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Published 4 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Security Services for the 2026, 28 & 30 River Festivals

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£210,000≈ £43k / year · £252,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Jun 2025
Contract term 4 yrs 10 moends 2 Aug 2030 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

1.1 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.

CPV: Event services · Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrs 10 moPublished value£210,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 2 Aug 2030 (4 yrs 10 mo)Value: £210,000 exc. VAT · £252,000 inc. VAT
79710000 Security services79952000 Event services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Price and Quality split - details in ITT

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
4 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
Last source update
4 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029748
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Event servicesSecurity services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052c1e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
26 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

4 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Contract starts393 days ago
    1 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender