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Published 15 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
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Trinity Arts & Leisure Centre; Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project

Official notice
Authority:Bedford College(Education)
works
Below threshold - open competition
Below threshold
SME suitable
VCSE suitable
Published estimate
£250,000
≈ £250,029 / year
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
19d 12h leftTypical competition: ~6.5 bidsThis authority · all categories · 24 months · n=4 bid reports
Clarification Cut-Off
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
1 yr
Starts 26 Oct 2026, 00:00 GMT

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Bedford College: "Trinity Arts & Leisure Centre; Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project". Published status: active. Published value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

Official Requirement Description:

Bedford College is seeking a Mechanical & Electrical Contractor to undertake the careful decommissioning, strip out and disposal of the existing main heating and hot water generation plant and the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a new main heating and hot water generation system to comply fully with the tender drawings, specifications and schedules provided.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1
    active
    Published value£250,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    26 Oct 2026 — 25 Oct 2027 (1 yr)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible
    Turnover benchmark:
    ~£500,057/yr

Published award criteria & contract terms

From this notice
Only criteria and terms published on this notice. Conditions of participation in the tender pack are not inferred.
Evaluation weighting
Quality: 80
Price: 120
Published as relative weights, not percentage points.
Published sub-criteria
  • Quality — 40
  • Quality — 40
  • Price — 60
  • Price — 60
Published terms
Contract duration1 yr

Procedure terms & legal framework

Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competitionLegal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54
Procurement Act 2023
Procurement categoryworks
Notice statusOpen for tenderProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published15 Sept 2026, 09:15 BSTLast source update15 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
Classification (CPV)Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f5d6

How to participate & submission route

Official notice
Submit via MultiQuote
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Supplier login required
Online submission allowed
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Access & Registration note: Free
Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesEnglish (en)
Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
From official release
To access this opportunity, log in to suppliers.multiquote.com/ and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit suppliers.multiquote.com/ , complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
  2. Clarification deadline
    25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Awards (0)No award published
Contracts (0)No contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
  1. Official notice release published
    15 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford College

Contracting authority
Education
GB-PPON-PBCW-2828-YLLW
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Official Documents & Specifications (2)

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