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# Bedford College · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-college-urn-130597). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Bedford College is a Education based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 24 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Bedford College
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBCW-2828-YLLW` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 24
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.3m (median award: £259k) across 5 of 5 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (Bedford College)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-college-urn-130597

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 80% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 26% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 14 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 8 (57%), Route not published: 6 (43%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 3 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
2. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 3 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
5. **[Electrical machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) (CPV 31):** 1 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Cozy Travel Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cozy-travel-ltd-coh-02994788):** 2 procedures
2. **[RELIANCE MECHANICAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reliance-mechanical-limited-coh-09659643):** 1 procedures
3. **[THERMOSERV LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thermoserv-limited-coh-01337045):** 1 procedures
4. **[INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/inter-county-service-group-ltd-coh-03687428):** 1 procedures
5. **[Infinity Secure Solutions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/infinity-secure-solutions-ltd-coh-12808866):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Cozy Travel Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cozy-travel-ltd-coh-02994788):** £1.5m · [Provision of Bus Transport Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-bus-transport-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1d1)
2. **[RELIANCE MECHANICAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reliance-mechanical-limited-coh-09659643):** £444k · [Trinity Arts & Leisure Centre; Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/trinity-arts-leisure-centre-heating-hot-water-upgrade-project-ocds-h6vhtk-06f5d6) · Awarded: 21 Oct 2026
3. **[THERMOSERV LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thermoserv-limited-coh-01337045):** £259k · [Tresham Kettering Campus Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tresham-kettering-campus-heating-hot-water-upgrade-project-ocds-h6vhtk-06bcf7) · Awarded: 7 Aug 2026
4. **[Infinity Secure Solutions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/infinity-secure-solutions-ltd-coh-12808866):** £54k · [Provision of Security Systems Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-security-systems-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06af33) · Awarded: 9 Jul 2026
5. **[INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/inter-county-service-group-ltd-coh-03687428):** £44k · [Provision of Window Cleaning Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-window-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06af1b) · Awarded: 10 Jul 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 3
- **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 College intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-college-urn-130597#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-college-urn-130597
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt