Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in School catering services
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to School catering services. 64 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
64
awards tracked
£201.8m
total contract value
£3.2m
average award size
10.9%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by School catering services
Attigo Academy Trust Catering Tender 2026
Awarded to DOLCE LIMITED on 20 Mar 2026 · PROCUREMENT FOR SCHOOLS LTD
£4m
CA16430 - Aldermoor Farm Primary School Tender for Catering Services
Awarded to Innovate Services Ltd on 2 Feb 2026 · Aldermoor Farm Primary School
£688k
Endeavour Multi Academy Trust - Catering Services
Awarded to Edwards and Ward Limited on 30 Jan 2026 · ENDEAVOUR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
£1.2m
CA16188 - The Dean Trust Tender for Catering Services
Awarded to Caterlink on 23 Jan 2026 · The Dean Trust
£6.7m
CA16131 - Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic MAT Tender for Catering Services - Secondary and Primary
Awarded to Innovate Services Ltd on 23 Jan 2026 · Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust
£2.2m
CA15319 - Invitation to tender for PKAT Primary School Catering Services at Longthorpe and Nova
Awarded to Dolce Ltd,Dolce Ltd on 13 Jan 2026 · PKAT
£400k
Elmwood Infant & Nursery Catering Tender 2025
Awarded to PS CATERING MANAGEMENT LIMITED on 18 Dec 2025 · PROCUREMENT FOR SCHOOLS LTD
£615k
CA15818 - West Heath Primary School Tender for Catering Services
Awarded to Aspens Services Ltd on 9 Dec 2025 · West Heath Primary School
£478k
CA15527 - Shaw Education Trust Tender for Catering Services
Awarded to Caterlink on 4 Dec 2025 · Shaw Education Trust
£4.8m
CA16009 - Great Learners Trust Contract for Catering Services
Awarded to Caterlink on 4 Dec 2025 · Great Learners Trust
£2.5m
Connect Education Trust Catering Tender 2025
Awarded to THE PANTRY (UK) LIMITED on 26 Nov 2025 · PROCUREMENT FOR SCHOOLS LTD
£5.8m
CA14703 - Manor Multi Academy Trust Competition for Catering Services
Awarded to Edwards and Ward Ltd on 14 Nov 2025 · Manor Multi Academy Trust
£3m
Sector pulse
Who procures in School catering services, and where the value sits
School catering services accounts for 64 tracked awards worth £201.8m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £3.2m. School catering services is procured mainly by PROCUREMENT FOR SCHOOLS LTD, PROACTIS TENDERS LIMITED and Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust. The biggest spender is PROCUREMENT FOR SCHOOLS LTD, with 3 awards totalling £10.4m. Geographically the work is spread across Any region, West Midlands, South East. Only 10.9% of awards go to SMBs, so this category is dominated by larger suppliers. Volume is broadly flat versus the prior month.
Who is buying in School catering services
PROCUREMENT FOR SCHOOLS LTD
3 awards · £10.4m
PROACTIS TENDERS LIMITED
1 award · £10m
Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust
2 awards · £4m
BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
1 award · £8.5m
Dunraven School
1 award · £8.2m
Biggest single award
£10m
Westcountry Schools Trust Managed Catering Service
Won by Aspens Services Ltd on 31 Aug 2025
Busiest month
Jun 25
24 awards published, totalling £68.8m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.
Where the awards land
- Any region32%
- West Midlands17%
- South East13%
- South West10%
- North West10%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Innovate Services Ltd
9 awards · £22.4m total
Aspens Services Ltd
6 awards · £23.6m total
Caterlink
5 awards · £18.5m total
Accent Catering Services Ltd
3 awards · £11.7m total
Taylor Shaw
3 awards · £8.7m total
abm catering limited
3 awards · £5.5m total
abm Catering Limited
2 awards · £9.2m total
Cater Link Limited
2 awards · £8.5m total
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