RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · preprocurement 85 days to close

Bedford College

CA18332 - Pre-Market Engagement: Supply and Delivery of Furniture and Furnishings for the Business Hub

Furniture & FurnishingsCPV 39000000 39100000
Value£9k
Deadline11 Nov 2026
Published11 Aug 2026
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 11 Aug 202685 days leftCloses 11 Nov 2026
Contract value in context
£9ktotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£3.5m

This sits below the typical range for Furniture & Furnishings contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 5,729 valued Furniture & Furnishings tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Bedford College publishes Furniture & Furnishings work continuously — 5 notices, roughly one every 1 day. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

42% of Bedford College’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Bedford College is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise to obtain indicative quotations and market intelligence for the proposed Business Hub project.

To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18332.

Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18332 as the reason for registration.

Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

Buyer intelligence

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Reveal who to approach at Bedford College, and generate a go-to-market strategy from their news, accounts and people.

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The full intelligence dossier

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
preprocurement · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
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Market context

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Top suppliers & buyers in Furniture & Furnishings

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