Official UK procurement notice
Bedford Refuge for Women Fleeing Domestic Violence (2026 - 2029)
Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£660,169≈ £220k / year · £792,203 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 May 2026awarded 13 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to Stonewater
Contract term 3 yrsends 5 Nov 2029 · up to 5 Nov 2031 with extensions · starts 6 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBedford Borough Council invites applications to tender for a contract to provide accommodation-based support and operation of one domestic abuse refuge in Bedford Borough
CPV: Guidance services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£660,169
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Bedford Refuge Award Criteria: 60%
- Bedford Refuge Award Criteria: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Bedford Refuge Award Criteria
- Bedford Refuge Award Criteria
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 10:15 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 15:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
BBC CH 04175- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036442- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06882aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published183 days ago22 Apr 2026, 10:15 BST
- Submission deadline155 days ago20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 15:56 BST
- Award decision expected by61 days ago21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends56 days ago26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 15 days6 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Tender notice published22 Apr 2026, 10:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Aug 2026, 15:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Aug 2026, 15:56 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £447,6421 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 31 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| StonewaterBedford Refuge for Women Fleeing Domestic Violence6 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2029 · up to 5 Nov 2031Extensions: 2 periods of 12 months | £447,642 inc. VAT | 13 Aug 2026standstill to 26 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stonewater LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Bedford Borough Council InTend Portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender