Meal-serving services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 55320000·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
55320000 Meal-serving services29 notices · 78%55321000 Meal-preparation services8 notices · 22%55322000 Meal-cooking services7 notices · 19%- 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 meal-serving 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 |
| Social Care Agency Workers Flexible Framework Agreement | Scotland Excel | 20 Oct 2026 | 32d | £100,000,000 |
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 38% (14 notices)
- NHS & health 14% (5 notices)
- Central government 14% (5 notices)
- Education & universities 8% (3 notices)
- Other public bodies 3% (1 notices)
- Not classified 24% (9 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The City of Edinburgh Council | Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland Excel | not classified | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brampton Manor Trust | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ESPO | not classified | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Portsmouth City Council | Local authorities | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| VIVID Housing Ltd | Other public bodies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashford & St Peters NHS Foundation Trust C/O Pelican Procurement Services | NHS & health | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Atomic Weapons Establishment | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bolton at Home | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| British Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
31 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 32 of 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| 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% (29 notices)
- Framework 22% (8 notices)
- Open 51% (19 notices)
- Route not published 24% (9 notices)
- Selective 16% (6 notices)
- Limited / restricted 8% (3 notices)
- Above threshold 70% (7 notices)
- Below threshold 30% (3 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (15) · 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 · 21 awards to 14 suppliers
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 14 of 37 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 5532. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 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 5532. 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.