Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services contracts in South West England
1 live and 11 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 55000000 in South West England.
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Procuring hotel, restaurant and retail trade services in South West England
This page tracks public-sector demand for hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (CPV 55000000) published by contracting authorities in South West England. Tendarix has indexed 11 matching contracts here, 1 of which is open for bids right now.
Division 55 covers hotel, restaurant and catering services — school and hospital meals, hospitality for events, canteen operation and residential accommodation services. Food as goods is division 15; this division is the service of feeding people.
The South West mixes urban centres (Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter) with the most rural procurement landscape in England — unitary councils across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, significant defence spend (Devonport, MoD Abbey Wood near Bristol), NHS trusts spread across long distances, and two national parks. Contract sizes skew smaller outside Bristol, and delivery geography features heavily in specifications.
Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in South West England use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
1 contracts worth £445k in disclosed value were published for Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services in South West England in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services opportunities in South West England
EPT-84737 Montgomery Primary School 879 DPS Lot 1 Catering
£445kSt. Michael's Park Kiosk & Events
£6kExpression of Interest - Cafe Operator
Catering And Logistics (on Board)
Corporate Catering & Events Concession
£54843kThe Partnership Trust ~ Catering and Hospitality Services Tender V2
£6637kCommunity Operation and Management of the Café at the Old Town Quarry
£75kSSE Outdoors - Great Wood Catering
£150kVending Services for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
£750kVenue and Hosting of UKMMN Conferences
£81kCatering for STEAM - Museum of The Great Western Railway
Frequently asked questions
How many Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services tenders are live in South West England?
There are 1 live Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services opportunities in South West England right now, out of 11 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services in South West England?
The most active buyers in South West England for this category on Tendarix include University of Exeter, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Somerset County Council. Schools and multi-academy trusts (catering contracts, typically 3–5 years), councils (school meals frameworks, civic catering), NHS trusts (patient dining, retail catering), universities and the MoD are consistent buyers.
What does CPV code 55000000 cover?
Division 55 covers hotel, restaurant and catering services — school and hospital meals, hospitality for events, canteen operation and residential accommodation services. Food as goods is division 15; this division is the service of feeding people.
How do I win Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services contracts in South West England?
School catering is won on food quality within a hard price-per-meal envelope: sample menus costed against school food standards, take-up growth plans and investment offers (kitchen equipment, servery refurbishment) decide evaluations. Show allergen management maturity and real staff-transfer (TUPE) experience — mismanaging either is the classic new-entrant failure buyers screen for. Distance and coverage are scored realities here: evidence depots, engineers or staff within sensible travel of the buyer, because "can you actually service Cornwall?" is the unwritten question in many evaluations. Supplying the South West portal network (ProContract is widespread) and Devon & Cornwall's collaborative frameworks opens recurring rural lots with thin competition.
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