# Catering & hospitality public sector tenders (20 open)

Catering & hospitality: 20 open tenders, 17 coming soon, 152 contracts ending within 12 months. Median bids at these buyers: 4.

## Closing first
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a0) | Learning Community Trust | 2026-10-12 | £539k | not enough history to rate |
| [CA18412 - Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-b5fd17-fab6db00-dc97-499d-af4a-37d2076c9246) | Learning Community Trust | 2026-10-12 | £539k | not enough history to rate |
| [Severn Academies Educational Trust ~ Catering Tender](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06b289) | Severn Academies Educational Trust | 2026-10-16 | not stated | not enough history to rate |
| [Kings Hill School ~ Catering tender](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06ceeb) | Kings Hill School | 2026-10-16 | not stated | not enough history to rate |
| [Outsourced Catering Tender - Ivy Education Trust](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06f37e) | Ivy Education Trust | 2026-10-16 | £5m | not enough history to rate |
| [T26/27-013 DIIB Catering and Bar Operator](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06b1a1) | Lisburn and Castlereagh City council | 2026-10-19 | not stated | not enough history to rate |
| [Ice Cream and Catering Vending Concessions for London Borough of Richmond upon Thames](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06ac69) | London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | 2026-10-21 | £240k | not enough history to rate |
| [DMAT - Catering Tender](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06fa99) | Educo | 2026-10-21 | £2.8m | few bidders |
| [Beach Green Kiosk Concession](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-b5fd17-bf50b2ae-52d4-4864-91cc-83855c2653cf) | Lancing Parish Council | 2026-10-23 | £200k | not enough history to rate |
| [South Africa Conference](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06d06c) | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | 2026-10-26 | £288k | a typical contest |
| [CPU7343 - Homelessness Prevention Services - Open Framework](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06a66d) | Nottingham City Council | 2026-11-04 | not stated | a typical contest |
| [Provision of Temporary Emergency Accommodation (East Lothian Council)](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-077baa) | East Lothian Council | 2026-11-09 | not stated | few bidders |

## Largest open tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Closes | Value | Buyer's usual contest |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Outsourced Catering Tender - Ivy Education Trust](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06f37e) | Ivy Education Trust | 2026-10-16 | £5m | not enough history to rate |
| [DMAT - Catering Tender](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06fa99) | Educo | 2026-10-21 | £2.8m | few bidders |
| [Search Education Trust - Catering Tender](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-07843c) | Educo | 2026-11-12 | £2.3m | few bidders |
| [Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a0) | Learning Community Trust | 2026-10-12 | £539k | not enough history to rate |
| [CA18412 - Learning Community Trust Tender for Catering Services](https://bidcount.co.uk/?t=ocds-b5fd17-fab6db00-dc97-499d-af4a-37d2076c9246) | Learning Community Trust | 2026-10-12 | £539k | not enough history to rate |

## Buyers here that usually draw the fewest bids
| Buyer | Usual bids | Open here |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [East Lothian Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/east-lothian-council) | 2 | 1 |
| [Educo](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/educo) | 4 | 2 |
| [London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/london-school-of-hygiene-and-tropical-medicine) | 5 | 1 |
| [Nottingham City Council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/nottingham-city-council) | 6 | 1 |

## Buyers
- Learning Community Trust: 2
- [Educo](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/educo): 2
- [Ministry of Justice](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice): 2
- Severn Academies Educational Trust: 1
- Kings Hill School: 1
- Ivy Education Trust: 1
- [Lisburn and Castlereagh City council](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/lisburn-and-castlereagh-city-council): 1
- [London Borough of Richmond upon Thames](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-richmond-upon-thames): 1
- Lancing Parish Council: 1
- [London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine](https://bidcount.co.uk/buyers/london-school-of-hygiene-and-tropical-medicine): 1

Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 2026-10-09. Bid counts describe a buyer's history, not a forecast. Method: https://bidcount.co.uk/about. Page: https://bidcount.co.uk/sectors/catering-and-hospitality