Latest Hotel, Catering & Hospitality Tenders

Hotel, catering and hospitality tenders are issued by ministries, schools, hospitals, universities, armed forces, airports and other public bodies. They cover staff canteens, school and hospital catering, event catering, accommodation for delegations and training, and hospitality concessions in public buildings and airports.

This page currently shows 4,668 open Hotel, Catering & Hospitality tenders from 120 countries.

The countries with the most open Hotel, Catering & Hospitality tenders are Spain (1,395), China (559), Philippines (381), India (282), Moldova (191) and Poland (189).

Contracts in this sector

• Canteen operation and cafeteria services for public staff.
• School-meal and hospital patient catering.
• Catering for conferences, receptions and official events.
• Hotel rooms, meeting rooms and full conference packages.
• Concessions for restaurants, cafes and vending in public buildings.

CPV classification

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services are classified under CPV division 55. Hotel accommodation services use 55110000 and hotel meeting and conference services 55120000. Canteen services are coded 55510000, catering services 55520000 and school catering services 55524000, while food supplies without a service element are classified with food products instead.

How catering bids are judged

Catering contracts are usually judged on menus, hygiene standards and staffing as well as price. Bidders may need sample menus with nutritional information, food safety certification, staff qualifications, a transition plan from the incumbent and, for concessions, a commission or rent offer. Accommodation tenders tend to focus on location, room rates, cancellation terms and meeting facilities.

Daily alerts and documents

Subscribers can request the specifications, receive daily alerts for hospitality tenders by keyword and CPV code, and use contract award data to see current operators and contract values. Related categories include food supply tenders, furniture tenders and public services tenders; the free live demo shows how it works.