cpv 15 · Food, beverages and tobacco
food and drink
3,635 UK public sector contracts and tenders for food and drink, from 1,079 buyers since 17 Dec 2014. The typical contract is worth £250,000. 32 are still open.
the biggest awarded contracts in food and drink
Contracts that name a winning supplier, ranked by the value the buyer published, excluding those flagged as a maximum rather than a price. Figures are as published; gvtcx does not adjust them. A large contract is often a multi-year framework, so the value is what may be spent over its whole life — and where several suppliers share one framework, each is shown against the framework's full value rather than its own share.
who wins this work
Suppliers with the most recorded awards in this category. Median rather than total, because framework ceilings are published in the same field as real contract values.
| supplier | awards | median value |
|---|---|---|
| BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood | 78 | £7,350,000 |
| Tiffin Sandwiches Ltd | 77 | £230,000 |
| Brake Bros Ltd | 74 | £15,000,000 |
| Brakes | 73 | £193,000 |
| Bidfood | 64 | £194,739 |
| Apetito Limited | 41 | £1,063,023 |
| Hopwells Limited | 35 | £7,200,000 |
| Ralph Livesey Ltd | 30 | £9,872,200 |
| Castell Howell Foods Ltd | 28 | £80,195,000 |
| The Real Wrap Co Ltd | 27 | £143,806 |
| Olive Dining Ltd | 27 | £1,519,875 |
| Johal Dairies Limited | 25 | £231,500 |
| J.W. Young (Butchers) Ltd | 23 | £779,291 |
| Dunsters Farm Limited | 22 | £5,244,400 |
| Turner & Price Limited | 22 | £3,908,138 |
who buys it
by region
- Yorkshire and the Humber 359
- West Midlands 345
- South West 325
- South East 314
- North West 303
- London 285
- East Midlands 257
- Scotland 256
- North East 248
- East of England 199
- Northern Ireland 89
- Wales 77
over time
| year | contracts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 73 | |
| 2016 | 334 | |
| 2017 | 296 | |
| 2018 | 305 | |
| 2019 | 403 | |
| 2020 | 210 | |
| 2021 | 334 | |
| 2022 | 382 | |
| 2023 | 427 | |
| 2024 | 324 | |
| 2025 | 297 | |
| 2026 | 247 |
latest food and drink contracts
| contract | buyer | value | published |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPP0424 - King George's Playing Fields Ice Cream Van | Brentwood Borough Council | £400,000 | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Provision and Distribution of Bread and Baked Goods | Gateshead Borough Council | £200,000 ceiling | 7 Sept 2026 |
| PAN3281 - Supply and Delivery of Confectionery, Food and Related Products | Leicester City Council | £500,000 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery | Ipswich Borough Council | £415,000 | 2 Sept 2026 |
| Supply and Delivery of Frozen Drinks and Machines | South Ayrshire Council | £35,000 | 1 Sept 2026 |
| CA18374 - Kirklees College - Vending Machines | Kirklees College | £10,000 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Kirklees College - Vending Machines | Kirklees College | £10,000 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| PURCON 5035 Retail Supply Partnership | UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA | £9,000,000 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | St Anne's Catholic Primary School | £150,000 | 26 Aug 2026 |
| CA18388 - St Anne's Catholic Primary School | St Anne's Catholic Primary School | £150,000 | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Museums Catering Food Supplies | Norfolk County Council | · | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Cafe Concessionaire | Saltash Town Council | £20,000 | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Food Supply to 20nr Supported Housing Developments | Trust Housing Association Ltd | £5,000,000 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 18/1368 Fresh Meat - Supply and Delivery | Moray Council | £1,915,000 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Provision of Frozen Food Products | SYNCHRONICITY CARE LTD. | £112,644 ceiling | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Coffee Machines and Hot beverage related products | Hartlepool College of Further Education | £35,000 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Fresh Food DPS Contract Award Notices March 2026 - May 2026 | Supply Chain Coordination Limited | £200,000,000 ceiling | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Food to Go DPS Contract Award Notices March 2026 - May 2026 | Supply Chain Coordination Limited | £78,831,476 ceiling | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Ready Meal Containers and Sealing Film | Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service | · | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Vouchers for the supply of E-Cigarettes and associates products - 851-NYC-HA | The North Yorkshire Council | £308,539 | 14 Aug 2026 |
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