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Bedford Borough Council Provision of Domiciliary Care within 4 Extra Care Schemes

Bedford Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:48.

Opportunity overview

Onsite domiciliary care within the following extra care schemes: - Gordon Collings House (MK42) 55 Units 489 care hours per week including 7 residents requiring 2:1 calls day and night Current contract arrangement: 24/7 coverage, amalgamated contract with St Bede’s - St Bede’s (MK40) 104 units (51 units are affordable rent with the remainder privately-owned units) 212 care hours per week including 2 residents requiring 2:1 calls day and night Current contract arrangement: 24/7 coverage, amalgamated contract with Gordon Collings House - Wootton Vale (MK43) 55 units 445 care hours per week including 6 residents requiring 2:1 calls day and night Current contract arrangement: 24/7 coverage, Individual contract - Sir William Harpur House (MK41) 37 units 179 care hours per hour including 1 residents requiring 2:1 calls day Current contract arrangement: 7am-10pm coverage, individual contract This Notice is intended to notify the market of the upcoming tender opportunity. Bedford Borough Council would like to gauge the level of interest in the contract opportunity; the market engagement will also help to inform the service model/s and cost model/s specified under the tender. Could you please indicate if you: o May be interested in bidding for the tender o are not interested in bidding for this tender The market engagement to be held over the coming months; please indicate your preference: o a virtual event on Teams o a face-to-face event in Bedford Borough o a survey via email Please email Claire Churchley (Email: claire.churchley@bedford.gov.uk) for enquiries and to register an interest.

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0528e1
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
16 Oct 2025, 00:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
18 May 2031, 00:59
Starts
18 May 2026, 01:00
Max Extent Date
18 May 2033, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
028476-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
29 May 2025, 14:27

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Jul 2025, 00:59
Description
The market engagement to be held over the coming months through one of the following: - a virtual event on Microsoft Teams - a face-to-face event in Bedford Borough - a survey via email

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLCV-4616-VTHL
Name
Bedford Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Locality
Bedford
Postal Code
MK42 9AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
6th Floor, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLCV-4616-VTHL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Claire Churchley
Telephone
01234276526

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bedford · UKH24 · MK42 9AP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH24 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0528e1-2025-05-29T14:27:33+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·