Notice Information
Notice Title
Grounds Equipment Repair & Maintenance Contract
Notice Description
Bedford Borough Council requires an experienced and competent Grounds Maintenance Equipment and Plant Maintenance specialist to provide cover for the Councils internal workshop in relation to planned and unplanned works along with the ability to attend breakdowns.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068be4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038158-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,680,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,680,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Jun 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-04-27
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- Cauldwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038158-2026
27th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home
Please search the title of the procurement on our website to access the documents.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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