Bedford Borough Council requires an experienced and competent supplier to provide and deliver food and drink stock for Bedford Corn Exchange and Markets for re-sale purposes. The appointed contractor will be responsible for the supply of a comprehensive range of quality products, ensuring continuity of stock, reliable deliveries, and value for money, whilst supporting the Council's objective of generating a gross profit
Bedford Borough Council has a statutory duty to provide free home to school travel for compulsory school-aged children who meet nationally prescribed eligibility criteria and for post-16 students who meet locally determined criteria. To fulfil this duty, the Council commissions transport services from external providers using a range of vehicle types to meet the diverse needs of routes and individual passengers. In addition, the School and Specialist Transport Team arranges transport for a range of Adult and Children's Social Care requirements, including contact sessions, day services, and respite provision. To support the efficient and compliant procurement of these services, the Council is establishing a new Open Framework to replace the existing Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
The procurement process will be conducted electronically through the ADAM eProcurement System, with approved providers being eligible to participate in future call-off opportunities under the Open Framework.
The Open Framework will be divided into 6 Lots:
Lot 1 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 1-3 passengers
Lot 2 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 4-8 passengers
Lot 3 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 9-16 passengers
Lot 4 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 17-33 passengers
Lot 5 Passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for 49 or more passengers
Lot 6 Medical Transport Services
Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance
As a Unitary Council we have responsibility for Grass cutting & land management and have a statutory duty regarding levels of grass cutting due to duty to maintain the highway specified in Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. The requirement involves the outsourcing of this provision to a provider who will develop a programme, manage and carry out Highway Grass Verge and Hedge Cutting, Grip maintenance, Rights of Way - Seasonal Vegetation cuts, Suds and Watercourse Maintenance Services in accordance with our Specification and ensure legal compliance, public safety, and aesthetic standards are met.
Lot 1 – grass cutting, hedge, suds and watercourse
Lot 2 – rights of way SVC (seasonal vegetation cut)
Lot 3 – grip cutting (cut within highway verge to ensure drainage occurs)
Lot 4 – mowing and bailing of countryside sites
Pseudo-DPS for Alternative Education Provision (AP) 2024 - 2027
An Approved Provider List (APL) on a Pseudo-DPS of suitably-qualified suppliers to deliver Alternative Education Provision to children and young people who are unable to access mainstream education provision due to their social, emotional and mental health needs and/or behaviours that challenge.
These services are intended to be short-term interventions aimed at enabling a child or young person to achieve good educational outcomes and reintegrate back into mainstream school in a supported way.
The services to be provided comprise a mixture of education, tuition, individual support, coaching, mentoring and therapeutic services dependent on the needs of the children/young people being worked with. The local authority will determine the level of service to be provided to individual children/young people.
Services will be in 3 Lots.
Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
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Bedford Borough Leisure Facilities Management
Bedford Borough Council wishes to engage with potential bidders for a long term leisure operating contract, managing the operation of its current 5 sites. The Council has produced a questionnaire and invites participants to complete and feedback to inform the Council's procurement strategy. Participants are invited to register to our e-tendering portal where the questionnaire and briefing document can be downloaded and returned.
Open Framework for Building Maintenance and Building Services
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 £100k. Suppliers wishing to consult with the Council are invited to contact the buyer at the email provided to facilitate a meeting.
