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Published 11 Sept 2025, 10:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of The Main Stage & Community Stages (inc PA's) for the Bedford River Festival 2026 on 18th & 19th July

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£50,000≈ £67k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Oct 2025
Contract term 9 moends 22 Jul 2026 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of The Main Stage & Community Stages (inc PA's) for the Bedford River Festival 2026 on 18th & 19th July as set out in the ITT document

CPV: Event services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 9 moSMEPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 22 Jul 2026 (9 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
79952000 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 only, see ITT for full details

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
11 Sept 2025, 10:48 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2025, 10:48 BST
Authority reference
BBC EN 03986
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055703
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Event services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059858 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Project… ↗

Timeline

11 Sept 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 10:48 BST
  2. Submission deadline384 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts362 days ago
    1 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 10:48 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 (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender