Hotels, catering and retail contracts expiring in East of England: 12 worth £24m
Public sector hotels, catering and retail contracts held by buyers in East of England that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- Emergency hotel and nightly-paid temporary accommodation for homeless applicantsNorth Hertfordshire District CouncilEnds 23 Feb 2027, £599k
- Emergency hotel and nightly-paid temporary accommodation for homeless applicants IINorth Hertfordshire District CouncilEnds 23 Feb 2027, £599k
What this market looks like
12 hotels, catering and retail contracts in East of England carry a published end date, worth £24m between them. They are held across 10 buyers, and the typical one is worth £758k.
4 of them expire within twelve months, and 2 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 33% of this market back in play inside a year.
28 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 17% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
2 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 Babergh District Council (2), North Hertfordshire District Council (2), Bedford Borough Council (1).
The contracts here are most often held by CAMERON VENTURES GROUP LIMITED (2), Autism Bedfordshire (2), Alexandra Guest House (Primrose Estates) (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary Accommodation Services East of England | Babergh District Council | £769k | 02 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Temporary Accommodation Services East of England | Babergh District Council | £758k | 02 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Emergency hotel and nightly-paid temporary accommodation for homeless applicants II East of England | North Hertfordshire District Council | £599k | 23 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Emergency hotel and nightly-paid temporary accommodation for homeless applicants East of England | North Hertfordshire District Council | £599k | 23 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2026 East of England | Bedford Borough Council | £2.4m incl. VAT | 30 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026-2028 East of England | Essex County Council | £15m incl. VAT | 31 Jan 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Short Breaks – Leisure Activities (Community Based Provision) East of England | Central Bedfordshire Council | £615k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| CAFÉ Provision at Wigmore Valley Park East of England | Luton Council | £300k | 13 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Catering Services for St Margarets CEVA Primary School and St Johns CEVA Primary School East of England | st margaret's CEVA Primary school | £1.5m | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Kingfisher Schools Trust ~ Catering Tender East of England | Kingfisher Schools Trust | £1.1m incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Mobile Foodhub East of England | South Cambridgeshire District Council | £50k | 22 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| ENHT - Vending Machine & Smart Dispensing East of England | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | £37k | 31 Jan 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
Hotels, catering and retail in other regions
Other sectors in East of England
Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.