# CPV 55520000-1: Catering services

Official label (Regulation (EC) No 213/2008):

- EN: Catering services
- PT: Serviços de fornecimento de refeições (catering)
- ES: Servicios de suministro de comidas desde el exterior
- FR: Services traiteur

In the tree:
- 55000000-0 Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (https://trinta.ai/cpv/55000000)
- 55500000-5 Canteen and catering services (https://trinta.ai/cpv/55500000)

Beneath this code (4):
- 55521000-8 Catering services for private households
- 55522000-5 Catering services for transport enterprises
- 55523000-2 Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions
- 55524000-9 School catering services

The busiest codes beneath this one, in Portugal:
- 55524000-9 School catering services (https://trinta.ai/cpv/55524000): 44 contracts, €36.4m
- 55523100-3 School-meal services (https://trinta.ai/cpv/55523100): 14 contracts, €25.1m
- 55521100-9 Meals-on-wheels services (https://trinta.ai/cpv/55521100): 5 contracts, €85.3k
- 55521200-0 Meal delivery service (https://trinta.ai/cpv/55521200): 2 contracts, €23.4k
- 55522000-5 Catering services for transport enterprises (https://trinta.ai/cpv/55522000): 1 contract, €9.3k

Portuguese market, January to July 2026: 437 contracts signed under this code, €83.3m contracted. Counted from the open contract register, all procedure types.
Competition, open procedures only (40 with a published bidder list): 3.6 bids on average, median 3.5, 17.5% drew a single bid. Direct awards excluded, because there the buyer chooses who bids. All divisions ranked: https://trinta.ai/procurement-statistics

Who buys under it in Portugal (by NIF, contracts in the period):
- ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (501510184): 18
- Universidade do Porto (501413197): 16
- Município de Viseu (506697320): 9
- Feira Viva - Cultura e Desporto, EM (505120151): 8

French market, January to July 2026: 453 marchés notified under this code, €299.8m in notified amounts (framework ceilings included). Counted from the DECP consolidated files, deduplicated, all procedure types.
Competition, competed procedures only (373 declaring their offers, marchés passed without competition excluded): median 3 offers, mean 4.4 (an allotted marché repeats the consultation total on each lot, so the median is the figure to quote), 22.8% drew a single offer. Method: https://trinta.ai/barometre

Who buys under it in France (by SIRET, marchés in the period):
- COMMUNE DE MARSEILLE (21130055306286): 23
- UNIVERSITE DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR (UPPA) (19640251500270): 12
- LORIENT AGGLOMERATION (20004217400090): 12
- ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE (19911568400011): 10

Market: Food and catering (https://trinta.ai/tenders-by-sector/food-and-catering)

Source: https://trinta.ai/cpv/55520000 · All codes: https://trinta.ai/cpv