Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Food, beverages, tobacco and related products. 38 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
38
awards tracked
£2775.7m
total contract value
£73m
average award size
60%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Food and General Provisions
Awarded to Bestway Wholesale on 30 Jun 2026 · South Tyneside Borough Council
£500k
Delivery Ready Prepared Meals 2024
Awarded to Apetito Limited on 23 Jun 2026 · MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
£1m
Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods
Awarded to The UK Foodhall Ltd on 22 Jun 2026 · Scotland Excel
£51m
Food to Go DPS March 2026 - May 2026
Awarded to Anchor Catering LTD on 21 May 2026 · Supply Chain Coordination Limited
£2.4m
PURCH2820 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Alcohol for Events
Awarded to Bestway Wholesale on 14 May 2026 · University of Glasgow
£600k
DMCV 025 - The Supply of Bar Supplies to Theatre Severn
Awarded to Chapple & Jenkins Ltd. on 23 Apr 2026 · Shropshire Council
£647k
Fresh Food DPS March 2026 - May 2026
Awarded to Clifton Dairies Ltd on 12 Apr 2026 · Supply Chain Coordination Limited
£2.6m
Provision of On and Off Trade Data for Alcoholic Beverages
Awarded to A.C Nielson Company Limited on 19 Feb 2026 · Office for National Statistics
£143k
Innovative Catering
Awarded to TUGO Foods Ltd on 31 Jan 2026 · North Yorkshire Council
£69k
Supply of catering of food and beverages
Awarded to Corporate Catering Ltd on 15 Jan 2026 · Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
£220k
Provision of Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Food
Awarded to BFS GROUP LIMITED on 15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice
£826.7m
Supply and Delivery of Multi-Temperature Food Products. Additional Contingency Supplier.
Awarded to Sysco GB Limited (F.K.A Brake Bros Limited) on 1 Dec 2025 · United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
£2m
Sector pulse
Who procures in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, and where the value sits
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products accounts for 38 tracked awards worth £2.8bn in the period we monitor. The average award here is £73m. Food, beverages, tobacco and related products is procured mainly by Supply Chain Coordination Limited, Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and SWYT. The biggest spender is Supply Chain Coordination Limited, with 11 awards totalling £1.5bn. Geographically the work is weighted towards Any region. SMBs are taking 60% of recorded awards, a healthier slice than most public-sector categories. Volume is accelerating sharply month on month.
Who is buying in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Biggest single award
£826.7m
Provision of Prisoner and Non-Prisoner Food
Won by BFS GROUP LIMITED on 15 Dec 2025
Busiest month
Nov 25
6 awards published, totalling £558m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.
Where the awards land
- Any region47%
- 17%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland13%
- South East7%
- UK7%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
BFS GROUP LIMITED
2 awards · £827.1m total
Bestway Wholesale
2 awards · £1.1m total
Lime Tree Foods Limited T/A Sandwich King
2 awards · £38k total
A.G. AXTON AND SONS (WHOLESALE) LIMITED,ARTHUR DAVID (FOOD WITH SERVICE) LIMITED,BESTWAY WHOLESALE LIMITED,BFS GROUP LIMITED (t/a Bidfood),A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED (t/a Blakemore Foodservice),SYSCO GB LIMITED (previously BRAKE BROS LIMITED),BROOK STREET FOODSERVICE LIMITED,CASTELL HOWELL FOODS LIMITED,COLLINS FRESH PRODUCE LTD,HALLAM COUNTRY FRESH FOODS LIMITED (t/a Country Fresh Foods),CREED FOODSERVICE LIMITED,CROWNDALE FOOD SERVICES LIMITED,REDBRIDGE PRODUCE AND FLOWERS LIMITED (t/a Dole Foodservice),FIELD SUPPLIES (ETWALL) LIMITED,FRESH CONNECT LIMITED,HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED,H.N.NUTTALL LIMITED,HUNT'S FOOD GROUP LTD,JOLLOFE LTD,N.H. CASE LIMITED,NCB FOODSERVICE LIMITED,SAVONA FOODSERVICE LTD,START FRESH LIMITED,THOMAS RIDLEY AND SON LIMITED (t/a Thomas Ridley Foodservice),TREVORS WAREHOUSES LIMITED (t/a Trevors Foodservice),TURNER AND PRICE LIMITED (t/a Turner Price),YEARSLEY FOOD LIMITED
1 award · £400m total
BFS Group LTD T/A Bidfood,Brake Bros Ltd,Castell Howell Foods Ltd,Charles Saunders Ltd,Creed Foodservice,Crowndale Food Services LTD,DELICE DE FRANCE,Dunsters Farm,Elite Fine Foods,Greenfield Food Company Ltd T/A Ewood Foods,H N Nuttall,Harlech Foodservice,Harvest Fine Foods Ltd,Hunts Food Group Ltd,KENT FROZEN FOODS LIMITED,MJ Baker Foodservice,MOVING MOUNTAINS FOODS LIMITED,NH Case Ltd.,RD Johns Limted,Savona Foodservice,Thomas Ridley,Trevors Warehouses Ltd,Turner Price (Country Range),Yearsley Food Limited,Welsh Hills Bakery Ltd,Mark Clegg & Company t/as Clegg's Chilled Food Serv,Fulfil Limited t/a Queensland Bakery
1 award · £354.3m total
Nijar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways,Nijjar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways,Johal Dairies Limited,BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood ,J Freeman & Sons Limited t/a Freeman Catering Butchers ,Nijjar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways ,John Palin Fresh Produce Ltd ,Johal Dairies Limited ,BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood ,Delifresh Ltd,BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood ,Nijjar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways
1 award · £200m total
Brake Bros Ltd,Nijjar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways ,Ribble Farm Fare Limited,Embleton Hall Dairies Ltd,Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd
1 award · £200m total
TPB Foods Limited,Johal Dairies Limited,Turner Price,Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd,Nijar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways,John Palin (Wholesale) Ltd,GW Price Ltd,Nijar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways,Nijar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways,Barsby Produce ,Nijar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways,Nijar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways,Nijar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways
1 award · £200m total
Related buyers
The buyers driving demand in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products.
How Bidwell helps
Win more of the Food, beverages, tobacco and related products pipeline
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products sees SMBs win 60% of awards, which makes it one of the better categories for smaller bidders. If you supply here, Bidwell catches every matching tender the moment it publishes, scores it against your past wins, and drafts a complete first response in around 30 minutes so you can bid more often.
Start free
Stop starting from a blank page.
Set up takes 15 minutes and the first draft comes back in minutes. Easier before the next tender than during it.
Knowledge base free forever, no card.