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Open Framework for Building Maintenance and Building Services

Bedford Borough Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

16 Jul 2026 at 11:49

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

10 Nov 2025 at 13:53

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

23 May 2025 at 12:47

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bedford Borough Council intends to establish an open framework for building maintenance and building services across Bedford. The wider requirement covers servicing and maintaining mechanical and electrical installations, together with maintenance and repair of building fabric. The current market engagement is focused on Lot 1, Minor Building Works, for suppliers delivering building-fabric works on projects valued up to £100,000. The framework is expected to include service-specific lots, with opportunities for single suppliers to provide regular planned and reactive maintenance and multiple suppliers to deliver larger repairs and renewal projects. This requirement is primarily for building services, with associated building works and mechanical and electrical engineering services. Suppliers should expect work connected with the Council’s buildings in Bedford Borough.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Council has set out an intention to procure and has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use an open framework arrangement, with Lot 1 currently planned to run from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2034, with a stated maximum extent to 31 March 2034 and a renewal option. The Council expects the next notice to be published by 3 August 2026. Further market engagement is scheduled, with interested Lot 1 suppliers asked to make contact by 31 July 2026; online meetings can be arranged. The Council is seeking views on supplier capacity and capability, particularly the ability to prepare estimates using nationally published rate schedules. The lot is identified as suitable for SMEs.

This will suit building contractors and maintenance businesses able to deliver minor building-fabric works for projects up to £100,000 across Bedford Borough. Relevant capability is likely to include assessing repair requirements, pricing works accurately against nationally published rate schedules, preparing estimates, and delivering building repairs and renewals. Suppliers with established teams, subcontractor networks or operational capacity for multiple small projects may be well placed to support the planned framework. Experience of working on public-sector or other occupied buildings would be useful where it supports safe, reliable delivery, although the published requirement does not set out specific qualifications or accreditations. SMEs are expressly considered suitable. Businesses interested in shaping the Lot 1 requirement should prepare evidence of capacity, technical capability and estimating methods for the Council’s further engagement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Open Framework for Building Maintenance and Building Services

Notice Description

Bedford Borough Council is seeking to create an Open Framework for building maintenance services, comprising servicing and maintenance of all mechanical and electric installations and maintenance and repair of building fabric. The framework will comprise of multiple service specific lots with both opportunities to join both single supplier lots for regular planned and reactive maintenance, and multi-supplier lots for larger repairs/renewals projects. Having previously published a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for this procurement, Bedford Borough Council wish to engage further specifically with suppliers interested in bidding for Lot 1 - Minor Building Works, in order to determine capacity and capability to provide estimates using nationally published rate schedules. This lot will comprise suppliers providing building fabric works for projects valued up to PS100k. Suppliers wishing to consult with the Council are invited to contact the buyer at the email provided to facilitate a meeting.

Planning Information

Contact requested from interesed parties via email provided. Online meetings to be facilitated on request.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05224e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067174-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71315000 - Building services

71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bedford Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEDFORD
Postcode
MK42 9AP
Postcode Area
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
TLH24 Bedford
Local Authority
Bedford
Electoral Ward
Cauldwell
Westminster Constituency
Bedford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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