Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 55000000·Services · division·20 classes with notices
Sub-sectors of hotel, restaurant and retail trade…
20 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 2,631 of 2,749 notices in this division carry a class-level code
| Class | Open now | Notices, 12m | Buyers | Bids / lot | SME wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catering services55520000 | 29 | 1,368 | 4 | 32% | |
Canteen and catering services55500000 | 7 | 293 | 3 | 38% | |
Restaurant and food-serving services55300000 | 3 | 155 | 2 | 65% | |
Hotel accommodation services55110000 | 3 | 78 | 2 | 45% | |
Retail trade services55900000 | 5 | 93 | 1 | — | |
Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation55250000 | 4 | 61 | 2 | — | |
Hotel meeting and conference services55120000 | 2 | 47 | 4 | — | |
Holiday centre and holiday home services55240000 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 69% | |
Beverage-serving services55400000 | 3 | 47 | 2 | — | |
Cafeteria services55330000 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 80% | |
Canteen services55510000 | 2 | 45 | 2 | — | |
Hotel services55100000 | 0 | 40 | 4 | — | |
Meal-serving services55320000 | 2 | 31 | 2 | — | |
Services provided by bed and breakfast establishments55270000 | 4 | 14 | 11 | — | |
Other hotel services55130000 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | |
Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation55200000 | 0 | 19 | 1 | — | |
Camping-site services55220000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | |
Bar management services55410000 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | |
Youth hostel services55210000 | 0 | 5 | — | — | |
Restaurant waiter services55310000 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
Open tenders in hotel, restaurant and retail trade…
51 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
- Education & universities 32% (860 notices)
- Local authorities 23% (634 notices)
- Other public bodies 14% (366 notices)
- Central government 9% (248 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 2% (50 notices)
- Not classified 20% (547 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON LUTON AIRPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED | not classified | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| British Council | Local authorities | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| ACE ADVICE LTD | not classified | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Educo | Other public bodies | 24 | 12 | 1 |
| Forestry Commission | Other public bodies | 22 | 10 | 0 |
| RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | not classified | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| RPJ3 Group | Other public bodies | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council | Local authorities | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| The Royal Parks Ltd | Other public bodies | 17 | 1 | 0 |
1,725 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 2,303 of 2,749 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 | 4 | 37% | 52% | |
| South East England | 4 | 32% | 68% | |
| East of England | 4 | 32% | 41% | |
| West Midlands | 5 | 18% | 61% | |
| South West England | 4 | 36% | 53% | |
| North West England | 3 | 53% | 65% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 37% | 46% | |
| East Midlands | 3 | 30% | 51% | |
| North East England | 3 | 36% | 67% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 57% | 52% | |
| Scotland | 3 | 15% | 85% | |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | — | 82% |
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 86% (2,377 notices)
- Framework 10% (282 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 3% (90 notices)
- Open 41% (1,130 notices)
- Selective 37% (1,025 notices)
- Route not published 17% (460 notices)
- Limited / restricted 5% (132 notices)
- Direct award 0% (2 notices)
- Above threshold 74% (528 notices)
- Below threshold 26% (186 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (1,395) · 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 16% (101)
- 2–3 35% (226)
- 4–6 41% (263)
- 7 or more 8% (50)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 1,947 awards to 901 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 22% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspens Services Ltd | 97 | 12 | 88 |
| Innovate Services Ltd | 50 | 5 | 44 |
| abm Catering Limited | 49 | 3 | 47 |
| CATER LINK LIMITED | 43 | 5 | 34 |
| CATER LINK LIMITED (03732298) | 37 | 3 | 33 |
| Olive Dining Ltd | 36 | 4 | 21 |
| Taylor Shaw | 31 | 2 | 20 |
| MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED | 30 | 5 | 23 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 735 of 2,749 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 55 — 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 55. 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.