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Catering & Food

School meals, hospital catering, care home catering, prison catering, vending, and food equipment across the public sector.

Market signals from DVLA, Land Registry, Companies House, ONS & UKRI. Procurement from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender.

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Catering & Food is one of the most active areas of UK public procurement. AtlasRevenue tracks every notice on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender in this category — live tenders, awarded contracts, renewal windows, and buyer spending patterns. Use this desk to find your next opportunity.

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£11.54m+ Market size (12 months)
0 Active tenders
£0.06m Median contract value
Buyers publishing now
Closing in 7 days
AWARDED DEMAND SIGNAL

Based on awarded notices found in the public record
for this desk profile (last 12 months).

£11.54m+ Total awarded value
46 Awarded notices
23 Public buyers

Caveat: Not a whole-market estimate. See sources below.

LIVE MARKET DEMAND
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ONS  ·  2024
Essential Spending · -2.3% YoY
Essential spend holding up — working population is active and purchasing

No open notices at last refresh.

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Market signals: DVLA, Land Registry, ONS  ·  Tenders: Contracts Finder & Find a Tender

BUYER WATCHLIST
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DWP
Department for Work and Pensions
T1
CENTRAL GOV
£8.5m total awarded
Active notices: 1
DWP
Department of Work and Pensions
T3
CENTRAL GOV
£1.0m total awarded
Active notices: 1
PDS
POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
T3
£442k total awarded
Active notices: 4
FCD
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
T3
£300k total awarded
Active notices: 1
PFC
Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshir
T3
£248k total awarded
Active notices: 1

Watchlist rotates daily. Figures are indicative.

Desk Analytics

Market Intelligence

12-month public procurement record — awarded contracts only

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£11.54m
Total awarded
46
Contracts indexed
23
Unique buyers
£60k
Median contract
Monthly Spend Trend
12 months of awarded contract data — public record
£11.54m+ · 46 contracts
£0£540k£1m£2m£2m Sept '25: £227k Sept '25 Oct '25: £646k Oct '25 Nov '25: £2m Nov '25 Dec '25: £2m Dec '25 Jan '26: £2m Jan '26 Feb '26: £88k Feb '26 Mar '26: £2m Mar '26 Apr '26: £644k Apr '26 May '26: £1m May '26 Jun '26: £140k Jun '26 Jul '26: £80k Jul '26 Aug '26: £155k Aug '26
Top Buyers
Ranked by 12-month awarded spend on this desk
1
Department for Work and Pensions
£8m
2
Department of Work and Pensions
£1m
3
POLICE DIGITAL SERVICE
£442k
4
Foreign Commonwealth and Development …
£300k
5
Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for…
£248k

Top 5 buyers by awarded spend on this desk

Contract Size
46 awarded contracts by value band
< £100k
29 63%
£100k – £500k
10 22%
£500k – £1m
3 7%
£1m – £5m
4 9%
£5m+
Sector Intelligence

Catering & Food — Market Signals

Live market data from DVLA, Land Registry, Companies House, ONS and UKRI — independent of government procurement.

📊 ONS
📊 ONS ▼ 2.3%
Essential Spending · -2.3% YoY
Essential spend holding up — working population is active and purchasing
UK-wide · 2024
DEMAND MAP – CATERING & FOOD

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