Buyer
Bedford Borough Council
The tender notices in our corpus from Bedford Borough Council, newest first, read from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Each links to its own page and to the original.
- Notices in the corpus
- 882Counted in the corpus search index when this page was read, across every stage (forecast, tender, award, contract). The index is refreshed by the corpus, so the newest notices may be missing for a while.Counted at Mon 19 Oct 2026, 19:03 BST.
- Newest notice published
- 14 Oct 2026
- Buyer type
- Local AuthorityThe corpus’s classification from the buyer name, as supplied.
- Read the buyer’s published records, newest first.
- Separate planning, live opportunities and historical outcomes.
- Read the original lot, value basis and documents.
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Which notices has this buyer published?
Open notices are live tenders and forecasts. All notices also include historical ones: awarded, closed or past their deadline.
- CBC-2107-RFI-SK Alternative Education Framework re-commission (Request for Information)Bedford Borough Council · Published 14 Oct 2026Pre-Market Engagement Notice – Alternative Education and Provision Framework Alternative Education and Provision Tender Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council are developing a new Alternative Education and Provision Framework, which is intended to commence on 1 September 2027. We aValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Supply & Delivery of various City & Guilds Training Courses & CertificationBedford Borough Council · East of England · Published 13 Oct 2026Invitation to Tender for Supply & Delivery of various City & Guilds Training Courses & Certification. Apply via the in-tend procurement portal: https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/bedford/home£11,500Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Market Event - Community Short Breaks Services for Children and Young People with DisabilitiesBedford Borough Council · Published 9 Oct 2026Bedford Borough Council is inviting providers to attend our upcoming Market Engagement Event for the recommissioning of Community Short Break Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities. Date: 23 October 2026 Time: 10am -12pm Venue: on-line via Teams (link to the event will be providedValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse MaintenanceBedford Borough Council · Published 9 Sep 2026As a Unitary Council we have responsibility for Grass cutting & land management and have a statutory duty regarding levels of grass cutting due to duty to maintain the highway specified in Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. The requirement involves the outsourcing of this provision to a provider w£1,835,886Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bedford Borough Leisure Facilities ManagementBedford Borough Council · Published 21 Jul 2026Bedford Borough Council wishes to engage with potential bidders for a long term leisure operating contract, managing the operation of its current 5 sites. The Council has produced a questionnaire and invites participants to complete and feedback to inform the Council's procurement strategy. ParticipValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Open Framework for Building Maintenance and Building ServicesBedford Borough Council · Published 16 Jul 2026Bedford Borough Council is seeking to create an Open Framework for building maintenance services, comprising servicing and maintenance of all mechanical and electric installations and maintenance and repair of building fabric. The framework will comprise of multiple service specific lots with both oValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Bedford Borough Council Residential and Nursing Care Homes Framework AgreementBedford Borough Council · Published 21 Apr 2026Bedford Borough Council is looking to set up an Open Framework Agreement for Residential and nursing care homes services under the Light Touch Regime.Value not stated in sourceForecast · planning
- Provision of Community Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities and their Families in Bedford Borough 2026Bedford Borough Council · Published 26 Nov 2025Bedford Borough Council provides a range of Short Break Services that are designed to assist individuals who provide care for CYP with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). The provision of short breaks is a statutory requirement under the Children and Families Act 2014. Local authorValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Provision of Temporary Accommodation – Nightly LetsBedford Borough Council · Published 24 Sep 2025Bedford Borough Council has a statutory duty to provide accommodation to households who are homeless or threatened with homelessness under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996. To ensure continued compliance with this duty, the Council intends to establish an open framework agreement for the supply of tValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Refugee Resettlement Services and ESOL Programme Bedford Borough Council · Published 18 Jul 2025Bedford Borough Council is considering the potential procurement of the current Refugee resettlement contract and is conducting preliminary market engagement in accordance with Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023. We are seeking information, advice, and feedback from the market to help shape a fuValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Procurement of a development partner for the redevelopment of Mayes YardBedford Borough Council · Published 16 Jun 2025Bedford Borough Council wish to appoint a development partner to enter into a development agreement for the redevelopment of Mayes Yard as part of the Council’s overall regeneration plans for Bedford Town Centre. The Council’s vision is for an exemplary mixed-use development that will provide a cult£12,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeLive tender · Open
- Procurement of a development partner for the redevelopment of Mayes YardBedford Borough Council · Published 11 Jun 2025Appointment of Preliminary Developer Partner - Mayes Yard Bedford Borough Council wish to appoint a development partner to enter into a development agreement for the redevelopment of Mayes Yard as part of the contracting authority's overall regeneration plans for Bedford Town Centre. The appointed dValue not stated in sourceForecast · planned
- Bedford Borough Council Provision of Domiciliary Care within 4 Extra Care Schemes Bedford Borough Council · Published 29 May 2025Onsite domiciliary care within the following extra care schemes: - Gordon Collings House (MK42) 55 Units 489 care hours per week including 7 residents requiring 2:1 calls day and night Current contract arrangement: 24/7 coverage, amalgamated contract with St Bede’s - St Bede’s (MK40) 104 units (Value not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Extra Care ServicesBedford Borough Council · Published 22 May 2025Extra Care Services - Adults Social Care.£2,500,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- Capital Highway and Street Lighting MaintenanceBedford Borough Council · Published 2 May 2025Capital Highway and Street Lighting MaintenanceValue not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
- Early Help Counselling ServicesBedford Borough Council · Published 26 Mar 2025Preliminary market engagement to help scope future requirements of Early Help Counselling Services. Aim to gain insight into current market trends and themes.Value not stated in sourceForecast · planning
- Provision of weight management services for people living with a Learning DisabilityBedford Borough Council · Published 24 Dec 2024Service delivery model based on a 12-week evidence-based Tier 2 weight management programme for people with mild learning disabilities.Value not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
- Provision of Housing Support for People with Mental Health Needs (Holman House)Bedford Borough Council · Published 19 Sep 2024Bedford Borough Council 'The Authority' wishes to tender for the provision of Housing Support for People with Mental Health Needs. The Authority will appoint a provider to deliver an accommodation based service for working aged adult eligible for up to two years who have who have housing related supValue not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
- Social Prescribing ServiceBedford Borough Council · Published 16 Jul 2024Bedford Borough Council 'the Authority' wishes to tender for the provision of a Social Prescribing Service as the Contracting body; the Service is jointly commissioned by Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. The Authority wishes to appoint a provider to deliver a comprehensive sValue not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
- Provision of weight management services for people living with a Learning DisabilityBedford Borough Council · Published 8 Jul 2024provision for specialist weight management programme for people living with a learning disability (LD) who reside in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire. Bedford Borough Council would commission the programme on behalf of both local authorities.Value not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Best Interest Assessors and Section 12 Assessors Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)Bedford Borough Council · Published 14 Jun 2024Bedford Borough Council (‘the Authority’) is inviting Applications from Best Interest Assessors (BIAs) and Section 12 Assessors to provide specialist assessments for adults on an ad hoc basis and in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty in Bedford Borough.The Authority will£1,684,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Sat 15 Jul 2028, 12:00 BST
- Supply, Install and Maintenance of Burial Chambers and Mausoleum Norse Road Cemetery and Design of Gardens of Remembrance.Bedford Borough Council · Published 20 Mar 2024Bedford Borough Council (‘the Council) is inviting tenders to fulfil the requirement of Supply, Install and Maintenance of Burial Chambers and Mausoleum for Norse Road Cemetery and the Design of the Gardens of Remembrance for Bedford Borough Council (BBC).Value not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
- Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027Bedford Borough Council · Published 9 Feb 2024An Approved Provider List (APL) on a Pseudo-DPS of suitably-qualified suppliers to deliver Alternative Education Provision to children and young people who are unable to access mainstream education provision due to their social, emotional and mental health needs and/or behaviours that challenge. The£2,150,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 28 Apr 2027, 12:00 BST
- Independent Fostering Agency (IFA) (PIN Notice)Bedford Borough Council · Published 1 Feb 2024Independent Fostering Agency - Approved Provider List Opportunity Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council and Luton Council as strategic partners, will be opening up an opportunity for IFA's to join their Approved Provider List (APL) when this is recommissioned in 2045/25 and be part oValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Bedford Borough Council Learning Disability Community Based Day Opportunities.Bedford Borough Council · Published 25 Apr 2023Bedford Borough Council invites Tenders for the provision of Community Based Day Opportunity Services for people with a learning disability in the Bedford Borough. The Council is procuring the service as detailed in the specification, using an Accelerated hybrid negotiated procedure under the LightValue not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
What has this buyer published most recently?
This preview follows the current page’s record order. It is a sample, not a complete history or a forecast.
- 01
CBC-2107-RFI-SK Alternative Education Framework re-commission (Request for Information)
Value not stated in source
- 02
Supply & Delivery of various City & Guilds Training Courses & Certification
Estimated value stated in the notice
- 03
Market Event - Community Short Breaks Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities
Value not stated in source
- 04
Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance
Estimated value stated in the notice
- 05
Bedford Borough Leisure Facilities Management
Value not stated in source
How should you check a record before using it?
Follow its notice page to the original publication, then read the current document and value basis.
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- Separate publication, award and response dates.
- Read the value basis; a framework ceiling is not money spent.
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How much time should you allow to review this page?
Multiply the visible record count by your own review time. Follow-up documents are extra work.
Plan this page’s review
25 records on this page × your minutes per record.
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Estimated review time125 minutesSource: Your inputs and this page · Visible record count
125 minminutes
- First record5
- Remaining records on this page120
Planning estimate for 25 records read at Mon 19 Oct 2026, 19:03 BST; not a measured average or a total for the organisation.
What should you investigate first?
Check the notice’s stage and scope before treating it as available work.
- Record01
Open one relevant notice
Keep its identifier and original publication together. - Context02
Separate invitation from outcome
Planning and award notices are not current invitations. - Evidence03
Read the current documents
Follow scope, lots and updates; resolve missing information through the buyer. - Decision04
Record why it matters
Keep facts separate from eligibility or future-demand assumptions. - Action05
Name a useful follow-up
Decide whether preparation work is justified.
An editorial review sequence, not a buyer timetable or predicted cycle.
What can you safely conclude from these records?
Use the facts each record states. A page of notices or awards does not establish market share, a win rate or future demand.
Review the recorded limitations below. Missing data stays missing, and organisations are linked only when the corpus supplies a page key.
- The corpus and this page are bounded views of published records.
- No organisation-wide spend or awarded-value total is calculated here.
- A named buyer link is not evidence of a wider group relationship.
- Past records do not establish the next opportunity’s date or value.
Where can you investigate next?
Use the guides to resolve the notice stage, framework or evidence question.
| Next record or guide | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Search Contracts Finder records | Understand the next part of the bid |
| Separate frameworks from contracts | Understand the next part of the bid |
| Check the invitation’s stage | Understand the next part of the bid |
| Check security evidence | Understand the next part of the bid |
The next decision needs a record someone can check.
What is the useful next action?
Open a relevant notice and establish whether there is work your team should investigate.
Keep the source, uncertainty and decision together.
Explore current and past tenders →- Locate a relevant published notice.
- Follow original documents and the stage.
- Resolve evidence and delivery questions.
- Keep a specific action and its reasons.
What are the limits of this record?
- Notices are linked to this buyer by a slug made from the buyer name on each notice. A notice that writes the name differently may be under another buyer, or none.
- Buyer type is the corpus's classification from the buyer name, not an official category.
Where was this record read?
- Buyer
- bedford-borough-council
- Read at
- Mon 19 Oct 2026, 19:03 BST
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