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# Cater Link Limited · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Cater Link Limited is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 70 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Cater Link Limited
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `03732298`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-102183` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 70
- **Primary Sector:** [Catering services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/catering-services-55520000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Contested Win Rate:** 29% (4 lots won, 10 lost, 0 pending decision)
- **Total Bid Activity:** 18 lots bid across 10 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 4 panel appointments across 4 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 10 distinct contracting authorities (6 contested without win)

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** at published budget estimate (median of 33 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £204m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £1.8m


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands), [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east), [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london), [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ormiston-academies-trust-oat-coh-06982127):** 1 procedures (7 awards)
2. **[Hampshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hampshire-county-council-ons-e10000014):** 1 procedures (5 awards)
3. **[THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-co-operative-academies-trust-coh-07747126):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[ACER TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/acer-trust-coh-09591931):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[Services for Schools Ltd (S4S)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/services-for-schools-ltd-s4s-GB-FTS-28504):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Meridian Trust Offices](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/meridian-trust-offices-GB-FTS-94686):** £29m · [Meridian Academies Trust ~ Catering Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/meridian-academies-trust-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-040a87)
2. **[The Harrow Schools Consortium](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-harrow-schools-consortium-GB-FTS-87751):** £25m · [The Harrow Schools Consortium ~ Catering Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-harrow-schools-consortium-catering-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-03e3c3)
3. **[London Borough of Camden](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-camden-ons-e09000007):** £20m · [School Meals Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-meals-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0483ca)
4. **[UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/unity-schools-partnership-coh-07400386):** £16m · [Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/unity-schools-partnership-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0323cb)
5. **[THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-co-operative-academies-trust-coh-07747126):** £14m · [PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering Lot 1 Greater Manchester](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10173-co-op-academies-trust-catering-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfce) · Awarded: 15 May 2026

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 8

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete Cater Link Limited public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt