Catering & hospitality tenders in the UK

CPV category: Hotel, restaurant & retail services (55*)

We track 173 awarded hotel, restaurant & retail services contracts (CPV 55*) in the UK. 24 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £900k, and half of awards fall between £110k and £2.9m (168 awards with a value). 40 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months24

Open tenders20

Median award£900k

Contracts tracked173

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 24)

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent supplier(s)	Value	Ends	Region
Bulloughs Hostel Cleaning Contact Contracts Finder · CPV 55200000	North Yorkshire Council	Bulloughs Cleaning Services LTD	£41k	27 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Yorkshire and the Humber
Venue Conference Hire Services call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 55120000	Valuation Office Agency	CALDER CONFERENCES (EM) LIMITED	£652k	28 Feb 2027 re-tender may already be under way	London
BTH25-008 Digital Bedside Menu call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 55520000	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Synbiotix Solutions Limited	£171k	30 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Yorkshire and the Humber
Zenith Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender Contracts Finder · CPV 55524000	Zenith Multi Academy Trust	Innovate Services Ltd	£1.5m	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	East of England
C468835 - Multi-Retailer E-Voucher Provision call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 55900000	Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	EVOUCHERS LTD	£44k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Yorkshire and the Humber
Training and accommodation venue. Find a Tender · CPV 55100000	Greater Manchester Combined Authority	VUR Village Trading Limited	£40k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Commercial laundry services Find a Tender · CPV 55000000	Wilton Park	HORSHAM & DISTRICT LAUNDRY LTD.	£25k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	South East
CSP27898 - Conference Find a Tender · CPV 55120000	UK Research & Innovation	THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON	£19k	14 Apr 2027 re-tender likely from ~14 Oct 2026	UK-wide
C2C Public Inquiry Venue & Accommodation Booking call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 55120000	Cambridgeshire County Council	CALDER CONFERENCES ACCOMMODATION LTD	£105k	30 Apr 2027 re-tender likely from ~30 Oct 2026	East of England
Aston University Science Conference Find a Tender · CPV 55120000	Aston University	COCKPIT HOTEL (LONDON) LIMITED	£149k	13 May 2027 re-tender likely from ~13 Nov 2026	London

See all 24 in the renewal radar

Open tenders (10 of 20)

Opportunity	Buyer	Value	Deadline	Region
Navan Centre and Fort Seeks Catering Provider to Enhance Visitor Experience Expression of Interest Find a Tender · CPV 55500000	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council	value not published	7 Oct 2026, 12:00	Northern Ireland
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme Framework Find a Tender · CPV 55243000	London Borough of Hounslow	£807k	7 Oct 2026, 23:59	London
T26/27-013 DIIB Catering and Bar Operator Find a Tender · CPV 55520000	Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council	£420k	9 Oct 2026, 12:00	Northern Ireland
Romero Catholic Trust Catering Framework Find a Tender · CPV 55524000	Romero Catholic Trust	£13.0m	12 Oct 2026, 12:00	North West
Exam venues centres on the Isle of Man Find a Tender · CPV 55120000	British Council	£51k	12 Oct 2026, 16:00	London
Event Services Framework at the National Portrait Gallery Find a Tender · CPV 55520000	National Portrait Gallery	£7.6m	15 Oct 2026, 12:00	London
Outsourced Catering Tender - Ivy Education Trust Find a Tender · CPV 55524000	Ivy Education Trust	£5.0m	16 Oct 2026, 11:00	South West
Ice Cream and Catering Vending Concessions for London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Find a Tender · CPV 55520000	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	£240k	21 Oct 2026, 12:00	London
DMAT - Catering Tender Find a Tender · CPV 55524000	Educo	£2.8m	21 Oct 2026, 12:00	South East
Beach Green Kiosk Concession SME-suitable Contracts Finder · CPV 55300000	Lancing Parish Council	£200k	23 Oct 2026, 17:00	South East

All open tenders in this category

Expiring by quarter

Q1 2027 (7)Q2 2027 (3)Q3 2027 (10)Q4 2027 (2)Q1 2028 (2)Q2 2028 (3)

By region

Region	Contracts	Ending in window
London	41	3
South East	20	2
East of England	18	4
North West	16	4
South West	13	2
Yorkshire and the Humber	11	5
Scotland	9	0
West Midlands	8	0
East Midlands	6	2
Wales	5	0
North East	3	0
Northern Ireland	2	0

Top buyers

Buyer	Contracts	Value
Educo	8	£8.4m
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	5	£1.2m
UK Research & Innovation	5	£583k
SRUC	5	£563k
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO	3	£600.0m
Cambrian Learning Trust	3	£16.7m
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	3	£3.2m
Greater Manchester Combined Authority	3	£92k
FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED	2	£260.9m
Mossbourne Federation	2	£21.3m

Most frequent incumbents

Supplier	Contracts	Value
Cater Link Limited	5	£92.3m
Baxterstorey	5	£563k
Aspens Services Ltd	4	£106.7m
Olive Dining Ltd	4	£10.0m
Innovate Services Ltd	4	£7.3m
Nourish	4	£4.0m
NORSE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED (09094748)	3	£600.0m
ARAMARK DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED (10633160)	3	£600.0m
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED (02114954)	3	£600.0m
ELIOR UK PLC (01106729)	3	£600.0m

Sub-categories

Canteen and catering services (195)Hotel services (50)Restaurant and food-serving services (19)Camping sites and other non-hotel accommodation (18)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.