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# Rural Community Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-community-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-058c4d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bedford Borough Council: "Rural Community Support Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £420,760. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bedford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055)
- **Published Value:** £420,760 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Guidance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH24
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-community-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-058c4d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058c4d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-community-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-058c4d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbedford%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rural-community-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-058c4d#participate

## Description
The Rural Community Support Service connects individuals with relevant services and support, acting as a bridge between residents and local resources.  The Service makes home visits to older people to help them with free support & assistance.
This contract is for an initial three (3) year term with an option to extend for a further two (2) years in twelve (12) month instalments.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312310
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £420,760

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2026 to 31/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 10/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F050603-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-19T11:24:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:21:19.905Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058c4d