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Catering & Food

School meals, hospital catering, care home catering, prison catering, vending, and food equipment across the public sector.

Market signals from DVLA, Land Registry, Companies House, ONS & UKRI. Procurement from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender.

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£19.46m+ Market size (12 months)
0 Active tenders
£0.10m Median contract value
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AWARDED DEMAND SIGNAL ⓘ

Based on awarded notices found in the public record
for this desk profile (last 12 months).

£19.46m+ Total awarded value
44 Awarded notices
20 Public buyers

Caveat: Not a whole-market estimate. See sources below.

LIVE MARKET DEMAND
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ONS  ·  2024
Essential Spending · -2.3% YoY
Essential spend holding up — working population is active and purchasing

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Market signals: DVLA, Land Registry, ONS  ·  Tenders: Contracts Finder & Find a Tender

BUYER WATCHLIST ⓘ
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DWP
Department for Work and Pensions
T1
CENTRAL GOV
£15.9m total awarded
Active notices: 1
DWP
Department of Work and Pensions
T3
CENTRAL GOV
£1.0m total awarded
Active notices: 1
MD
Ministry of Defence
T3
CENTRAL GOV
£614k total awarded
Active notices: 2
PDS
POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
T3
£442k total awarded
Active notices: 4
FCD
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
T3
£300k total awarded
Active notices: 1

Watchlist rotates daily. Figures are indicative.

RENEWAL RADAR — CONTRACTS ENTERING RETENDER WINDOWS 12 contracts · next 12 months
Leicestershire County Council
The Provision of Incident Response Training Provider for the Leicester, Leicestershire an
£40k 29 Apr 2026
LAPSED 65D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: The London Policing College
National Audit Office
Excel for Trainees 2025
£18k 30 Jun 2026
LAPSED 3D — RETENDER WINDOW Incumbent: ALPHA CONSOLIDATED TRAINING LIMITED
Shared Services Connected Limited
Hogan Assessment and Reports
£16k 30 Jul 2026
ENDS IN 27D Incumbent: ADVANCED PEOPLE STRATEGIES LTD
NHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
Fire door inspection and maintenance training (2)
£72k 15 Aug 2026
ENDS IN 43D Incumbent: BRE Group Limited T/a BRE Academy
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELL
Cyber Training Services
£90k 26 Oct 2026
ENDS IN 114D Incumbent: Templar Executives Limited
Met Office
MO1851 - Cyber Security Training
£22k 7 Jan 2027
ENDS IN 187D Incumbent: Hut 6 Security Limited
Northumbria Police
Award of NP0411 Clinical Governance Service
£20k 28 Feb 2027
ENDS IN 239D Incumbent: The ATACC Group Ltd
Ministry of Defence
Provision of Driver Training to BFC
£551k 30 Mar 2027
ENDS IN 270D Incumbent: Hughes Driver Training Limited
Department for Work and Pensions
Public Relations Assistant Level 4 Apprenticeship ST0311
£10k 5 May 2027
ENDS IN 306D Incumbent: JGA Limited
Defra Commercial
Asset Management Training
£313k 19 May 2027
ENDS IN 320D Incumbent: Asset Management Consulting Ltd
Department for Work and Pensions
Data Analyst Level 4 Apprenticeship ST0118
£10k 30 May 2027
ENDS IN 331D Incumbent: Cambridge Spark Limited
Infected Blood Compensation Authority
EXCO Learning and Development
£100k 6 Jun 2027
ENDS IN 338D Incumbent: Bloom Procurement Services Ltd
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12-month public procurement record — awarded contracts only

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£19.46m
Total awarded
44
Contracts indexed
5
Active buyers
£96k
Median contract
Monthly Spend Trend
12 months of awarded contract data — public record
£19.46m+ · 44 contracts
£0£2m£3m£5m£7m Jul '25: £7m Jul '25 Aug '25: £1m Aug '25 Sept '25: £227k Sept '25 Oct '25: £646k Oct '25 Nov '25: £2m Nov '25 Dec '25: £2m Dec '25 Jan '26: £2m Jan '26 Feb '26: £88k Feb '26 Mar '26: £2m Mar '26 Apr '26: £644k Apr '26 May '26: £1m May '26 Jun '26: £140k Jun '26
Top Buyers
Ranked by 12-month awarded spend on this desk
1
Department for Work and Pensions
£16m
2
Department of Work and Pensions
£1m
3
Ministry of Defence
£614k
4
POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
£442k
5
Foreign Commonwealth and Development …
£300k

5 active buyers tracked on this desk

Contract Size
44 awarded contracts by value band
< £100k
23 52%
£100k – £500k
9 20%
£500k – £1m
5 11%
£1m – £5m
7 16%
£5m+
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Sector Intelligence

Catering & Food — Market Signals

Live market data from DVLA, Land Registry, Companies House, ONS and UKRI — independent of government procurement.

📊 ONS
📊 ONS ▼ 2.3%
Essential Spending · -2.3% YoY
Essential spend holding up — working population is active and purchasing
UK-wide · 2024
DEMAND MAP – CATERING & FOOD ⓘ

All major categories and sub-categories this desk scans for.

School Meals & Education Catering
Hospital & NHS Catering
Care Home & Residential Catering
Prison & Custody Catering
Vending & Hospitality
Catering Equipment & Supplies
Public record. No insider information. Always verify on the source.
SOURCES Contracts Finder ↗ Find a Tender ↗ Local Authority Transparency ↗ Companies House ↗
Caveat: Data is indicative, not exhaustive.
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