Food and catering supplies contracts expiring in the UK: 134 worth £949m
Every food and catering supplies contract held by a UK public body that has a published end date. The re-tender window is computed from the end date and the buyer's own lead times, so you can approach them while the incumbent still holds it.
Expiring next
- For the provision of Food suppliesROTHERHAM DONCASTER AND SOUTH HUMBER NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTEnds 31 Dec 2026, £20k
What this market looks like
134 food and catering supplies contracts across the UK carry a published end date, worth £949m between them. They are held across 64 buyers, and the typical one is worth £160k.
43 of them expire within twelve months, and 8 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 32% of this market back in play inside a year.
175 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 8% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
17 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are Cheshire East Council (27), Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (8), Wilton Park (6).
The contracts here are most often held by BFS GROUP LIMITED (7), BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood (5), HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED (4).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwiches and Associated Products (2026 - 2030) North West England | THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | £96m incl. VAT | 30 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| CAT-21-004 Ambient, Fresh and Chilled Groceries (including Chilled Chips) UK | the Education Authority | £36m | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| EE-0021 BPET Catering London | BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST | £4.5m | 31 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Food & Drink Concepts North West England | THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | £40m | 23 Aug 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products North West England | THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | £45m | 02 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| FWK4000 - Provision of Meat, Poultry, Game and Associated Products London | Corporate Officer of the House of Commons | £3.7m | 31 Jan 2028 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 1 - Fresh Dairy & Bakery London | SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | £131m | 19 Jan 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 4 - Food To Go - Patient Feeding Solutions London | SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | £118m | 19 Jan 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 5 - Food To Go - Retail Concepts London | SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | £92m | 19 Jan 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 3 - Fresh Produce London | SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | £92m | 19 Jan 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 2 - Fresh Meat, Poultry, Fish & Meat-Free Alternatives London | SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | £88m | 19 Jan 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Milk, Dairy, Bread & Baked Goods North West England | THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | £20m | 21 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Fresh Butchered Meat and Poultry and Associated Products (2026 - 2030) North West England | THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | £32m | 12 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| e-ITT for the provision of Ice Cream Concession for Calshot South East England | New Forest District Council | £150k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| CAT-21-011 Fresh Muffins and Associated Items UK | the Education Authority | £2.1m | 30 Jun 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Supply of Butchery / meat products for St Helens College North West England | St Helens College | £12m | 24 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Saltwell Park and Angel of the North Mobile Ice Cream Concessions North East England | Gateshead Borough Council | £366k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Park Ice Cream Tender North West England | St Helens Council | £122k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Crisis and Resilience Food Bank Provision North East England | Durham County Council | £300k | 30 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Provision of Outsourced Catering North East England | BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST | £12m | 31 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Crisis and Resilience Food Bank Provision North East England | Durham County Council | £168k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Improving Local Authority Delivery of Animal Feed and Food Hygiene at the Level of Primary Production Official Controls in 2026-27 Yorkshire and the Humber | Food Standards Agency | £162k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Waiver - Confectionary North West England | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £995k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| XVIVO - Hope Liver Perfusion Sets London | KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP | £413k | 30 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Bread and morning goods Yorkshire and the Humber | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | £5.1m | 18 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| The Provision of BATUK Drinking Water South East England | Ministry of Defence | £58m | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Sandwiches and Associated Products Northern Ireland | The Education Authority NI | £8.4m | 30 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of food and drink to Union Terrace, Howe Hill, Peaseholme Centre Yorkshire and the Humber | City of York Council | £176k | 04 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Automatic Voter Registration: EMS changes IDOX Wales | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | £797k | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Holiday Activity and Food Programme Management West Midlands | Birmingham City Council | £3.3m | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| FWK4001 - Provision of Fresh Fish & Seafood London | Corporate Officer of the House of Lords | £1.9m | 15 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| GSST-GOSH Dairy Tender London | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | £2.2m | 30 Nov 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of dairy, bread, fruit and vegetables and associated products South West England | SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £1.1m | 04 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Fresh Fruit, Vegetables and Related Products Northern Ireland | The Education Authority NI | £17m | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Ambient, Chilled, Frozen London | THE COLLEGIATE TRUST TRADING LIMITED | £1.6m incl. VAT | 18 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply & Recycling of Rapeseed Oil South East England | Isle of Wight | £73k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Funds for meals East of England | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £80k | 18 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Liver Perfusion Yorkshire and the Humber | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £109k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of various foods - Waiver North West England | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £58k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Waiver - Greenhalgh Bakery North West England | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £50k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
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