQCD-6982-LPZW): 15 notices (3 in last 12m)

7. [Shropshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/shropshire-council-ons-e06000051): 15 notices (2 in last 12m)

8. [Kirklees Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kirklees-council-ons-e08000034): 13 notices (1 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 121 notices (15%)

2. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 121 notices (15%)

3. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 114 notices (14%)

4. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 96 notices (12%)

5. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 96 notices (12%)

6. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 95 notices (12%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products:

1. [Bidfood](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bidfood-coh-00549410): 22 procedures (29 awards) across 21 contracting authorities

2. [BFS GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bfs-group-limited-coh-00239718): 21 procedures (29 awards) across 21 contracting authorities

3. [Henderson Foodservice Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/henderson-foodservice-limited-coh-ni006894): 17 procedures (60 awards) across 7 contracting authorities

4. [Brake Bros Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/brake-bros-ltd-coh-02035315): 14 procedures (27 awards) across 10 contracting authorities

5. [TIFFIN SANDWICHES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tiffin-sandwiches-limited-coh-04010883): 14 procedures (23 awards) across 14 contracting authorities

6. [CASTELL HOWELL FOODS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/castell-howell-foods-limited-coh-02269053): 12 procedures (40 awards) across 10 contracting authorities

7. [Harlech Foodservice Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/harlech-foodservice-limited-coh-01413059): 11 procedures (22 awards) across 10 contracting authorities

8. [Turner Price Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/turner-price-limited-coh-02732141): 9 procedures (15 awards) across 7 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Food, beverages, tobacco and related products intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt
