Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Campus Staff Support Services
Authority: University of Bedfordshire (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£1,666,667≈ £833k / year · £1,999,998 inc. VAT25% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Nov 2025awarded 21 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to Blue Arrow Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of Agency for Campus Staff Support Services
CPV: Placement services of office-support personnel · Placement services of personnel · Recruitment services · Supply services of office personnel · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
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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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: Please refer to the tender documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 27 Oct 2025, 16:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
UoB/P EST - 00000716- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068711- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d497Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 26 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Please register your company on our tender portal accessible at www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbedfords… ↗ access the tender and submit a bid
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published365 days ago27 Oct 2025, 16:36 GMT
- Clarification questions by344 days ago17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline335 days ago26 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by307 days ago24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent280 days ago21 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published279 days ago21 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMT
- Standstill ends270 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts269 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025- Tender notice published27 Oct 2025, 16:36 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jan 2026, 17:31 GMT
- Contract signature expected3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,250,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Arrow Ltd15 Feb 2026 – 14 Feb 2029 · up to 14 Feb 2031Extensions: 3 years contract with options for 2 terms of twelve months each | £1,250,000 | 21 Jan 2026standstill to 30 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BLUE ARROW LTD.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender