Official UK procurement notice
Grounds Equipment Repair & Maintenance
Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)
Published estimate£1,400,000≈ £467k / year · £1,680,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Sept 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 4 Nov 2029 · up to 4 Nov 2031 with extensions · starts 5 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBedford Borough Council requires an experienced and competent Grounds Maintenance Equipment and Plant Maintenance specialist to provide cover for the Councils internal workshop in relation to planned and unplanned works along with the ability to attend breakdowns
CPV: Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,400,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:03 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076684- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e273Find 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
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Aug 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published74 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:03 BST
- Clarification questions by54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline47 days ago8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago21 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 4 days29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 10 days5 Nov 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2026- Tender notice published12 Aug 2026, 12:03 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published21 Oct 2026, 12:06 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 14 Oct 2026 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender