Bedford College: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
DfE school register: Further education·Education·East of England·Bedford
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 5 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
15 awarded tenders, 16 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
3 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Architectural Services | 30 Oct 2026 | 3d | £1,166,667 |
| Provision of Project Management & Cost Consultant Services | 10 Nov 2026 | 14d | £700,000 |
| Provision of Mechanical and Electrical Services | 10 Nov 2026 | 14d | £700,000 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
71 Architectural, construction, engineering3 procedures · 21% · 3 open39 Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances3 procedures · 21%45 Construction work2 procedures · 14%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting2 procedures · 14%31 Electrical machinery1 procedure · 7%48 Software package and information systems1 procedure · 7%50 Repair and maintenance services1 procedure · 7%60 Transport services (except waste transport)1 procedure · 7%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 14 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract100%(14 notices)
14 of 14 notices are Contract (100%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open57%(8 notices)
8 of 14 notices are Open (57%).Route not published43%(6 notices)
6 of 14 notices are Route not published (43%).
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 5 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 4 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 14 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 1 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months. Small sample.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| Cozy Travel Ltd | 2 | 13.3% | 1 | 2 | — |
| RELIANCE MECHANICAL LIMITED | 1 | 6.7% | 1 | 1 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| THERMOSERV LIMITED | 1 | 6.7% | 1 | 1 | 7 Aug 2026 |
| INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD | 1 | 6.7% | 1 | 1 | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Infinity Secure Solutions Ltd | 1 | 6.7% | 1 | 1 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| P Tuckwell Limited | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | 3 | — |
| T&B Contractors Limited | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | 1 | — |
| Biffa Waste Services Ltd | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | 1 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 27% of 15 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 16 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Provision of Bus Transport Services | Cozy Travel Ltd | — | — | £1,459,875 † |
| Trinity Arts & Leisure Centre; Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project | RELIANCE MECHANICAL LIMITED | 21 Oct 2026 | 1 yrs | £444,364 ≈ £444k/yr |
| Tresham Kettering Campus Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project | THERMOSERV LIMITED | 7 Aug 2026 | 1 mo | £259,046 |
| Provision of Security Systems Services | Infinity Secure Solutions Ltd | 9 Jul 2026 | 1 yrs · up to 4 yrs | £54,255 ≈ £54k/yr |
| Provision of Window Cleaning Services | INTER COUNTY SERVICE GROUP LTD | 10 Jul 2026 | 1 yrs · up to 4 yrs | £43,915 ≈ £44k/yr |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
12 of 15 contracts carry an end date, 11 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| Waste Service Provision | ACM Environmental Limited | 16 May 2027 estimated | £425,769 |
| Cleaning Service Provision | Brayborne Facilities Services Ltd | 8 Jul 2027 estimated | £3,431,738 |
| Provision of Bus Transport Services | Cozy Travel Ltd | 30 Mar 2028 estimated | £1,459,875 |
Recent procedures
Latest 24 of 24 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Trinity Arts & Leisure Centre; Heating & Hot Water Upgrade ProjectElectrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment | Awarded / complete | 22 Oct 2026 | £250,000 |
| Apprenticeship Enrolment, Delivery and Quality Management Platform – Request for Engagement (RFE)Educational software package | Planning | 30 Sept 2026 | £0 |
| Provision of Window Cleaning ServicesWindow-cleaning services | Awarded / complete | 4 Sept 2026 | £200,000 |
| Pre-Market Engagement – Provision of Internal Audit ServicesInternal audit services | Planning | 19 Aug 2026 | £0 |
| Pre-Market Engagement – Furniture Supply Solutions for Bedford CollegeInternal audit services | Planning | 12 Aug 2026 | £0 |
| Request for Engagement (RFE) – Catering & Kitchen Equipment QuotationsCatering equipment | Planning | 11 Aug 2026 | £8,000 |
| Pre-Market Engagement: Supply and Delivery of Furniture and Furnishings for the Business HubFurniture | Planning | 11 Aug 2026 | £9,000 |
| Pre-Market Engagement: Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Hot Water Boilers and Chilled/Ambient Water DispensersHeating equipment | Planning | 10 Aug 2026 | £0 |
| Tresham Kettering Campus Heating & Hot Water Upgrade ProjectElectrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment | Awarded / complete | 7 Aug 2026 | £350,000 |
| Provision of Security Systems ServicesTest and evaluation of security equipment | Awarded / complete | 31 Jul 2026 | £200,000 |
| Provision of Bus Transport ServicesRoad transport services | Awarded / complete | 15 Apr 2025 | £1,300,000 |
| Cleaning Service ProvisionCleaning services | Awarded / complete | 23 Jul 2024 | £2,400,000 |
| Waste Service ProvisionRefuse and waste related services | Awarded / complete | 31 May 2024 | £360,000 |
| T-LEVEL AGRICULTURIAL MACHINERYAgricultural machinery | Awarded / complete | 4 Aug 2023 | — |
| Building Works at Chisholm House, CorbyBuilding construction work | Awarded / complete | 30 Dec 2022 | £5,100,000 |
| Provision of Bus Transport ServicesRoad transport services | Awarded / complete | 23 Aug 2022 | £900,000 |
| Structural & Civil Engineering Consultant at Corby CollegeCivil engineering consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 13 Jan 2022 | £100,000 |
| Mechanical & Electrical Consultant at Corby CollegeMechanical and electrical engineering services | Awarded / complete | 13 Jan 2022 | £100,000 |
| Lead Designer/Architect/Interior Design at Corby CollegeArchitectural design services | Awarded / complete | 15 Dec 2021 | £250,000 |
| Cleaning ServicesCleaning services | Awarded / complete | 6 Jul 2021 | £1,800,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 12 of 15 published contracts have an end date; 11 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.