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Trinity Arts & Leisure Centre; Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project

ConstructionCPV 45315000

Value£250k

Deadline12 Oct 2026

Published9 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 9 Sept 202632 days leftCloses 12 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Procurement Team

procurement@bedford.ac.uk

0123491000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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Contract value in context

£250ktotal contract value

median £158k

this tender£0£6.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Bedford College publishes Construction work continuously — 19 notices, roughly one every 61 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

Bedford College is seeking a Mechanical & Electrical Contractor to undertake the careful decommissioning, strip out and disposal of the existing main heating and hot water generation plant and the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a new main heating and hot water generation system to comply fully with the tender drawings, specifications and schedules provided.

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12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

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

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Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
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