Notice Information
Notice Title
Temporary Accommodation Maintenance Services
Notice Description
Overview: Bedford Borough Council has awarded a contract to deliver comprehensive maintenance services across our temporary accommodation property portfolio to HCR Limited. This includes both owned and leased properties--currently totalling 137 units, with plans to expand to 321 by 2028. Scope of Services: The successful contractor(s) will be expected to provide: Full maintenance services Compliance and statutory inspections Responsive and planned repairs Ad hoc works as required
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0001
Renewal: Options to extend of 2 periods of up to 12 months
Planning Information
Please contact the Authority by 30 May 2025 to arrange a meeting during the week beginning 2nd June 2025. This pre-market engagement is intended to: Gauge market interest Understand supplier capabilities Inform the development of the tender specification We are particularly interested in hearing from contractors with a proven track record in delivering high-quality maintenance services in the housing, temporary accommodation or public sector. Suppliers meeting with us will be asked a series of questions and will be invited to ask questions of the Authority, we request that formal presentations are not prepared or presented at this time.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051688
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002327-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
70 - Real estate services
-
- CPV Codes
70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
70331000 - Residential property services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £7,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £7,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £7,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £7,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 27 Oct 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-06-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Harry Bagnall
- Contact Email
- harry.bagnall@bedford.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01234276178
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORD
- Postcode
- MK42 9AP
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH24 Bedford
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- Cauldwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002327-2026
12th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000200-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068857-2025
28th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049148-2025
15th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031657-2025
11th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025944-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022475-2025
19th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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