Cater Link Limited

Large enterpriseHotel & restaurantUK · ReadingCompany No. 03732298

Cater Link Limited is a UK limited company, based in Reading, incorporated in 1999. Has won 129 UK public-sector contracts worth £377.0m across 59 buyers, primarily The Litmus Partnership Ltd and hotel & restaurant work.

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Active contracts

▲ 3 new awards (30d)

Contracted (12m)

£103.6m

▲ 162% vs prior 12m

Framework headroom (12m)

—

▼ 100% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

16%

The Litmus Partnership Ltd

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Diversified. Top 3 buyers = 36% of revenue.

The Litmus Partnership Ltd

£58.8m

16%

Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)

£48.3m

13%

Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

£30.0m

Meridian Trust Offices

£28.9m

Brighton and Hove City Council

£28.0m

Other (5 buyers)

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
AFC SCHOOL MEAL CONTRACT PROJECT	Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames	Framework call off	£30.0m ceiling · ~£30.0m share	01 Jul 2021	active
Meridian Academies Trust ~ Catering Tender	Meridian Trust Offices	Direct contract	£28.9m	15 May 2024	active
BHCC GB School Meals Service (Primary)	Brighton and Hove City Council	Direct contract	£28.0m	09 Jul 2024	active
The Harrow Schools Consortium ~ Catering Tender	The Harrow Schools Consortium	Direct contract	£24.7m	19 Dec 2023	active
School Meals Service	London Borough of Camden	Framework call off	£20.1m ceiling · ~£20.1m share	10 Dec 2024	active
Catering Services Framework - Light Touch	Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)	Shared contract	£14.6m lot total · 7 suppliers	12 Dec 2025	active
PP-10173 Co-op Academies Trust Catering	THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST	Direct contract	£13.6m	15 May 2026	active
Catering Services Framework - Light Touch	Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)	Shared contract	£13.0m lot total · 7 suppliers	12 Dec 2025	active
Catering Services Framework - Light Touch	Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)	Shared contract	£11.5m lot total · 7 suppliers	12 Dec 2025	active
Catering Services - TWHF	HEART ACADEMIES TRUST	Direct contract	£10.8m	28 Jul 2025	active
Tudor Grange Academies Trust	Tudor Grange Academies Trust	Direct contract	£10.5m	21 Jul 2020	expired
School Meals Catering Service	Wokingham Borough Council	Direct contract	£10.5m	27 Nov 2018	expired
Cornwall Education Learning Trust ~ Catering Tender	CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST	Direct contract	£9.6m	30 Jun 2025	active
704_22 Outsourced Catering Services	Espo	Framework call off	£8.3m ceiling · ~£174k share (÷48)	01 Sept 2022	expired
The Boleyn Trust	The Boleyn Trust	Direct contract	£6.8m	04 Sept 2019	expired

Cater Link Limited

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 129 total · 73 active · 52 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

Award value — last 8 quarters

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Geographic spread

Modifications received · scope growth on existing wins

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