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# Bedford Borough Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Bedford Borough Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 254 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Bedford Borough Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLCV-4616-VTHL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 254
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £134m (median award: £84k) across 157 of 157 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Bedford), rsh-social-housing (Bedford Borough Council), nhs-ods (BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 13 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 31% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 183 (93%), Framework: 13 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 94 (48%), Route not published: 39 (20%), Open: 35 (18%), Limited / restricted: 23 (12%), Selective: 5 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 25 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 10 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 7 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Real estate services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/real-estate-services-70000000) (CPV 70):** 5 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 5 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/smart-criminal-justice-services-coh-03398982):** 9 procedures (10 awards)
2. **[Beam Up Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/beam-up-ltd-coh-10637337):** 3 procedures
3. **[Canoe Trail Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/canoe-trail-ltd-coh-05410576):** 3 procedures
4. **[Webcurl Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/webcurl-limited-coh-06680957):** 3 procedures
5. **[THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-environmental-protection-group-limited-coh-03506162):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Connected Kerb Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/connected-kerb-limited-coh-11062616):** £57m · [The Supply of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Associated Services 2026-2041](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-electric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure-and-associated-services-2026-2041-ocds-h6vhtk-04e495)
2. **[Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hanson-quarry-products-europe-ltd-coh-00300002):** £30m · [Carriageway Resurfacing and Associated Works 2025-2030](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carriageway-resurfacing-and-associated-works-2025-2030-ocds-h6vhtk-04b6db)
3. **[SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/smart-criminal-justice-services-coh-03398982):** £13m · [Rough Sleeping Prevention Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rough-sleeping-prevention-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06d30a)
4. **[HCR Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hcr-ltd-coh-02046903):** £7.0m · [Temporary Accommodation Maintenance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-accommodation-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051688) · Awarded: 27 Oct 2025
5. **[Cambus Ltd T/A](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cambus-ltd-t-a-coh-01822941):** £3.9m · [Provision of Rural Public Transport Services 2025-30](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-rural-public-transport-services-2025-2030-ocds-h6vhtk-04ccb5)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 15
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 35
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Bedford Borough Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt