Catering & food in East of England
Public sector contract notices in catering & food covering East of England, from Find a Tender.
Catering & food notices in East of England
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Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery
Ipswich Borough Council is buying confectionery, snacks, bread, sandwiches and crisps for the newly refurbished Ipswich Regent Theatre and Corn Exchange, plus other council events and retail opportunities. The contract is split into 5 lots, with each lot explicitly welcoming both national brands and smaller local suppliers.
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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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Museums Catering Food Supplies
Norfolk Museum Services wants a single supplier for ambient, chilled and frozen foods plus fresh vegetables, fruit and salads for their museums. This is a straightforward food provision contract, though local government reorganisation may affect its future.
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Essex Music Tours
Essex County Council is procuring orchestral touring services for the Essex Youth Orchestra and accompanying ensembles. The tour will include performance opportunities, cultural visits, and educational experiences for 65–75 advanced young musicians.
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St Edmunds College Vending Machines and Water Coolers Service Contract
St Edmunds College Cambridge is seeking a supplier to provide and service vending machines and water coolers on campus. The contract covers supply, installation, and ongoing maintenance of equipment.
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Staff Canteen Catering Provision For Suffolk Constabulary
Suffolk Constabulary needs a catering contractor to run their staff canteen and provide operational feeding for officers. The contract runs for several years with a total value of £1 million.
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The FitzWimarc School - Catering Tender
FitzWimarc School in Rayleigh, Essex seeks a catering contractor to feed 1770 pupils (12% eligible for free meals) and 230 staff. The three-year contract runs from September 2027 to August 2030, with an option to extend two more years.
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Redbourn Primary School Catering Tender
Redbourn Primary School in St Albans is seeking a catering contractor for its school meals service. Contract begins 1 January 2027.
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Inclusive Schools Trust ~ Catering Tender
Catering services for six primary schools in Inclusive Schools Trust. The supplier will manage all meals, hospitality, and free-issue provisions across the schools, with scope to recommend service improvements.
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Generations Multi Academy Trust ~ Catering Tender
Catering services for four schools in Generations Multi Academy Trust: two secondaries (Goffs Academy with ~1,600 students and Goffs Churchgate with ~600 students) and two primaries (Flamstead End and Oakview). The contract may expand to new schools joining the trust.
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Penrose Learning Trust - Catering Services Tender
Penrose Learning Trust is seeking a catering provider to deliver breakfast, lunch, breaks and hospitality across multiple schools in their trust. The contract runs three years from August 2027 with an optional two-year extension.
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Supply of alcoholic drinks and related items
Supply of alcoholic drinks, equipment, and support services for two newly refurbished venues: Regent Theatre (1,535 seats, ~260 performances annually) and Corn Exchange (multi-purpose events space).
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AT1467 Holiday Activity Food Programme for Children
Luton Council wants an organisation to coordinate and deliver the Holiday Activity and Food Programme for school-aged children across Luton. The role includes establishing suitable holiday provision, working with partners, and meeting local family needs in line with DfE guidance.
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Community Cafe at The Unity Centre
Northstowe Town Council wants an operator to run a café at The Unity Centre, a new community facility in Cambridge. The operator will fit out and run the space, serving food and beverages to centre users and the local community.
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St John the Baptist Catholic MAT ~ Catering Tender
St John the Baptist Catholic MAT is tendering catering services for 8 primary schools and 1 secondary school, with scope to add further schools during the contract. The successful supplier will manage meal provision, review current services, and make recommendations for improvement.
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St Michael's Catholic High School Catering Tender
St Michael's Catholic High School in Watford is tendering its catering contract, starting 2 April 2027. The notice gives no contract value, term length, or specification details.
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Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2026
Bedford Borough Council is setting up a three-lot framework to commission organisations to run Holiday Activities and Food programmes during school holidays across Bedford Borough. Providers will submit delivery proposals for each holiday period after appointment to the framework.
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The Broxbourne School - Catering Tender
The Broxbourne School is seeking a catering provider for approximately 1,615 daily meals (1,415 pupils plus 200 staff), including free school meals provision. The contract runs for three years from January 2027, with an optional two-year extension.
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Invitation To Tender - Provision of brewery services at The Apex & Athenaeum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
West Suffolk Council seeks a brewery services provider for The Apex & Athenaeum in Bury St Edmunds. The contract is valued at £500,000.
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Prae Wood Primary School Catering Tender
Prae Wood Primary School in St Albans is tendering for catering services from 1 January 2027. The notice gives no detail on contract length, meals per day, or the current arrangement.
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PURCON 5029 Hot Beverage, Equipment and Maintenance
Supply of coffee products, leased beverage equipment, installation, training and ongoing maintenance across 13 campus outlets. Includes a managed service element for the university's catering operation.
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Roundwood Primary School Catering Tender
Roundwood Primary School in Harpenden is seeking a catering contractor to take over from 1st September 2026. The notice gives no detail on pupil numbers, meal provision model, or contract length.
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Trinity Catholic High School ~ Catering Tender
Trinity Catholic High School needs a catering supplier to run food services across two linked sites serving roughly 1,600 pupils and 150 staff. The school operates breakfast, morning break, and lunchtime services with a two-week timetable cycle that rotates year groups between sites.
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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.
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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.