Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Bedford College
Top-five suppliers hold 94% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Bedford College buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
9030604566Recent contracts
Latest Bedford College contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
CA15999 - MN/CPC/02/2024: Insurance and Associated Services
Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd · 2025-07-17
£1.5M
CA15957 - Bedford College - High Spec PC
VeryPC Ltd · 2025-06-23
£208K
CA15494 - TBCG Desktop PC Refresh
VeryPC Ltd · 2025-05-26
£224K
Provision of Bus Transport Services
Cozy Travel Ltd · 2025-04-14
£1.5M
Cleaning Services
Brayborne Facilities Services Limited · 2024-07-22
£3.4M
Waste Management Services
ACM Environmental Ltd · 2024-05-30
£426K
To provide roofing services at Shuttleworth College SG18 9DX
Accurate Flat Roofing Ltd · 2024-04-07
£443K
CA12378 - CPC/RL/01/2020: Audit Services
BUZZACOTT LLP · 2023-07-09
£223K
Building Works at Chisholm House, Corby
T&B Contractors Ltd · 2022-12-22
£6.3M
Chisholm House, Corby - Enabling Works
Accurate Flat Roofing Ltd · 2022-11-30
£723K
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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Waste Management Services
Expires: 2027-08-31
£426K
Cleaning Services
Expires: 2027-08-31
£3.4M
Market analysis
Bidding into Bedford College — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
47%
Awards to SMEs
94%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 47% of Bedford College’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Bedford College
How much does Bedford College spend on procurement?
Bedford College awarded 7 contracts totalling £7.7M between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, working with 6 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.1M.
Who are Bedford College's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Bedford College by total award value are Brayborne Facilities Services Limited, Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd, Cozy Travel Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 94% of contract value.
What does Bedford College buy from suppliers?
Bedford College's procurement is concentrated in sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, transport services (excl. waste transport), alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-01
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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