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CBC-2105-T-ZH Vehicle Repair and Service

Description: Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to provide vehicle maintenance, servicing and repair services for its in-house fleet. The requirement is divided into two geographical lots: Lot 1 - North Covering the North area of Central Bedfordshire, including Biggleswade, Ampthill, Sandy and Bedford. Lot 2 - South Covering the South area of Central Bedfordshire, including Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard. The fleet currently comprises approximately 45 vehicles across both lots and includes car-derived vans, welfare vehicles with tail lifts/ramps and agricultural machinery. The contract will include routine servicing, maintenance, MOT preparation and repairs, together with the provision and fitting of tyres and windscreen replacement services where required. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1 January 2027 and continue for a period of (read more...)

Summary: Central Bedfordshire Council is buying vehicle maintenance and repair services for its in-house fleet. The work covers routine servicing, maintenance, repairs, diagnostics, MOT preparation and replacement parts, as well as fitting tyres and replacing windscreens when required. The mixed fleet includes car-derived vans, welfare vehicles with tail lifts or ramps, and agricultural machinery. Delivery is across two geographical lots in Central Bedfordshire: North, including Biggleswade, Ampthill, Sandy and Bedford; and South, including Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard. Suppliers can bid for either or both lots. The requirement is vehicle repair and maintenance services (CPV 50110000).

CBC-2063-T-SM E-Cigarette Service

Description: The Council is seeking a supplier to provide e-cigarette starter kits, nicotine-containing liquids and associated accessories to support residents participating in a 12-week smoking cessation programme. The requirement includes delivery directly to residents, product training and ongoing aftersales support. The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system: Thursday 26th November 2026 Completed Quotations and attachments should be submitted electronically by the (read more...)

Summary: Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking a supplier of e-cigarette starter kits, nicotine-containing liquids and related accessories for residents taking part in a 12-week smoking cessation programme. The supply includes delivery directly to residents, product training and ongoing aftersales support. This is a goods contract for personal care products, intended to help participants use e-cigarettes as part of the Council’s cessation service. Delivery is to residents in England. The requirement brings together product supply and direct-to-recipient fulfilment, alongside practical guidance and continuing customer support.

CBC-2172-T-SD Waste Treatment Disposal Capacity

Description: Waste Treatment Disposal Capacity - Please see tender ITT pack for full details Please read and follow the information and guidance supplied below and within the Tender documents, this will help with your tender submission. Word count limits apply, any information going over will not be considered. Respond to ALL questions. Additional documents or information not required will be disregarded. Please note timeline with regards to questions and submission dates. All communications, correspondences and clarifications must be sent via the In-tend portal. Do not contact the Service area for information, please use the correspondence facility Regularly view the Clarification tab for updates or responses to questions received by bidders. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all bidders (if not Private and Confidential), this (read more...)

Summary: Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking waste treatment and disposal services across four workstreams, with delivery in the United Kingdom. These cover residual waste contingency and fly-tip material, including up to 8,000 tonnes a year of capacity; treatment and disposal of around 1,000–1,500 tonnes a year of waste containing persistent organic pollutants; hazardous waste from the Council’s four household waste recycling centres, including commercial fridges and freezers, fluorescent tubes and household and car batteries; and disposal of paint, paint stripper and paint thinner, with an estimated 280 tonnes of paint a year. The hazardous waste stream includes 250–300 commercial fridge/freezer units and around 3 tonnes of fluorescent tubes and 40 tonnes of batteries annually. The services provide contingency disposal capacity for the Council.

CBC-2172-T-SD Waste Treatment Disposal Capacity

Description: Waste Treatment Disposal Capacity - Please see tender ITT pack for full details Please read and follow the information and guidance supplied below and within the Tender documents, this will help with your tender submission. Word count limits apply, any information going over will not be considered. Respond to ALL questions. Additional documents or information not required will be disregarded. Please note timeline with regards to questions and submission dates. All communications, correspondences and clarifications must be sent via the In-tend portal. Do not contact the Service area for information, please use the correspondence facility Regularly view the Clarification tab for updates or responses to questions received by bidders. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all bidders (if not Private and Confidential), this (read more...)

Summary: Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking waste treatment and disposal services across four workstreams, with delivery in the United Kingdom. These cover residual waste contingency and fly-tip material, including up to 8,000 tonnes a year of capacity; treatment and disposal of around 1,000–1,500 tonnes a year of waste containing persistent organic pollutants; hazardous waste from the Council’s four household waste recycling centres, including commercial fridges and freezers, fluorescent tubes and household and car batteries; and disposal of paint, paint stripper and paint thinner, with an estimated 280 tonnes of paint a year. The hazardous waste stream includes 250–300 commercial fridge/freezer units and around 3 tonnes of fluorescent tubes and 40 tonnes of batteries annually. The services provide contingency disposal capacity for the Council.

CBC-2139-T-SK Information Advice and Guidance services

Description: The Council will be procuring community-based Information Advice and Guidance services. Technical requirements and tender instructions of the Information Advice and Guidance Service is available within the Invitation to Tender documentation. The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system: 13/11/2026 Completed proposals and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Quotations must be (read more...)

Summary: Central Bedfordshire Council is buying community-based information, advice and guidance services. The work is classified as a service and relates to community health services (CPV 85323000). It is intended to provide information, advice and guidance to people in the community; technical requirements are set out in the tender documents. Delivery is in Central Bedfordshire, England. The requirement is divided into one lot and the Council identifies it as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Stotfold Cemetery - Toilet and Storage

Description: Stotfold Town Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced contractors to undertake renovation works to the Cemetery Toilet Block to provide 2 unisex WCs one of which to be DDA compliant, solar panels and battery to support trace heating and storage space. Pre-Application advice has been received from Central Bedfordshire Council detailing requirements of the works. A summary of these is included in the Schedule of Works and the full Pre-Application Advice is available. The toilet block has been given non-designated heritage asset status by Central Bedfordshire Council. A planning application will be required for these works. A building condition survey has identified several structural issues to be addressed as part of the renovation. The Town Council's budget for this project is approximately PS190,000-PS210,000 including VAT. The Council (read more...)

Summary: Stotfold Town Council is seeking a contractor to renovate the toilet block at Stotfold Cemetery in Stotfold. The works will provide two unisex toilets, including one accessible toilet, solar panels and a battery to support trace heating, and storage space. Structural issues identified in a building condition survey must also be addressed. The building has been designated a non-designated heritage asset by Central Bedfordshire Council, and the project has received pre-application planning advice; a planning application will be required. The scope includes building renovation and structural repairs to a heritage-sensitive public convenience, with ecological requirements forming part of the contractor’s responsibilities.

Stotfold Cemetery - Toilet and Storage

Description: Stotfold Town Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced contractors to undertake renovation works to the Cemetery Toilet Block to provide 2 unisex WCs one of which to be DDA compliant, solar panels and battery to support trace heating and storage space. Pre-Application advice has been received from Central Bedfordshire Council detailing requirements of the works. A summary of these is included in the Schedule of Works and the full Pre-Application Advice is available. The toilet block has been given non-designated heritage asset status by Central Bedfordshire Council. A planning application will be required for these works. A building condition survey has identified several structural issues to be addressed as part of the renovation. The Town Council's budget for this project is approximately PS190,000-PS210,000 including VAT. The Council (read more...)

Summary: Stotfold Town Council is seeking a contractor to renovate the toilet block at Stotfold Cemetery in Stotfold. The works will provide two unisex toilets, including one accessible toilet, solar panels and a battery to support trace heating, and storage space. Structural issues identified in a building condition survey must also be addressed. The building has been designated a non-designated heritage asset by Central Bedfordshire Council, and the project has received pre-application planning advice; a planning application will be required. The scope includes building renovation and structural repairs to a heritage-sensitive public convenience, with ecological requirements forming part of the contractor’s responsibilities.

CBC-2107-RFI-SK Alternative Education Framework re-commission (Request for Information)

Description: Pre-Market Engagement Notice - Alternative Education and Provision Framework Alternative Education and Provision Tender Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council are developing a new Alternative Education and Provision Framework, which is intended to commence on 1 September 2027. We are aiming to open the procurement opportunity for applications in November 2026 and would like to invite interested providers to attend a Pre-Market Engagement Event via Microsoft Teams on: Date: Tuesday 27 October 2026 Time: 13:30 - 15:30 The session will provide an opportunity for providers to learn more about the proposed framework, understand the councils' requirements, and ask questions ahead of the procurement process. Agenda Defining Alternative Education and Provision Our Aims and Analysis Contract Monitoring Quality Assurance Procurement Process Social Value Tender Timelines Questions and Close (read more...)

Summary: Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council are jointly developing an Alternative Education and Provision Framework. It will provide education and related support for children and young people who need alternatives to mainstream education, covering special education, e-learning, vocational training and tutoring. The work is in Bedford and Central Bedfordshire. The councils are seeking views from providers while shaping the framework, including on their requirements, quality assurance, contract monitoring and social value. The proposed arrangement is a framework, rather than a single described service delivery project, and providers may be relevant if they can deliver one or more of these education and training services for the councils.

Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) Aldbanks Supported Living CBC-2074-CFP-SK

Description: Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced provider to deliver supported living services at Aldbanks. The service will provide high-quality, person-centred support to adults with eligible care and support needs, enabling individuals to maximise their independence, maintain their wellbeing, and participate fully in their local community. The successful provider will work collaboratively with the Council, residents, families, health partners and other stakeholders to deliver safe, effective and outcome-focused support that promotes choice, control and independence. This procurement is being conducted as a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. At this first stage, Suppliers are required to complete the Participation and Selection Questionnaire. Following evaluation, the four highest-scoring qualified Suppliers will be invited to participate in Stage 2 and submit a full Tender (read more...)

Summary: Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking a provider to deliver supported living services at Aldbanks for adults with eligible care and support needs. The service is intended to help residents build independence, maintain wellbeing and take part in their local community. Delivery involves person-centred support and collaboration with the Council, residents, families, health partners and other stakeholders, with an emphasis on safe, effective and outcome-focused care. This is a social work service with accommodation. The delivery location is in the Central Bedfordshire area.

Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) Aldbanks Supported Living CBC-2074-CFP-SK

Description: Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced provider to deliver supported living services at Aldbanks. The service will provide high-quality, person-centred support to adults with eligible care and support needs, enabling individuals to maximise their independence, maintain their wellbeing, and participate fully in their local community. The successful provider will work collaboratively with the Council, residents, families, health partners and other stakeholders to deliver safe, effective and outcome-focused support that promotes choice, control and independence. This procurement is being conducted as a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. At this first stage, Suppliers are required to complete the Participation and Selection Questionnaire. Following evaluation, the four highest-scoring qualified Suppliers will be invited to participate in Stage 2 and submit a full Tender (read more...)

Summary: Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking a provider to deliver supported living services at Aldbanks for adults with eligible care and support needs. The service is intended to help residents build independence, maintain wellbeing and take part in their local community. Delivery involves person-centred support and collaboration with the Council, residents, families, health partners and other stakeholders, with an emphasis on safe, effective and outcome-focused care. This is a social work service with accommodation. The delivery location is in the Central Bedfordshire area.