Estimated Value
Up to £258,200
Deadline
30 November 2026
28 days remaining
Published
2 November 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Estimated value
- £258,200
- Closing date
- 30 November 2026 (28 days left)
- Published
- 2 November 2026
- Location
- East of England
- Type
- open procedure
- Likely incumbent
- GB Construction (Herts) Ltd, current contract ends September 2027
- Latest notice
- UK4 tender notice (Procurement Act 2023)
- Published on
- Find a Tender
Overview
Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to provide vehicle maintenance, servicing and repair services for its in-house fleet. The requirement is divided into two geographical lots: Lot 1 – North Covering the North area of Central Bedfordshire, including Biggleswade, Ampthill, Sandy and Bedford.
Lot 2 – South Covering the South area of Central Bedfordshire, including Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard. The fleet currently comprises approximately 45 vehicles across both lots and includes car-derived vans, welfare vehicles with tail lifts/ramps and agricultural machinery.
The contract will include routine servicing, maintenance, MOT preparation and repairs, together with the provision and fitting of tyres and windscreen replacement services where required. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1 January 2027 and continue for a period of five years.
Key dates
- Commences
- 1 January 2027
Additional details
Suppliers may bid for one or both lots. Provision of vehicle maintenance, servicing and repair services for Central Bedfordshire Council's in-house fleet within the northern area of Central Bedfordshire.
The contract includes routine servicing, maintenance, repairs, MOT preparation, diagnostics, replacement parts, tyres and windscreen services for a mixed fleet including car-derived vans, welfare vehicles with tail lifts/ramps and agricultural machinery. This lot covers the North area of Central Bedfordshire, including Biggleswade, Ampthill, Sandy and Bedford.
These locations are indicative only and should not be considered an exhaustive list. The fleet currently consists of approximately 21 vehicles.
The Authority reserves the right to vary the fleet composition during the contract term. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1 January 2027 and continue for a period of five years.
Provision of vehicle maintenance, servicing and repair services for Central Bedfordshire Council's in-house fleet within the southern area of Central Bedfordshire. The contract includes routine servicing, maintenance, repairs, MOT preparation, diagnostics, replacement parts, tyres and windscreen services for a mixed fleet including car-derived vans, welfare vehicles with tail lifts/ramps and agricultural machinery.
This lot covers the South area of Central Bedfordshire, including Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard. These locations are indicative only and should not be considered an exhaustive list.
The fleet currently consists of approximately 24 vehicles. The Authority reserves the right to vary the fleet composition during the contract term. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1 January 2027 and continue for a period of five years.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
GB Construction (Herts) Ltd
£0
total awarded
- 2
GB Construction
£810,990
total awarded
- 3
Spacemaker Developments Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 20 Sept 2029£10m
total awarded
- 4
Hope for 16 plus
2 contracts wonlatest 23 Sept 2026ends 23 Sept 2027£36,400
total awarded
- 5
RID Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 11 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£0
total awarded
GB Construction (Herts) 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 CouncilKey Dates
Published
2 November 2026
Submission deadline
30 November 2026
Notice type
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