Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Bedford Borough Council
Top-five suppliers hold 57% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Bedford Borough Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Bedford Borough Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Banking Services 2024 to 2030
National Westminster Bank Plc · 2030-03-31
£213K
Mainstream Transport - QS1 - closes 10:00 AM Thursday 30th July 2026 - AWARD
Shires Passenger Transport Ltd · 2026-07-29
Mowing and Baling Specification for Bedford Borough Council Countryside Sites v2 - AWARD
Anthony Kinns Aviation (Services) Ltd · 2026-07-28
£9K
Mainstream Transport - QS8-A - closes 10:00am on Friday 10th July 2026 - AWARD
Gemini Cars Bedford · 2026-07-09
The Supply of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure and Associated Services 2025-2040 - AWARD
Connected Kerb Limited · 2026-07-02
Mechanical Sweeper Brushes 2026 to 2028 - AWARD
Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil Limited · 2026-07-01
£37K
Consultancy Services to deliver the Design, Supply and Installation of Replacement Lifts
David Miles & Partners · 2026-06-24
Harpur Suite Kitchen Tender -25008 - AWARD
Complete Catering Projects Ltd · 2026-06-22
Refurbishment of the Irrigation System at Mowsbury Golf Course, Bedford - Phase 1 - AWARD
Turfcare Leisure Services Ltd · 2026-06-17
Robinson Pool Boiler replacement Project 25051 - Re-tender due to error in documents - AWARD
Bradbury Plumbers Ltd · 2026-06-16
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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Corn Exchange Food and Drink for Resale
Deadline: 2026-09-18
£244K
School and Special Transport Open Framework
Deadline: 2026-10-05
£48.0M
Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance
Deadline: 2026-10-28
£1.8M
Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027
Deadline: 2027-04-28
£2.1M
Best Interest Assessors and Section 12 Assessors Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Deadline: 2028-07-15
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Bedford Borough Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Robinson Pool Boiler replacement Project 25051 - Re-tender due to error in documents - AWARD
Expires: 2026-09-16
Refurbishment of the Irrigation System at Mowsbury Golf Course, Bedford - Phase 1 - AWARD
Expires: 2026-09-17
Energy Management Software - AWARD
Expires: 2026-09-25
£7K
Harpur Suite Kitchen Tender -25008 - AWARD
Expires: 2026-09-30
Care Placement - 24/7 Supported Living
Expires: 2026-10-07
£70K
Medical Referee Services
Expires: 2026-10-13
£99K
Residing in a 24hr SL living service
Expires: 2026-10-23
£166K
Provision of Staging Equipment for Bedford Corn Exchange - AWARD
Expires: 2026-11-05
IT2002 High St Great Barford Traffic Survey - AWARD
Expires: 2026-11-06
£688
IT2002 High St Great Barford Topo & UUD Surveys - AWARD
Expires: 2026-11-14
£2K
Market analysis
Bidding into Bedford Borough Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
40%
Awards to SMEs
57%
Top-5 supplier share
22%
Framework call-offs
3
Awards to social enterprises
Around 40% of Bedford Borough Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 3 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 22%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Bedford Borough Council
How much does Bedford Borough Council spend on procurement?
Bedford Borough Council awarded 208 contracts totalling £24.2M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 181 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £184K.
Who are Bedford Borough Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Bedford Borough Council by total award value are ASSOCIATED WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED, DJT Surfacing Ltd, Breyer Group Plc. The top five suppliers together hold 57% of contract value.
What does Bedford Borough Council buy from suppliers?
Bedford Borough Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, construction work, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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