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Bedford Borough Council: public contracts and tenders

Bedford Borough Council awarded 221 public contracts worth €246.7M where a value is stated since 2025-03-06; the architecture and engineering services contract held by Citisense LTD ends on 2026-11-06 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards221
Awarded value (stated)€246.7M
Suppliers named172
Ending in 18 months55
Open calls now3
Calls for tender45
First award2025-03-06
Latest award2026-10-20

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 202 of 221 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameBedford Borough Council
CountryUnited Kingdom
Buyer typeSub-central government authority
CityBedford
SourcesUK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES7€16.0M
Webcurl Ltd4€322k
BEAM UP LTD3€275k
Canoe Trail Ltd3€79,408
AMF Services (Bedford) Ltd2€3.7M
Chiltern Hire Centre Ltd2€385k
Citisense LTD2€1,462
CONTENUR (UK) LIMITED2€207k
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GROUP LIMITED2€161k
Greenwich Leisure Ltd2€10.0M
LUBBE & SONS (BULBS) LTD2€12,127
Lucion Services Limited2€130k
Paramount Training Limited2€864k
Planet Merchant Services LTD2€129k
SSG Services (Est 2003) Limited2€60,580

Suppliers named on Bedford Borough Council's award notices (the top 15 of 172); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.

Contracts ending in the next 18 months

EndsContractCurrent holderValueEnd date basis
2026-11-01Construction of Costa Coffee Drive-Thru at Fairhill€77,209end date stated
2026-11-06IT2002 High St Great Barford Traffic Survey - AWARDCitisense LTDn/aend date stated
2026-11-11Lifestyle Hub ServicesBedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Foundation€101kend date stated
2026-11-14IT2002 High St Great Barford Topo & UUD Surveys - AWARD€2,472end date stated
2026-11-14Residential Placement (Spot Off Framework)SV Care Services Ltd€584kend date stated
2026-12-05Residential (Spot) Placement - Childrens ServicesPositive Futures Support Care Limited€633kend date stated
2026-12-19IFA placement for Children's Services CaseBarnardo Services Limited€116kend date stated
2026-12-29Childrens Home (Spot Non Framework)OUTBOUND CARE LTD€539kend date stated
2027-01-15Semi-Independent PlacementPSA Care Ltd€72,557end date stated
2027-01-22DR2000 Drainage Surveys - AWARDLucion Services Limited€129kend date stated
2027-02-01Traffic Surveys Jan 2026 - AWARDCitisense LTD€1,462end date stated
2027-02-20Assisted Living Solutions - Vertical Floor Lifts & Step LiftsWessex Lift Co Ltd€351kend date stated
2027-02-20Assisted Living Solutions - Stair LiftsSTANNAH LIFT SERVICES LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 01189799)€351kend date stated
2027-02-28Carry out HAVs Testing on Equipment and Provision of Electronic Reports - AWARDBureau Veritas UK Limited, HAV CONTROL LIMITEDn/aend date stated
2027-03-02IT2010 Topo & UUD Ravensden - AWARD€4,127end date stated
2027-03-31Consultancy Services to deliver the Design, Supply and Installation of Replacement LiftsDavid Miles & Partners€60,896end date stated
2027-03-31Grounds Maintenance - Sports Pitch Consumables - AWARDCore Amenity Ltd€10,936end date stated
2027-03-31Supply of ElectricityNpower Ltd€42.2Mend date stated
2027-03-31Supply & Delivery of Line Marking Compound - AWARDFleet Line Markers Ltd€18,719end date stated
2027-03-31Online training and research resource for practitioners in Children's Services€30,464end date stated
2027-03-31Waiver - Urgency Reasons - Ukrainian Family and Host SupportPBIC Ltd€89,691end date stated
2027-03-31Housing Benefits Certification Audit€94,843end date stated
2027-03-31Outstanding PaymentsNAISMITHS LIMITED€62,742end date stated
2027-03-31Bedford Town Centre - Anti-Social Behaviour Initiative 2026/27Waste Investigations Support & Enforcement Limited€186kend date stated
2027-04-0124 hours supported livingCOMMUNITY LIVING LTD (Cheam House)€181kend date stated

End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).

Award notices of Bedford Borough Council whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 55 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Health and social work services8543€26.5M
Business services7921€10.3M
Construction work4518€103.4M
IT services729€8.3M
Architecture and engineering services718€1.6M
Transport equipment347€1.8M
Other community and personal services987€509k
Software packages and information systems486€453k
Hotel, catering and retail services556€261k
Real estate services706€10.3M
Laboratory and precision equipment385€547k
Agriculture, farming and forestry products034€31,839

Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Recent awards

PublishedContractWinnersValue
2026-10-20Provision of PCSA services and associated surveys for the Temporary Accommodation Modular HomesEnevate Homes Limited€304k
2026-10-14Year 3 Trainee Educational PsychologistUniversity of Southampton€31,281
2026-10-08De Minimis Agreements to the 68 Bus Route within Bedford BoroughGRANT PALMER LIMITED€357k
2026-09-15Average Speed Camera Maintenance 2026-7Jenoptik UK Ltd€423k
2026-09-10Constellia - NEPRO InnovationCONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD€7.2M
2026-08-263g Pitch Resurfacing WorksHOLCIM UK LIMITED€410k
2026-08-17Bedford Refuge for Women Fleeing Domestic Violence (2026 - 2029)Stonewater Ltd€523k
2026-07-30Mainstream Transport - QS1 - closes 10:00 AM Thursday 30th July 2026 - AWARDShires Passenger Transport Ltdn/a
2026-07-30Mowing and Baling Specification for Bedford Borough Council Countryside Sites v2 - AWARDAnthony Kinns Aviation (Services) Ltd€11,110
2026-07-27Rough Sleeping Prevention ServicesSMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES€152k

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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.

Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.

Questions

How many public contracts has Bedford Borough Council awarded?

Bedford Borough Council published 221 contract award notices between 2025-03-06 and 2026-10-20; the 202 that state a value add up to €246.7M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

Who are Bedford Borough Council's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES (7), Webcurl Ltd (4) and BEAM UP LTD (3) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which Bedford Borough Council contracts end soon?

55 contracts awarded by Bedford Borough Council end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the architecture and engineering services contract held by Citisense LTD, ending on 2026-11-06 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does Bedford Borough Council have open tenders now?

Yes: 3 calls for tender from Bedford Borough Council are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).

What does Bedford Borough Council buy?

Most of Bedford Borough Council's awards are in Health and social work services (CPV 85) (43), Business services (CPV 79) (21) and Construction work (CPV 45) (18) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Bedford Borough Council tenders and contracts: 221 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/bedford-borough-council-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.