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)
Highways asset management services software
Software for Highways Asset Management Services Procured via YPO Framework.
Magic notes - AI tools
Magic Notes is an AI-powered platform for public sector organisations. Magic Notes helps frontline staff save significant time by automating administrative tasks such as transcript
Supply of 4 wheeled bins
Supply of 4 Wheeled bins for Bedford Borough Council.
Distribution of refuse & recycling products to individual household (caddies)
Distribution of Refuse & Recycling Products to Individual Household (Caddies) To support the food waste agenda.
Provision of community short breaks for children with disabilities and their families in bedford borough 2026
Bedford Borough Council provides a range of Short Break Services that are designed to assist individuals who provide care for CYP with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities
Supply of plastic 2 wheeled bins
Supply of Plastic 2 wheeled bins Further comp from the YPO 1185 Refuse and Recycling Products 1185 framework
Interim leisure facilities management service
The Authority has appointed an operator to manage their leisure facilities for an interim period.
Eccleshare care & nursing home- country court care homes
Waiver - Sole Trader Reasons - Eccleshare care & nursing home- Country court care homes
Court ordered supervised contact
Waiver - Urgency Reasons - Court ordered supervised contact
Specialist homelessness prevention adviser - money advice and support
Waiver - Contract Reasons - Specialist Homelessness Prevention Adviser - Money Advice and Support
Urgent placement needed for child - asylum seeker
Waiver - Urgency - Urgent placement needed for Child - asylum seeker
Stationery for car park and on street machines - receipt rolls, PCN rolls and PCN envelopes
Thermal paper roll for parking ticket machines and parking warden devices, and PCN adhesive envelopes.
Severe weather emergency protocol (SWEP) provision for rough sleepers
Waiver - Sole Trader Reasons - Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) provision for rough sleepers, to reduce associated risks of increased harm during winter months due to weath
Community advice support services
Waiver - If a contract is subject to delay - 6 month extension Community Advice Support - To provide specialist independent support and advice to the residents of Bedford Borough s
Same day child placement
Waiver - Urgency - Same day Child Placement
Unregulated residential (spot) placement childrens
Waiver - Urgency - Unregulated Residential (Spot) Placement Childrens
Placement for children's services case
Waiver - Urgency Placement for Children's Services Case
24 Hour residential care
Waiver - Urgency - 24 hour Residential Care
Security services for the 2026, 2028 & 2030 river festivals
Bedford Borough Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Security Services for the next 3 Bedford River Festivals hosted in summer 2026; 2028 and 2030. The Council are look
Provision of temporary accommodation – nightly lets
Bedford Borough Council has a statutory duty to provide accommodation to households who are homeless or threatened with homelessness under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996. To ensu