Official UK procurement notice
Accommodation based support; Charis House
Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)
Awarded value£38,803published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWaiver - Product Reasons - This waiver request is to extend the current contract provision from 1st April
2026 - 30th September 2026 to allow time for internal review of the business case & associated actions to be carried out. The request is to extend the current provider, SMART CJS, to ensure continuity of the service and therefore meeting grant conditions.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 May 2026, 16:53 BST
- Last source update
- 12 May 2026, 16:53 BST
- Authority reference
C BBC EN 07421- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043629- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069705Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published12 May 2026, 16:53 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £38,8031 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES | £38,803 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £38,803
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICESAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender