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Central Bedfordshire Council

Central Bedfordshire Council is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£185.7M

Total spend

308

Contract awards

197

Unique suppliers

£804K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Central Bedfordshire Council has awarded 308 contracts worth £185.7M to 197 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £804K, with the top five suppliers holding 56% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Central Bedfordshire Council

Top-five suppliers hold 56% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Believ Limited1£42.0M
Char.gy Limited1£28.8M
Accuro Environmental Limited3£11.9M
John O'Conner1£10.9M
Spacemaker Developments Ltd2£10.0M
CBM Group Ltd2£5.2M
MJ Granger Grounds Maintenance Ltd1£4.8M
Ashe Construction Ltd1£4.4M
DHE Group Ltd1£3.9M
M&J Group (Construction & Roofing) Ltd3£3.9M
TSG Building Services PLC5£3.4M
King's Arms Project1£3.0M
The King's Arms Project1£3.0M
MGBC Ltd2£2.7M
Borras Construction2£2.7M
Cantidad Limited1£2.3M
TREKA BUS LIMITED5£2.2M
G&S Hutchinson Ltd8£2.0M
Victim Support2£1.7M
Growing Beds Recycling Services Ltd1£1.3M

Procurement categories

What Central Bedfordshire Council buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Construction work

45
91 awards£41.0M

Health and social work services

85
29 awards£11.6M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
23 awards£2.3M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
19 awards£1.4M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
15 awards£2.8M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
15 awards£15.6M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
12 awards£5.7M

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
11 awards£949K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
9 awards£1.1M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
9 awards£16.2M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
7 awards£72.2M

Education and training services

80
7 awards£334K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
6 awards£52K

Software package and information systems

48
6 awards£2.4M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
5 awards£417K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
5 awards£3.2M

Real estate services

70
5 awards£888K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
4 awards£515K

Repair and maintenance services

50
4 awards£228K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
4 awards£1.6M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
3 awards£187K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
3 awards£58K

Other community, social and personal services

98
3 awards£71K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
2 awards£5K

Printed matter and related products

22
2 awards£9K

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£2.3M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
2 awards£45K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£7K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
1 award£0

Collected and purified water

41
1 award£163K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£360K

Public utilities

65
1 award£372K

Recent contracts

Latest Central Bedfordshire Council contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

CBC-2166-Q-SM A&A Wet Floor Showers - AWARD

Crestel Home Access Ltd · 2026-11-04

CBC-2166-Q-SM A&A Wet Floor Showers

Crestel Home Access Ltd · 2026-11-04

£27K

Robert Peel Modular

GB Construction · 2026-11-02

£390K

CBC-2029-Q-DS Adult Social Care Surveys - AWARD

Direct Data Analysis · 2026-11-02

CBC-2007-EXF-DA-ZH Supply of 32-Seater Passenger Transport Buses

MELLOR BUS LTD · 2026-11-02

CBC-1217-LOT1-FC-294-LS 16+ Accommodation Placement - AWARD

Hope Pathway Limited · 2026-10-30

£65K

CBC-2114-Q-SM Public Health Funerals - AWARD

Neville Funerals · 2026-10-29

AWARD Coroners Case Management and Workflow System

WPC Software Limited · 2026-10-28

£105K

CBC-2047-RFQ-SK Dunstable Sustainable Spaces Project Lot 3: Internal Communal Decoration - AWARD

Bell Group Ltd · 2026-10-27

£21K

CBC-2164-EXF-DA-ZH Sprinter Vans

Treka Bus Limited · 2026-10-26

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4

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Inviting bids today

100

contracts ending in 12 months

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19

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

12

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Market analysis

Bidding into Central Bedfordshire Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

14%

Awards to SMEs

56%

Top-5 supplier share

1%

Framework call-offs

2

Awards to social enterprises

Around 14% of Central Bedfordshire Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 2 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Central Bedfordshire Council

How much does Central Bedfordshire Council spend on procurement?

Central Bedfordshire Council awarded 308 contracts totalling £185.7M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 197 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £804K.

Who are Central Bedfordshire Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Central Bedfordshire Council by total award value are Believ Limited, Char.gy Limited, Accuro Environmental Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 56% of contract value.

What does Central Bedfordshire Council buy from suppliers?

Central Bedfordshire Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, health and social work services, 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 2026-11-08

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

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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