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. 30 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
30
awards tracked
£2715.3m
total contract value
£90.5m
average award size
60%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
DMCV 025 - The Supply of Bar Supplies to Theatre Severn
Awarded to Chapple & Jenkins Ltd. on 23 Apr 2026 · Shropshire Council
£647k
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
Multi Temperature Food Solutions
Awarded to Brakes Bros Ltd on 28 Nov 2025 · Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
£100k
MULTI TEMPERATURE FOOD SOLUTIONS
Awarded to BFS Group Ltd t/a Bidfood on 28 Nov 2025 · Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
£200k
Food to Go DPS Contract Award Notices September 2025 - November 2025
Awarded to Raynor Foods,Raynor Foods on 24 Nov 2025 · Supply Chain Coordination Limited
£78.8m
Food to Go DPS Contract Award Notices December 2025 - February 2026
Awarded to On a Roll Sandwich Company Ltd on 24 Nov 2025 · Supply Chain Coordination Limited
£78.8m
Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices September 2025 - November 2025
Awarded to 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 on 10 Nov 2025 · Supply Chain Coordination Limited
£200m
Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices December 2025 - February 2026
Awarded to Brake Bros Ltd,Nijjar Dairies Ltd T/a Freshways ,Ribble Farm Fare Limited,Embleton Hall Dairies Ltd,Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd on 10 Nov 2025 · Supply Chain Coordination Limited
£200m
Sector pulse
Who procures in Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, and where the value sits
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products accounts for 30 tracked awards worth £2.7bn in the period we monitor. The average award here is £90.5m. Food, beverages, tobacco and related products is procured mainly by Espo, Supply Chain Coordination Limited and Ministry of Justice. The biggest spender is Espo, with 1 award totalling £400m. 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 broadly flat versus the prior 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
Jun 25
6 awards published, totalling £79.8m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.
Where the awards land
- Any region48%
- 17%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland14%
- South East7%
- North East3%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
BFS GROUP LIMITED
2 awards · £827.1m 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
J R Holland Food Services Ltd,Johal Dairies Limited,Delifresh Ltd,Johal Dairies Limited,J R Holland Food Services Ltd
1 award · £200m total
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