British Columbia
Food and catering contracts in British Columbia
Public buyers in British Columbia published 95 food and catering contract awards between 2013 and 2026, worth $202.2 million where a value was published, from 23 buyers. City of Vancouver awarded the most, with 53.
At a glance
95
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$202.2 million
Published value
From the 38 awards that published a value.
23
Public buyers
Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.
2013 to 2026
Years on record
First and latest award in this group.
Who buys
Top buyers
The public buyers that awarded the most food and catering contracts in British Columbia.
- 1City of Vancouver53 awards · $8.5 million
- 2City of Nanaimo4 awards
- 3Ministry of Children and Family Development4 awards · $750,000
- 4Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and R.D.4 awards · $260,000
- 5Product Distribution Centre3 awards · $4.2 million
- 6Metro Vancouver3 awards
- 7Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General3 awards · $53 million
- 8Vancouver Coastal Health Authority3 awards · $26.9 million
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 20213 · $150,000
- 20229 · $31.9 million
- 20238 · $159.2 million
- 20244 · $6 million
- 202520 · $745,918
- 20263 · $1.5 million
Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 5.
Largest
Largest published awards
- Food Services in Provincial Correctional CentresBC Corrections · March 27, 2023$53 million
- Food Services in Provincial Correctional CentresMinistry of Public Safety and Solicitor General · March 27, 2023$53 million
- Food Services in Provincial Correctional CentresAdult Custody Division · March 27, 2023$53 million
- Patient Food Services for VCHVancouver Coastal Health Authority · July 15, 2022$23.7 million
- Food and Beverage Broadliner for the Vancouver Board of Parks and RecreationCity of Vancouver · December 1, 2024$6 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- Nestle Nutritional ProductsProduct Distribution Centre · June 30, 2026$1.5 million
- Supply and Delivery of Bottled Drinking WaterBC Wildfire Service · April 28, 2026
- 25-699 - Food Services Operation at Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional ParkMetro Vancouver · March 18, 2026
- 178-09-24 - Supply and Delivery of Food Equipment and SmallwaresCity of Burnaby · November 22, 2025$29,858
- 178-09-24 - Supply and Delivery of Food Equipment and SmallwaresCity of Burnaby · November 22, 2025$54,880
- RFQ 25-245 - Supply & Delivery of Bottled Water & Rental CoolersTownship of Langley · October 28, 2025
- P25-001 - Food & Beverage ServicesCity of Prince George · September 23, 2025
- Nestle Nutritional ProductsProduct Distribution Centre · June 30, 2025$649,581
Who won each contract, at what price, and which of these contracts are coming up for renewal is in Publicus. See how it works.
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Food and catering contracts by province
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Source: Publicus procurement data as of October 26, 2026. Counts are published award notices grouped by the publisher's own commodity codes, or for the 100% with no code, categorised by Publicus from the award title; values are disclosed amounts in Canadian dollars, and undated awards are not counted, so totals are a floor.
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