# Restaurant and food-serving services (CPV 55300000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/restaurant-and-food-serving-services-55300000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Restaurant and food-serving services (CPV 55300000) covers UK public procurement for Restaurant and food-serving services. Tracked across 68 published procedures (15 in the last 12 months) across 40 contracting authorities, with 4 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Restaurant and food-serving services

- **CPV Code:** `55300000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (CPV 55000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 4

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 15

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 68

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 15 (40 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 39 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/restaurant-and-food-serving-services-55300000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/restaurant-and-food-serving-services-55300000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 2–3) (median of 5 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £96k (median net contract award; interquartile range £50k–£250k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 37 days (median)

- **Local Win Rate:** 70% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

1. [Catering services (CPV 55520000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/catering-services-55520000): 362 notices/12m

2. [Canteen and catering services (CPV 55500000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/canteen-and-catering-services-55500000): 51 notices/12m

3. [Hotel meeting and conference services (CPV 55120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-meeting-and-conference-services-55120000): 41 notices/12m

4. [Hotel accommodation services (CPV 55110000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-accommodation-services-55110000): 30 notices/12m

5. [Holiday centre and holiday home services (CPV 55240000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/holiday-centre-and-holiday-home-services-55240000): 25 notices/12m

6. [Hotel services (CPV 55100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-services-55100000): 16 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Restaurant and food-serving services work:

1. [Forestry England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-england-gov-ea55): 9 notices (0 in last 12m)

2. [LONDON LUTON AIRPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-luton-airport-operations-limited-coh-03491213): 9 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [Forestry Commission](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forestry-commission-gov-d85): 5 notices (1 in last 12m)

4. [NI Assembly](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ni-assembly-GB-FTS-17): 5 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [Belfast City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-city-council-ons-n09000003): 3 notices (0 in last 12m)

6. [The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-mayor-s-office-for-policing-and-crime-GB-PPON-PHDV-6374-MVWD): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

7. [University of Cumbria](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-cumbria-urn-135398): 2 notices (0 in last 12m)

8. [Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/antrim-and-newtownabbey-borough-council-ons-n09000001): 1 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 17 notices (29%)

2. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 13 notices (22%)

3. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 12 notices (21%)

4. [Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland): 8 notices (14%)

5. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 8 notices (14%)

6. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 6 notices (10%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Restaurant and food-serving services:

1. [VERTAS GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vertas-group-limited-coh-07728211): 2 procedures (3 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

2. [Pret A Manger](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pret-a-manger-coh-11391321): 1 procedures (2 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

3. [ARAMARK IRELAND HOLDINGS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aramark-ireland-holdings-ltd-GB-FTS-139301): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

4. [Bakers Grocery](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bakers-grocery-GB-FTS-158162): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

5. [Bristol Ice Cream Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bristol-ice-cream-ltd-coh-11234482): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

6. [FOSTERS EVENT CATERING LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fosters-event-catering-ltd-coh-15371007): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [Family Action](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/family-action-coh-01068186): 1 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [Fosters Rooms Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fosters-rooms-ltd-GB-FTS-1182): 1 procedures across 1 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 Restaurant and food-serving services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/restaurant-and-food-serving-services-55300000)

## 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/restaurant-and-food-serving-services-55300000

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