Security Services for the 2026, 2028 & 2030 River Festivals

Opportunity overview

Bedford Borough Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Security Services for the next 3 Bedford River Festivals hosted in summer 2026; 2028 and 2030. The Council are looking for Security Suppliers highly experienced in Events and Events Security Management.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

McKenzie Arnold Group Limited

Matched by number

Published award value: £372.6k
Awarded: 28 Aug 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 09431848
Location: Witham, UKH34, CM8 1SH, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV79710000 — Security services
CPV79952000 — Event services

Lots

Lot LOT-0001AED 330k · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: BBC EN 03921
Status: complete
Above Threshold: Yes
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home ↗
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends: 9 Sept 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends: 21 Aug 2025, 00:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Languages

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: LOT-0001
Status: complete

Value

Amount: 330,000
Currency: AED
Including VAT: 395,999

Award criteria

Weighting Description: Price and Quality - see ITT for details

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Simple description
Type: price
Description: Price and Quality - see ITT for details

Contract period

Ends: 1 Sept 2030, 00:59
Starts: 15 Sept 2025, 01:00

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: LOT-0001
Related Lot: LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 79710000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Security services

Entry 2

Id: 79952000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Event services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Entry 2

Id: 042748-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042748-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 24 Jul 2025, 12:54

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: 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

Email: Commercial.Hub@bedford.gov.uk

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-09431848
Name: McKenzie Arnold Group Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKH34
Country: GB
Locality: Witham
Postal Code: CM8 1SH
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Faulkbourne

Details

Vcse: No
Scale: large
Sheltered Workshop: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No

Identifier

Id: 09431848
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Email: martin.jackson@mckenziearnold.com
Telephone: 07584251522

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 29 Aug 2025, 00:00
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: LOT-0001
Related Lot: LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 79952000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Event services

Entry 2

Id: 75241000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Public security services

Value

Amount: 372,556.19
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 447,067.43

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 052896-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052896-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 1 Sept 2025, 15:46

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-09431848
Name: McKenzie Arnold Group Limited

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 30 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contract period

Ends: 13 Aug 2030, 23:59
Starts: 1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends: 10 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Award ID: 1
Date Signed: 9 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold: Yes

Value

Amount: 372,556.19
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 447,067.43

Period

Ends: 13 Aug 2030, 23:59
Starts: 9 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 063555-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063555-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: contractNotice
Published: 9 Oct 2025, 09:47

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-056564-2025-10-09T09:47:16+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender · 9 Oct 2025, 09:47