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CBC-1809-T-TS St Andrews C of E VC Lower School Catering Services

Central Bedfordshire Council

Estimated Value

Up to £1,090,000

Deadline

8 October 2025

Published

11 September 2025

Type

Not specified

East of EnglandGBopen

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Likely incumbents

Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.

5 found
  1. 1

    RID Ltd

    4 contracts wonlatest 11 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2027CH 03838938

    £120,000

    total awarded

  2. 2

    GB Construction (Herts) Ltd

    4 contracts wonlatest 11 Sept 2026ends 13 Sept 2027CH 08123907

    £65,118

    total awarded

  3. 3

    Ashby Fire Safety Services Ltd

    3 contracts wonlatest 23 Jun 2026ends 14 Jun 2028CH 10667604

    £150,000

    total awarded

  4. 4

    CBM Group Ltd

    2 contracts wonlatest 12 Oct 2026ends 30 Nov 2029CH 08513931

    £5m

    total awarded

  5. 5

    Spacemaker Developments Ltd

    2 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 20 Sept 2029

    £10m

    total awarded

RID Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.

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Central Bedfordshire Council
Typepublic body
RegionAny region
Total tenders128
Total spend£379,514,089
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Published

11 September 2025

Submission deadline

8 October 2025

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