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Published 15 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Trinity Arts & Leisure Centre; Heating & Hot Water Upgrade Project

Official notice

Authority: Bedford College (Education)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£250,000≈ £250k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT48.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Oct 2026awarded 21 Oct 2026
Awarded to RELIANCE MECHANICAL LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 25 Oct 2027 · starts 26 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published 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.

CPV: Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 26 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2027 (1 yr)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
45315000 Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
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
15 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2026, 12:12 BST
Authority reference
CA18437
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087105
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5d6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom 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

9 Sept 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published48 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by32 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline22 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published4 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 12:12 BST
  5. Contract starts2 days ago
    26 Oct 2026

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 14:31 BST
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2026, 14:31 BST
  5. Contract award notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST
    UK6
  6. Contract award notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 12:12 BST
    UK6
  7. Contract signature expected
    4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-09: 1 release · 15 Sept 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £370,3031 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RELIANCE MECHANICAL LIMITED5 Nov 2026 – 5 Nov 2027£370,30321 Oct 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PBCW-2828-YLLW Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9AHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RELIANCE MECHANICAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09659643 Unit 1 Granary Farm, Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard, East of England, LU79PWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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