Sector · CPV division 15

Food & drink: UK public contracts

131 UK public food & drink contracts awarded in the last 12 months, worth £2.03bn. See who is buying, who is winning, and 20% awarded without competition.

Covers CPV division 15, “Food, beverages, tobacco and related products”. The busiest buyers recently were Supply Chain Coordination Limited and NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust).

Contracts (last 12 months)
131
Published value
£2.03bnwhere stated
Without competition
20%26 contracts
Won by SMEs
54%of 121 with size known
Contracts awarded per month 444 contracts · busiest month April 2025

Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Supply Chain Coordination Limited 16 contracts · £851m
  2. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 8 contracts · £1.74m
  3. Moray Council 7 contracts · £1.84m
  4. Synchronicity Care Ltd. 5 contracts · £1.63m
  5. South Tyneside Borough Council 4 contracts · £1.4m
  6. Scotland Excel 3 contracts · £247m
  7. Northumberland County Council 3 contracts · £470k
  8. North Northamptonshire Council 3 contracts · £400k

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Tiffin Sandwiches SME 7 contracts · £82.4m
  2. apetito Ltd 7 contracts · £12.8m
  3. Fraser Bros Ltd SME 7 contracts · £1.84m
  4. Ribble Farm Fare Limited SME 5 contracts · £402m
  5. BFS Group Limited (t/a Bidfood) 5 contracts · £211m
  6. Bestway Wholesale 4 contracts · £112m
  7. John Sheppard Butchers Limited SME 3 contracts · £400m
  8. Owen Taylor & Sons Ltd SME 3 contracts · £204m
  9. GW Price Ltd SME 3 contracts · £202m
  10. Embleton Hall Dairies Ltd SME 3 contracts · £201m

By region

Latest contracts

Date Contract Buyer Supplier Value
29 Oct 2026 Manchester City Council BFS Group Limited t/a Bidfood £1.24m
26 Oct 2026 London North Eastern Railway Ltd. Not named —
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £269k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £278k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £153k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £194k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £206k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £578k
24 Oct 2026 Moray Council Fraser Bros Ltd SME £163k
15 Oct 2026 Liverpool City Council Brake Bros Food Service Ltd £123k
12 Oct 2026 The London Borough of Enfield Savona Foodservice Ltd £100k
11 Oct 2026 The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Ribble Farm Fare Limited SME £523k
6 Oct 2026 North Ayrshire Council What's Fresh Limited SME £456k
6 Oct 2026 North Ayrshire Council What's Fresh Limited SME £448k
5 Oct 2026 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Individual supplier £255k
5 Oct 2026 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Individual supplier £255k
5 Oct 2026 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Individual supplier £255k
5 Oct 2026 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar P and J Furey LTD Cross Stores SME, Individual supplier £255k
24 Sep 2026 United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust BFS Group Limited t/a Bidfood £9.5m
22 Sep 2026 North Northamptonshire Council Sysco GB Limited £133k
22 Sep 2026 North Northamptonshire Council Crowndale Foodservice £133k
22 Sep 2026 North Northamptonshire Council Bidfood £133k
17 Sep 2026 Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust John Sheppard Butchers Limited SME £325k
11 Sep 2026 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust GW Price Ltd SME £800k
11 Sep 2026 United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust Entegra Europe UK Ltd SME £200k
28 Aug 2026 Supply Chain Coordination Limited Johal Dairies Limited SME £210k
24 Aug 2026 Falmouth Exeter Plus West Country Foodservice £900k
11 Aug 2026 Hartlepool College of Further Education Matthew Algie & Company Ltd £35,000
4 Aug 2026 Vegetarian Express Ltd. Vegetarian Express Ltd SME £300k
4 Aug 2026 Vegetarian Express Ltd. Vegetarian Express Ltd SME £300k
3 Aug 2026 Supply Chain Coordination Limited GW Price Ltd SME £832k
27 Jul 2026 Synchronicity Care Ltd. Turner Price Ltd £113k
24 Jul 2026 The London Borough of Enfield Prescott Thomas Ltd SME £250k
20 Jul 2026 Supply Chain Coordination Limited Ribble Farm Fare Limited SME £582k
13 Jul 2026 Supply Chain Coordination Limited Tiffin Sandwiches SME £473k
7 Jul 2026 Hull City Council Tiffin Sandwiches SME £90,000
2 Jul 2026 Supply Chain Coordination Limited Tiffin Sandwiches SME £2.68m
1 Jul 2026 South Tyneside Borough Council Bestway Wholesale £500k
1 Jul 2026 South Tyneside Borough Council JR Holland Food Services Ltd SME £400k
1 Jul 2026 South Tyneside Borough Council J. Freeman & Sons Limited £200k
1 Jul 2026 South Tyneside Borough Council Embleton Hall Dairies Ltd SME £300k
30 Jun 2026 Nottingham Trent University (NTU) Simply Lunch Ltd SME £1m
25 Jun 2026 Synchronicity Care Ltd. Tiffin Sandwiches SME £180k
24 Jun 2026 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust apetito Ltd £1.04m
24 Jun 2026 The Extracare Charitable Trust LWC £300k
23 Jun 2026 Scotland Excel Downies of Whitehills SME, Eat Balanced Limited SME +5 more £51m
23 Jun 2026 Scotland Excel Sysco GB Limited (t/a Brakes), William Yule & Son Limited SME £85m
23 Jun 2026 Scotland Excel Bestway Wholesale, BFS Group Ltd T/A Bidfood +2 more £111m
12 Jun 2026 Northumberland County Council Unite Procurement UK Ltd £240k
8 Jun 2026 Northumberland County Council BFS Group Limited t/a Bidfood £90,000