# Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (CPV 55000000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices. > **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (CPV 55000000) covers UK public procurement for Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services. Tracked across 2,558 published procedures (623 in the last 12 months) across 1,574 contracting authorities, with 56 live opportunities open for bidding right now. ## Key Sector Information - **Sector:** Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - **CPV Code:** `55000000` - **Classification Level:** CPV Division (2-digit sector) - **Live Open Tenders:** 56 - **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 623 - **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 2,558 - **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 422 (1,574 lifetime) - **Typical Tender Window:** 34 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline) - **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000 - **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000/feed.xml ## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks - **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (middle half 2–5) (median of 397 procedures, 36 months, contracts) - **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £519k (median net contract award; interquartile range £51k–£2.3m) - **Deadline to Award Decision:** 66 days (median) - **SME Win Rate:** 29% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises - **Local Win Rate:** 53% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region ## Sub-Sectors (CPV Classes) 19 CPV classs active under this division: 1. [Catering services (CPV 55520000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/catering-services-55520000): 364 notices/12m · **36 open** · ~4 bids/lot 2. [Canteen and catering services (CPV 55500000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/canteen-and-catering-services-55500000): 51 notices/12m · **8 open** · ~3 bids/lot 3. [Hotel meeting and conference services (CPV 55120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-meeting-and-conference-services-55120000): 41 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~8 bids/lot 4. [Hotel accommodation services (CPV 55110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-accommodation-services-55110000): 30 notices/12m · **4 open** · ~6 bids/lot 5. [Holiday centre and holiday home services (CPV 55240000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/holiday-centre-and-holiday-home-services-55240000): 25 notices/12m · **1 open** · ~8 bids/lot 6. [Hotel services (CPV 55100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-services-55100000): 16 notices/12m · **1 open** · ~2 bids/lot 7. [Retail trade services (CPV 55900000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/retail-trade-services-55900000): 15 notices/12m · **2 open** · ~1 bids/lot 8. [Restaurant and food-serving services (CPV 55300000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/restaurant-and-food-serving-services-55300000): 15 notices/12m · **4 open** · ~3 bids/lot 9. [Cafeteria services (CPV 55330000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cafeteria-services-55330000): 9 notices/12m · **1 open** · ~2 bids/lot 10. [Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation (CPV 55250000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/letting-services-of-short-stay-furnished-accommodation-55250000): 8 notices/12m · **6 open** · ~8 bids/lot ## Live Open Tender Opportunities Currently open for bidding in Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (soonest deadline first): 1. [School Catering Services Framework Agreement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-catering-services-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-0779be): £21,000,000 · Deadline: 3 Nov 2026 · MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST 2. [Catering Provision Review](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-provision-review-ocds-h6vhtk-07888b): £20,000 · Deadline: 4 Nov 2026 · NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM 3. [Bedfont Primary School Catering Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bedfont-primary-school-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-077738): £1 · Deadline: 4 Nov 2026 · Bedfont Primary School 4. [Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust Catering Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/thrive-co-operative-learning-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-07866c): £1 · Deadline: 5 Nov 2026 · Thrive Co-operative Learning Trust (RM&C) 5. [T26/27-034 Mobile Vendors to trade in various Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council sites](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t26-27-034-mobile-vendors-to-trade-in-various-lisburn-and-castlereagh-city-council-sites-ocds-h6vhtk-078945): £0 · Deadline: 6 Nov 2026 · Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council 6. [The Mead Educational Trust Catering Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mead-educational-trust-catering-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-0788e5): £19,800,000 · Deadline: 6 Nov 2026 · THE MEAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST 7. [Park High School Catering Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/park-high-school-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-077c37): £1 · Deadline: 6 Nov 2026 · Park high School 8. [Provision of Temporary Emergency Accommodation (East Lothian Council)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-temporary-emergency-accommodation-east-lothian-council-ocds-h6vhtk-077baa): Value not disclosed · Deadline: 9 Nov 2026 · East Lothian Council ## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector Top public sector buyers procuring Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services work: 1. [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315): 40 notices (21 in last 12m) 2. [LONDON LUTON AIRPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-luton-airport-operations-limited-coh-03491213): 34 notices (0 in last 12m) 3. [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313): 33 notices (14 in last 12m) 4. [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221): 30 notices (15 in last 12m) 5. [Educo](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/educo-GB-PPON-PPVP-3991-WRNY): 28 notices (12 in last 12m) · **4 open** 6. [ACE Advice Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ace-advice-limited-GB-COH-12873828): 28 notices (0 in last 12m) 7. [Forestry Commission](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-commission-gov-d85): 22 notices (6 in last 12m) 8. [RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/red-box-consultancy-services-limited-coh-05126781): 21 notices (0 in last 12m) ## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions) Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region: 1. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 492 notices (23%) 2. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 398 notices (18%) 3. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 335 notices (16%) 4. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 302 notices (14%) 5. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 275 notices (13%) 6. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 231 notices (11%) ## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services: 1. [Aspens Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aspens-services-limited-coh-06561073): 96 procedures (104 awards) across 93 contracting authorities 2. [abm catering limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/abm-catering-limited-coh-04168334): 54 procedures (56 awards) across 53 contracting authorities 3. [Cater Link Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298): 51 procedures (60 awards) across 51 contracting authorities 4. [Innovate Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/innovate-services-coh-06420662): 49 procedures (57 awards) across 48 contracting authorities 5. [Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/compass-contract-services-u-k-limited-trading-as-ess-governm-coh-02114954): 45 procedures (57 awards) across 43 contracting authorities 6. [Olive Dining](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/olive-dining-coh-08093774): 38 procedures (62 awards) across 28 contracting authorities 7. [Aramark Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aramark-ltd-coh-00983951): 30 procedures across 30 contracting authorities 8. [Caterlink](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-coh-04688681): 29 procedures (32 awards) across 27 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 Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000) ## 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/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000 - **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt