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Rural Community Support Service (RCSS)

No classification published
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£420,760
Submission deadline 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Bedford Borough Council: "Rural Community Support Service (RCSS)". Published status: complete. Published value: £420,760. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBedford Borough CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£420,760
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Bedford Borough Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Bedford Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
13.1Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTDTop vendor: 85.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 138 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD1 win£6,200,000
Jenoptik UK Ltd1 win£362,568
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity1 win£302,934
WEBCURL LIMITED2 wins£160,800
Ross Removals1 win£108,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBedford Borough Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
Last source update30 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-061225
What is being bought
The Rural Community Support Service connects individuals with relevant services and support, acting as a bridge between residents and local resources. The Service undertakes visits to older people to help them with free support & assistance.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    30 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    30 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    30 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    30 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
  5. Published value updated to £420,760
    29 Jan 2026, 14:19 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    29 Jan 2026, 14:19 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    29 Jan 2026, 14:19 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    29 Jan 2026, 14:19 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    29 Jan 2026, 14:19 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £302,934
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity
£302,934 · 17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · active
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PLCV-4616-VTHL
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  • Bedford Borough Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL
    Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, UKH24, MK42 9AP, GB
    Commercial.Hub@bedford.gov.uk

  • Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PHXR-2469-MWZH
    The Old School, Southill Road, Cardington, UKH24, MK44 3SX, GB
    info@bedsrcc.org.uk
Award and contract changes
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