Supply of groceries, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages (licensed), cleaning materials, and confectionery for resale and operational use at Corn Exchange venues.

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15) Delivery: East of England (UKH24)

Awarded value£40,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 May 2025no call for competition

Awarded to BOOKER LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Waiver - Urgency Reasons Supply of groceries, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages

(licensed), cleaning materials, and confectionery for resale and operational use at Corn Exchange venues.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

15800000 Miscellaneous food products 15900000 Beverages, tobacco and related products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT
Last source update: 12 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002373
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH24)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0603ed Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
12 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £40,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BOOKER LIMITED	£40,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · BOOKER LIMITED
Signed
19 May 2025
Value
£40,000
Period
20 May 2025 – 20 Nov 2025
Status
active

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BOOKER LIMITEDAwarded supplier Edison Road, Elms Farm Industrial Estate, Bedford, East of England, MK41 0HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender12 Jan 2026, 15:50 GMT