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Public sector contracts from The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd)
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- 36
- Awards, last 12 months
- 86
- Awards since 2021
- 204
- Distinct suppliers
- £30.7m
- Median contract value
- 3
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q2 2027.
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- 2 contracts end in the next 6 months
- Has published 4 planned procurements
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021
- Took on 65 new suppliers in the last 12 months
36 contract awards published in the last 12 months, up from 6 the year before, and 86 since 2021 from 204 suppliers.
this buyer at a glance
Its most active procurement category is food and catering supplies.
Dunsters Farm Limited appears most frequently, holding 23 awards.
The median published contract value is £30.7m (83 contracts state a value).
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Awards per quarter
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3 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
| Contract | Incumbent | Value | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen Equipment Maintenance, Kitchen Deep Clean and Ventilation Ducting Services | ScoMac Catering Equipment Ltd | £121k | 31 Dec 2026in 7 weeks |
| Myerscough College - Grocery Frozen and Chilled Products | Bidfood Foodservice Limited | £555k | 14 Apr 2027in 5 months |
| Myerscough College - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Related Products | FRESHVIEW FOODS LIMITEDSME | £150k | 30 Jun 2027in 8 months |
Coming next
4 planned procurements
What The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) has said it will buy, from the pipeline notices it publishes on Find a Tender: the work, the expected tender date and, where given, the value, before the tender is advertised.
Tender expected Feb 2027 (in 3 months)
Light and Heavy Catering Equipment and Associated Services
Open procedureContract starts Jul 2027
Tender expected May 2027 (in 6 months)
Catering Technologies and Services
£9.6mOpen procedureContract starts Dec 2027
Tender expected Sept 2027 (in 10 months)
ALC28 Spirits and Core Wines, Beer and Cider
Open procedureContract starts Mar 2028
Tender expected Oct 2027 (in 11 months)
Convenience Retail
£40.0mOpen procedureContract starts Jul 2028
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Latest contract awards
| Contract | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink Concepts | APETITO LIMITED | £40.0m | 13 Oct 20263 weeks ago |
| Food & Drink Concepts | APETITO LIMITED | £40.0m | 13 Oct 20263 weeks ago |
| Food & Drink Concepts | APETITO LIMITED | £40.0m | 13 Oct 20263 weeks ago |
| Food & Drink Concepts | APETITO LIMITED | £40.0m | 13 Oct 20263 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 11 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 8 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 10 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 4 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 2 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 12 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 9 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 10 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 12 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 13 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 12 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 13 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Associated Products | 9 suppliers (framework) | £45.0m | 23 Sept 20266 weeks ago |
| Food & Drink Concepts | 5 suppliers (framework) | £40.0m | 20 Aug 20263 months ago |
| Food & Drink Concepts | 9 suppliers (framework) | £40.0m | 20 Aug 20263 months ago |
| Food & Drink Concepts | 9 suppliers (framework) | £40.0m | 20 Aug 20263 months ago |
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Latest activity
What this buyer has published recently
Open tenders, and the awards from the last 12 months that the table above does not list, newest first.An award is dated by its award date, or by its publication date where the award date is missing or later.
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22 Jun 2026 (5 months ago)
Contract award
Fresh Butchered Meat and Poultry and Associated Products (2026 - 2030)
Awarded to 19 suppliers (framework)
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Most frequent suppliers
- Dunsters Farm LimitedSME23 awards
- Harlech Foodservice Limited21 awards
- Sysco GB Limited20 awards
- BFS GROUP LIMITED (t/a Bidfood)14 awards
- United Fresh Consortium LtdSME13 awards
- Kent Frozen Foods Limited11 awards
- NATOORA LTD11 awards
- Freshview Foods LtdSME11 awards
- Turner and Price Limited11 awards
- West Country Milk Consortium Limited11 awards
How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector
276 of 430 awards
1 of 313 awards
Awards since November 2023 where The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME or voluntary sector organisation. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.
Every supplier to The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) with a profile57
- ABM Catering For Leisure Ltd3
- Alliance Disposables LTD8
- All Purpose Cleaning and Catering Supplies LtdSME8
- Anchor Catering LTDSME3
- Apetito Limited8
- Arthur David (Food with Service) Ltd6
- Berkeley Scott Limited3
- BFS Group Limited1
- BFS GROUP LIMITED (t/a Bidfood)14
- Blue Arrow LTD3
- Brake Bros Limited3
- Bunzl Catering Supplies5
- Castell Howell Foods Ltd4
- Chapple & Jenkins Ltd1
- Creed FoodService Ltd1
- Crowndale Food Services LTDSME7
- Denby Catering Equipment LimitedSME8
- Dunsters Farm LimitedSME23
- Fresh Direct (UK) Limited2
- Fresh Pastures Limited6
- Freshview Foods LtdSME11
- GMC Corsehill LimitedSME5
- Harlech Foodservice Limited21
- Henderson Foodservice Limited1
- Hopwells Limited2
- Instock Limited6
- Johal Dairies LimitedSME5
- John Sheppard Butchers LimitedSME2
- Keenan (Recycling) Limited1
- Kent Dairy Company Ltd6
- Kent Frozen Foods Limited11
- Midland Foods LimitedSME2
- Morris Quality Bakers Limited5
- Nisbets PLC10
- Nobisco Limited3
- North West Catering Engineers LimitedSME5
- On A Roll Sandwich Company Limited3
- Owen Taylor and Sons LtdSME2
- Raynor Foods Ltd3
- REED Specialist Recruitment Limited3
- Reynolds Catering Supplies Ltd4
- Ribble Farm Fare LimitedSME1
- Search Consultancy Limited3
- Simply Lunch LTD3
- Stephens Catering Equipment Company LimitedSME7
- Sysco GB Limited20
- Tamar Fresh LtdSME10
- The ACME Facilities Group3
- Thomas Ridley and Son Ltd7
- Tiffin Sandwiches Limited3
- Trevors Warehouses LimitedSME6
- Turner and Price Limited11
- Unico LimitedSME5
- United Fresh Consortium LtdSME13
- Universal Unity LimitedSME9
- W. V. Howe LimitedSME6
- Yearsley Food Limited6
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Most active categories
The CPV codes on this work
The codes The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 79620000Supply services of personnel including temporary staff4
- 42933000Vending machines3
- 15511000Milk3
- 90511000Refuse collection services1
- 55520000Catering services1
- 50000000Repair and maintenance services1
- 45212500Kitchen or restaurant conversion1
- 15811511Prepared sandwiches1
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The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd), in short
Who does The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) award contracts to?
Across 86 contracts recorded since 2021, The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) has used 204 different suppliers. The most frequent are Dunsters Farm Limited (23 contracts), Harlech Foodservice Limited (21 contracts), Sysco GB Limited (20 contracts).
What does The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) buy?
Its most active procurement categories are food and catering supplies, CPV 18, office and computing equipment. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) contracts come up for renewal?
3 contracts awarded by The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 31 Dec 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) spend on contracts?
The median published contract value is £30.7m, across the 83 contracts that state a value. Published values are not added up here: a framework's value is a ceiling shared by every supplier on it, and the same value is often repeated across lots, so adding them up would overstate what is spent.
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Buyers like this buyer
Other universities and colleges based in the North West with a page20
Same type of body, by the address on their own notices. Most published awards first.
How these figures are worked out
- The last 12 months: award notices published from 8 November 2025 to 7 November 2026, each contract counted once however many suppliers or rows it has. The same window is used everywhere on this page.
- Year on year: Its published contract awards were level, then rose in the last year. Contracts by publication date in the 12 months to 7 Nov 2026 and the two years before it, oldest first: 7, 6 and 36. A change of more than 15% counts as a rise or fall; each year needs at least 5 contracts.
- 2 contracts end in the next 6 months: Published end dates between 7 November 2026 and 7 May 2027, each contract counted once.
- Has published 4 planned procurements: Pipeline notices on Find a Tender whose expected tender date is still to come, or passed in the last 30 days.
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021: At least one contract in every calendar year from 2021 to 2026, by award date (or publication date where the award date is later). Our records begin in 2021.
- Took on 65 new suppliers in the last 12 months: Suppliers named on a contract it awarded and published since 8 November 2025, and on none before. Counted by organisation, not by spelling.
- Most recent award: recorded 13 Oct 2026 (3 weeks ago).
- Values: value figures cover the 83 of 86 contracts where a value was published. Values are never added up: framework ceilings and values repeated across lots would make a total meaningless.
- Since 2021: totals count contracts by award date from January 2021, and suppliers by organisation rather than by spelling.
Sources
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals. Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 7 November 2026, when this page was built.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from The University Caterers Organisation Ltd (TUCO Ltd) [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/the-university-caterers-organisation-ltd-tuco-ltd (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
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