Buyer profile
Bedford Borough Council
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Total contracts
380
Known spend
£458m
287 disclosed
Average value
£2m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
SMART CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
6 winslatest 27 Jul 2026£14m
- 2
Webcurl Ltd
£202,800
- 3
BEAM UP LTD
£240,250
- 4
Canoe Trail Ltd
3 winslatest 08 Jun 2026£68,948
- 5
HCR Limited
£14m
- 6
Greenwich Leisure Ltd
£9m
- 7
Gristwood and Toms Ltd
£1m
- 8
Glendale Countryside Ltd
£1m
- 9
Grant Palmer Ltd
£597,420
- 10
Chiltern Hire Centre Ltd
2 winslatest 03 Jul 2025£329,004
What they buy
By CPV categoryHealth & social workCPV 85
61 contracts · £100m
Construction worksCPV 45
30 contracts · £152m
Transport equipmentCPV 34
17 contracts · £11m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
14 contracts · £1m
Community & personal servicesCPV 98
12 contracts · £2m
IT servicesCPV 72
9 contracts · £3m
Sewage, refuse & cleaningCPV 90
7 contracts · £5m
Agricultural servicesCPV 77
7 contracts · £5m
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Harpur Suite Kitchen Tender -25008 - AWARD
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (6 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Dec 2026).
Dec 2026
40% confident
- IT3002 Biddenham Turn Tables Topo - AWARD
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- HR and Payroll System
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Dec 2027).
Dec 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (380)
Childrens home (spot non framework)
Waiver - Urgency Reasons - Childrens Home (Spot Non Framework)
Recruitment for manager for children's social care
Waiver - Urgency Reasons - Recruitment agency (Recruitment for Manager for Children's Social Care) - There were no suitable candidates available through the agencies linked to Come
Urgent childrens placement
Waiver - Urgency Reasons - Urgent placement needed - search went out to both on and off framework providers and this was the best match in the timeframe that the placement was need
24 Hour residential care home
Waiver - Urgency - 24 hour residential care home
Studybugs alternative provision manager
Waiver - Sole Trader Reasons - Implementation of Studybugs AP Manager, a cloud based system that provides live attendance and quality-assurance monitoring for all pupils in Alterna
Year 2 trainee educational psychologist 2025/26
Waiver - University of Southampton - Year 2 Trainee Educational Psychologist 2025/26 Annual bursary payment to University of Southampton for Year 2 Trainee Educational Psychologist
Residential placement (spot) residential placement
Waiver - Urgency - Residential Placement (Spot) Residential placement required to urgently move YP out of unregistered placement
Lifestyle hub services
Waiver - Product Reasons - No tender process is proposed as the 12-month extension forms part of the decommissioning process. There is an opportunity to streamline the local health
Glass skip bank collection, haulage & emptying services / ad hoc skip works
Glass Skip Bank Collection, Haulage & Emptying Services / Ad Hoc Skip Works across Bedford Borough
Credit card processing fees for car parks
Credit Card Processing Fees for 4 Car Parks across Bedford
Festival market for the bedford river festivals 2026, 2028, 2030
Supply of Specialist Festival Market for the Bedford River Festivals in 2026, 2028, 2030
Water sports arena and adventure village for the bedford river festival 2026 & 2028
Provision and Management of Content for the Water Sports Arena and Adventure Village for the Bedford River Festival 2026 & 2028
Toilets for the bedford river festival 2026
Portable Toilets for the Bedford River Festival on 18th & 19th July 2026
Ice cream vans for the bedford river festival 2026
Supply of Ice Cream Vans for the Bedford River Festival 2026
Site barriers/temporary fencing for the bedford river festival 2026
Supply and Installation of Site Barriers/Temporary Fencing for the Bedford River Festival 2026
Power provision for the bedford river festival 2026 & 2028
Power provision for the Bedford River Festivals in 2026 & 2028
HI impairment domiciliary care
Live in Care including waking night cover 24/7 basis
Residential home placement
Residential Home Placement (Spot)
Residential placement
Residential Placement (Spot)
Out of borough supported living placement (P4A)
Provision of Supported Living for Out of Borough Supported Living Placement (P4A)