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title: "Security Services for the 2026, 2028 & 2030 River Festivals"
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# Security Services for the 2026, 2028 & 2030 River Festivals

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-services-for-the-2026-2028-2030-river-festivals-ocds-h6vhtk-056564). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bedford Borough Council: "Security Services for the 2026, 2028 & 2030 River Festivals". Published status: complete. Published Value: £330,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST. Published submission portal: 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:** £330,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 August 2025 at 00:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Event services, Security services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £372,556 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-services-for-the-2026-2028-2030-river-festivals-ocds-h6vhtk-056564#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056564`

## 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/security-services-for-the-2026-2028-2030-river-festivals-ocds-h6vhtk-056564#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbedford%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-services-for-the-2026-2028-2030-river-festivals-ocds-h6vhtk-056564#participate

## Description
Bedford Borough Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Security Services for the next 3 Bedford River Festivals hosted in summer 2026; 2028 and 2030. The Council are looking for Security Suppliers highly experienced in Events and Events Security Management.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79710000, 79952000

- **Estimated Value:** £330,000

- **Contract Period:** 15/09/2025 to 31/08/2030

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

  - Supplier(s): **McKenzie Arnold Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93640`
  - Value: £372,556 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/08/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £372,556
  - Signed Date: 08/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F042748-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-09T08:47:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:12:54.168Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056564