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title: "Waiver - premium German beers and beverages for the Bedford Corn Exchange Beer Festival (23-25 May 2025)"
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# Waiver - premium German beers and beverages for the Bedford Corn Exchange Beer Festival (23-25 May 2025)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/waiver-premium-german-beers-and-beverages-for-the-bedford-corn-exchange-beer-festival-23-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05441d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bedford Borough Council: "Waiver - premium German beers and beverages for the Bedford Corn Exchange Beer Festival (23-25 May 2025)". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Bedford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedford-borough-council-ons-e06000055)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKH24
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £30,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/waiver-premium-german-beers-and-beverages-for-the-bedford-corn-exchange-beer-festival-23-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05441d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05441d`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/waiver-premium-german-beers-and-beverages-for-the-bedford-corn-exchange-beer-festival-23-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05441d#tl-md)

## Description
A direct order of premium German beers and beverages
for the Bedford Corn Exchange Beer Festival (23-25 May 2025). Products include:
Alcohol-free, export, and seasonal craft German beers (e.g., Paulaner, Augustiner, Schneider, Hofbrau).
Various styles and ABVs including Weissbier, Rauchbier, Kolsch, Dunkel, and Bock.
Sourced from a specialist supplier with exclusive access to authentic imports.
Includes deposit for bottles and crates.
These items are essential for event authenticity and are not readily available through standard procurement routes.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15961000, 15980000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cave Direct Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150435`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** order of premium German beers and beverages for the Bedford Corn Exchange Beer Festival (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,000
  - Signed Date: 21/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030453-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-06T08:53:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T01:23:50.939Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05441d