Official UK procurement notice
CBC-1950-T-SK Kitchen & Bathroom Replacements
Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCentral Bedfordshire Council has awarded a contract for the delivery of a planned programme of kitchen and bathroom replacement works across its housing stock. The contract includes the design, supply, installation and replacement of kitchens and bathrooms within occupied and void residential properties, together with associated electrical, plumbing, ventilation, flooring, tiling, decorating and ancillary building works required to complete the installations. The works support the Council’s housing asset management and investment programme and are intended to improve the quality, safety and performance of its housing stock. The contract was awarded following a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure, with suppliers initially invited to submit requests to participate before shortlisted suppliers were invited to tender.
- How the procedure runs: Two Stage
CPV: Articles for the bathroom and kitchen · Bathrooms construction work · Construction work for houses · Fitted kitchens · Installation of fitted kitchens · Kitchen equipment · Kitchen furniture and equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Social Value
- Technical
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2026, 19:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2026, 16:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
CBC-1950-T-SK- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026516- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067207Find a Tender
- How it runs
Two Stage
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published213 days ago23 Mar 2026, 19:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by192 days ago13 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline181 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent10 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published10 days ago12 Oct 2026, 16:46 BST
- Standstill endsearlier today21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026- Tender notice published23 Mar 2026, 19:02 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Oct 2026, 16:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Oct 2026, 16:46 BST
- Procurement method changed12 Oct 2026, 16:46 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBM Group LtdKitchen & Bathroom Replacements1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2031Extensions: 1+1 year optional extension | £4,750,000 | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winBSG Property Services LtdSME · East of England
- did not winR Benson Property Maintenance LtdSME · South East England
- did not winBell Group Ltd · Greater London
- did not winSER ContractorSME · East of England
- did not winM3 Property Maintenance · South East England
- wonCBM Group Ltd · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BSG Property Services LtdBidder / tenderer
- Bell Group LtdBidder / tenderer
- CBM Group LtdAwarded supplier
- M3 Property MaintenanceBidder / tenderer
- R Benson Property Maintenance LtdBidder / tenderer
- SER ContractorBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender