Contracts
Catering & food in East of England
Public sector contract notices in catering & food covering East of England, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Catering & food notices in East of England
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Interim Accommodation S188
Norwich City Council needs to provide interim S188 accommodation for homeless and vulnerable people. This is a £2.5m contract to supply a range of short-stay furnished accommodation.
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Provision of Foods and Beverages: Ambient, Chilled, and Frozen
Norse Commercial Services is procuring ambient, chilled, and frozen foods and beverages for its catering operations across three regions. The supply will serve education, healthcare, workplace, corporate, hospitality and leisure establishments, with education being the primary sector.
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Cutenhoe Hill Primary School & Nursery _ Luton
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School in Luton is looking for a catering partner to supply and prepare fresh, nutritious school meals. The contract is worth £478,800 and runs until December 2026.
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PURCON 5035 Retail Supply Partnership
UEA needs a supplier to stock and manage its campus convenience shop, providing products, logistics, EPOS systems, and business support. The university is not open to franchise arrangements.
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Paradigm Trust Catering Contract
Paradigm Trust wants a single catering supplier for its seven schools (six primary, one secondary), expanding to eight schools when a new primary opens in September 2028. The contract covers meal provision across all schools in the Trust.
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Hole Farm Cafe Concession
Forestry England is seeking an operator for a café concession at Hole Farm Woodland, a newly established visitor site in Brentwood. The contract covers running the café operation on site.
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CBC-1809-T-TS St Andrews C of E VC Lower School Catering Services
Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking a catering services provider for St Andrews C of E VC Lower School. The contract covers meal preparation and service for the school.
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Provision of Coffee Bar Services at HDC Head Office
Huntingdonshire District Council wants a coffee bar operator for its head office to serve beverages and snacks to staff, councillors, visitors and meeting delegates. The contract is for three years from January 2026.
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CBC-1837-T-TH Short Breaks Holiday Provision (Assessed Need)
Central Bedfordshire Council wants organisations to run dedicated school holiday clubs and leisure activities for children and young people aged 8-18 with complex disabilities who have been assessed as needing care and support. Activities will run in both north and south areas of Central Bedfordshire during school holidays.
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Supply and Construction of Steel Building
Godmanchester Town Council wants a 13m x 13m steel-framed building built at their Community Plant Nursery to store equipment and provide office and staff space. The project includes groundworks, concrete foundations, cladding, roofing, windows, doors, internal partitioning into three rooms, and electrical installation.
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Catering Services for St Margarets CEVA Primary School and St Johns CEVA Primary School
Suffolk County Council is tendering catering services for two primary schools: St Margaret's CEVA and St John's CEVA. The contract is valued at £1.5m including VAT.
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Catering for the South Mimms Site
The MHRA needs catering services at its South Mimms site. The contract covers a weekday staff canteen serving breakfast and lunch to agency workers, plus snacks, sandwiches and hot drinks throughout the day, and ad-hoc hospitality.
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Kingfisher Schools Trust ~ Catering Tender
Catering services for seven schools in the Kingfisher Schools Trust (three secondary, four primary) across Suffolk and Norfolk. The buyer wants innovative food offerings aligned with high street trends and is seeking cost-neutral service delivery.
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Activate Essex Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) 2026- 2028
Essex County Council and Active Essex are commissioning organisations to deliver free holiday clubs during Easter, summer and winter school holidays for children eligible for benefits-based free school meals. The programme includes physical activities, enrichment activities, free meals, nutritional education and family support across Essex and Thurrock.
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CBC-1878-Q-SM Day Centre Meal Services
Central Bedfordshire Council wants a caterer to provide meal services at Houghton Regis Day Centre. This is a single-site contract replacing an existing service.
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South Cambridgeshire District Council - Mobile Foodhub
South Cambridgeshire District Council wants a contractor to operate a mobile food hub visiting 8 villages in the area, initially focusing on communities with high deprivation and limited foodbank access. The service will start at 6 identified villages plus Northstowe, with potential to expand.
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CAFÉ Provision at Wigmore Valley Park
Luton Council seeks a café operator for a newly installed cabin at Wigmore Valley Park with external seating. The operator will run the facility to meet current demand and grow it as park usage increases.
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NRW/21581 Sloughbottom Park Operator Concessions
Norwich City Council is seeking long-term operators for newly refurbished facilities at Sloughbottom Park. The contract covers a sports hub with 3G pitch and changing rooms, plus a community pavilion with café.
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AT1889 CAFE Provision at Wigmore Valley Park
Luton Council is seeking an operator for a newly installed café cabin at Wigmore Valley Park with external seating. The contract is for three years (implied by the £300,000 value spread across the contract period), with potential to grow as park usage increases.
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Emergency Temporary Accommodation
Peterborough City Council is seeking emergency temporary accommodation providers on a spot-purchase basis for homeless individuals and households in crisis. The council will contract with multiple providers up to a combined value of £5 million over six years.
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CBC-1920-FA-LS Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) - SEND Specific Holiday Clubs
Central Bedfordshire Council is commissioning holiday activity and food clubs specifically for children aged 5–16 with additional needs or disabilities. The provision should include physical activities, creative pursuits, educational games, and local outings, tailored to individual support levels.
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Peterborough Diocese Education Trust (PDET) - Catering Tender
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust wants a catering contractor to provide school meals and hospitality to pupils and staff across its schools throughout the academic year.
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Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Services procurement
East Suffolk Council is commissioning homelessness and rough sleeping services for 2026–2029. Two lots: a 12-bed Safe to Stay Hub in Lowestoft with staffing included, and 10 Rough Sleeping Initiative beds dispersed across East Suffolk (staffing by council's outreach team).
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The Palmer Catholic Academy ~ Catering Tender
Catholic secondary school with 1,100 pupils and 140 staff seeks a catering supplier to run breakfast, morning break, and lunchtime services across five service points. Current annual catering revenue is over £300k.
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Cambridge Folk Festival - Bar Concessions 2026
Cambridge Folk Festival needs experienced bar operators to supply, operate and manage bar services over the August bank holiday weekend (1-2 August 2026). Suppliers can bid for all lots or individual lots.