Hotel, catering and retail services tenders in United Kingdom
Buyers in United Kingdom published 230 calls for tender and 208 contract award notices in CPV division 55 (Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services) in the last 12 months; 543 notices since 2024-01, 0 calls open today. Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Monthly volume
Notices per month by publication date, 2024-11 to 2026-10; solid bars: calls for tender, light bars: awards.
Recent calls for tender
| Published | Call for tender | Buyer | Deadline | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | HBC JB Provision of Food Safety Inspection Services (ESPH771) | Hastings Borough Council | 2026-05-11 | €64,462 |
| 2026-04-02 | Provision of Food Inspection Services | Isle of Wight Council | 2026-05-12 | €59,687 |
| 2026-04-02 | Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme – Barnsley’s Healthy Holidays | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | 2026-05-08 | €9.7M |
| 2026-04-01 | Temporary / Emergency Accommodation | Durham County Council | 2026-04-21 | €9.0M |
| 2026-03-30 | South West Essex Community Education Trust ~ Catering Tender | South West Essex Community Education Trust | 2026-05-01 | €1.6M |
| 2026-03-26 | The Heys School Catering Tender | The Rowan Learning Trust (RM&C) | n/a | |
| 2026-03-24 | IMAT Catering Tender | IMPACT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | €6.7M | |
| 2026-03-24 | Rickmansworth School Catering Tender | RICKMANSWORTH SCHOOL | €2.1M |
Recent contract awards
| Published | Contract | Buyer | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Hospitality & Recreation Hub at Southbourne Beach | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | SEVENTA EVENTS LIMITED | €23.9M |
| 2026-10-22 | Hotel Accommodation | Wilton Park | THE CASTLE INN BRAMBER LTD | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | Coastal Learning Partnership - Catering Services | COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | Compass Contract Service (UK) Ltd | n/a |
| 2026-04-10 | Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026-2028 | Essex County Council | 3FOOD4U, ACE MUSIC THERAPY CIC, BRAINTREE DISTRICT MUSEUM TRUST, ... | €17.9M |
| 2026-04-02 | ACC Catering Service Concession Tender | The ACC Group Liverpool | Compass Contract Services Limited (trading as Levy) | €41.8M |
| 2026-04-02 | Framework for the Provision of Food and Outsourced Catering Services | HEART ACADEMIES TRUST | Mellors Catering Services Limited, TURNER & PRICE LIMITED | €238.7M |
| 2026-04-02 | Catering Services Tender | LONDON GATEWAY PORT LIMITED | OCS Group UK Ltd | €540k |
| 2026-04-01 | PA23 UK7 PROVISION OF CATERING SERVICES FOR THE KING'S BIRTHDAY AT THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER'S RESIDENCE… | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Tamarind Management Limited11/11/ | €38,287 |
Top buyers
| Buyer | Notices |
|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 13 |
| Educo | 12 |
| Wilton Park | 11 |
| British Council | 7 |
| Bedford Borough Council | 6 |
| City of Glasgow College | 6 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 6 |
| Transport for London | 6 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 5 |
| London Borough of Haringey | 5 |
Top winners
| Winner | Awards |
|---|---|
| COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED | 8 |
| ATLAS FM LIMITED | 1 |
| Greenwich Leisure Limited | 1 |
| Reed Exhibitions Ltd. | 1 |
Winners with a page here (3+ awards matched to a company website, or 5+ awards under a registered company name). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Other sectors in United Kingdom
- Health and social work services 7,261 notices
- Construction work 6,057 notices
- Business services 4,706 notices
- IT services 2,981 notices
- Architecture and engineering services 2,932 notices
- Education and training 2,706 notices
- Software packages and information systems 2,345 notices
- Repair and maintenance services 2,308 notices
- Transport services 2,118 notices
- Waste, cleaning and environmental services 1,671 notices
- Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals 1,653 notices
- Transport equipment 1,181 notices
Hotel, catering and retail services tenders in other countries
- France 12,958 notices
- Italy 3,083 notices
- Spain 2,963 notices
- Poland 2,555 notices
- Germany 2,524 notices
- Ireland 1,246 notices
- Latvia 844 notices
- Portugal 803 notices
- Austria 754 notices
- Bulgaria 645 notices
- Sweden 629 notices
- Finland 584 notices
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Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,362,786 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-23.
Questions
How many public tenders for hotel, catering and retail services are published in United Kingdom?
In the last 12 months buyers in United Kingdom published 230 calls for tender and 208 contract award notices in CPV division 55 (Hotel, catering and retail services); 543 notices since 2024-01, 0 calls open today (as of 2026-10-23).
Which public buyers publish the most hotel, catering and retail services tenders in United Kingdom?
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (13), Educo (12) and Wilton Park (11) (notices since 2024-01, as of 2026-10-23).
Who wins the most hotel, catering and retail services public contracts in United Kingdom?
Among winners we can name, COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED (8), ATLAS FM LIMITED (1) and Greenwich Leisure Limited (1) have the most awards (as of 2026-10-23). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Hotel, catering and retail services tenders in United Kingdom (CPV 55): 230 calls in 12 months", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/gb/55/, data as of 2026-10-23.