CBM GROUP LTD pending award: Central Bedfordshire kitchen and bathroom replacements

Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 18:16.

Opportunity overview

Central Bedfordshire Council has awarded a contract for the delivery of a planned programme of kitchen and bathroom replacement works across its housing stock. The contract includes the design, supply, installation and replacement of kitchens and bathrooms within occupied and void residential properties, together with associated electrical, plumbing, ventilation, flooring, tiling, decorating and ancillary building works required to complete the installations. The works support the Council’s housing asset management and investment programme and are intended to improve the quality, safety and performance of its housing stock. The contract was awarded following a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure, with suppliers initially invited to submit requests to participate before shortlisted suppliers were invited to tender.

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.

CBM Group Ltd

Matched by number

Published award value: £4.8m
Awarded: 11 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 08513931
Location: Welwyn Garden City, UKH23, AL7 1AU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award 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: CBC-1950-T-SK
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Central Bedfordshire Council
Id: GB-PPON-PVNH-1137-QJBX

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVNH-1137-QJBX

Address

Street Address: Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands
Locality: Shefford
Postal Code: SG17 5TQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH25

Contact

Name: Shawez Khwaja
Email: procurement@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 03003006226

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: CBM Group Ltd
Id: GB-COH-08513931

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 08513931

Address

Street Address: 10-11 Tewin Court
Locality: Welwyn Garden City
Postal Code: AL7 1AU
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH23

Contact

Email: office@cbmgroupltd.com
Telephone: 01707519055

Roles

supplier

tenderer

Details

Url: https://cbmgroupltd.com/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Organisation 3

Name: BSG Property Services Ltd
Id: GB-COH-02501499

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02501499

Address

Street Address: Tempsford Airfield
Locality: Everton
Postal Code: SG19 2JW
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH25

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: http://www.bsgpropertyservices.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Organisation 4

Name: R Benson Property Maintenance Ltd
Id: GB-COH-04296835

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04296835

Address

Street Address: Asheridge Road
Locality: Chesham
Postal Code: HP5 2QA
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ13

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: https://www.rbensons.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Organisation 5

Name: Bell Group Ltd
Id: GB-COH-SC114142

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: SC114142

Address

Street Address: Cray Avenue
Locality: Orpington
Postal Code: BR5 4BQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI61

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: https://www.bellgroup.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Organisation 6

Name: SER Contractor
Id: GB-COH-07468643

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 07468643

Address

Street Address: Chambers Manor
Locality: Epping Upland
Postal Code: CM16 6PL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKH35

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: https://sercontractor.co.uk/about-us/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Organisation 7

Name: M3 Property Maintenance
Id: GB-COH-09777895

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 09777895

Address

Street Address: Lyon road, Bletchley
Locality: Milton Keynes
Postal Code: MK1 1EX
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ12

Roles

tenderer

Details

Url: https://m3propertymaintenance.co.uk/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Kitchen & Bathroom Replacements
Status: pending
Date: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: works
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 39141000
Description: Kitchen furniture and equipment

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 39141400
Description: Fitted kitchens

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 39221000
Description: Kitchen equipment

Entry 4

Scheme: CPV
Id: 44410000
Description: Articles for the bathroom and kitchen

Entry 5

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45211100
Description: Construction work for houses

Entry 6

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45211310
Description: Bathrooms construction work

Entry 7

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45421151
Description: Installation of fitted kitchens

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKH25
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 5,700,000
Amount: 4,750,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-08513931
Name: CBM Group Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends: 21 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 1 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 30 Nov 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 1+1 year optional extension

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 096280-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096280-2026 ↗
Published: 12 Oct 2026, 16:46
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 1 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Shefford · UKH25 · SG17 5TQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

026516-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 23 Mar 2026, 19:02
096280-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 12 Oct 2026, 16:46

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Central Bedfordshire Council has announced a pending award to CBM GROUP LTD for planned kitchen and bathroom replacement works in its housing stock. The notice does not evidence a signed or active contract: signature was scheduled for 1 November 2026, following a standstill period ending 21 October 2026.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusContract award notice published; award remains pendingEvidence: The process is labelled a contract award notice, while award 1 has status "pending".
Standstill periodEnds 21 October 2026Evidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature milestoneScheduled for 1 November 2026Evidence: Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-01T23:59:59+00:00.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096280-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067207
First published: 23 Mar 2026
Last checked: 12 Oct 2026, 18:16
Notice versions reviewed: 2

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award, covering lot 1, names CBM GROUP LTD as supplier. The stated award value is £4.75m excluding gross-value treatment; the notice also reports £5.7m gross.

Market significance

This is a £4.75m housing-maintenance works opportunity with a planned three-year initial term and up to two optional one-year extensions.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CBM GROUP LTD

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 4750000 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-08513931; supplier verification identifies the legal company as CBM GROUP LTD, company number 08513931.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Contract award notice published; award remains pending

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The process is labelled a contract award notice, while award 1 has status "pending".

Standstill period

99% confidence

Ends 21 October 2026

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.

Future signature milestone

99% confidence

Scheduled for 1 November 2026

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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-01T23:59:59+00:00.

Planned contract commencement

98% confidence

1 December 2026

View supporting evidence

Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-12-01.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£4,750,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 4750000 GBP.

Gross amount reported

99% confidence

£5,700,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 5700000 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice publication

99% confidence

23 March 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records tender notice 026516-2026 on 2026-03-23.

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

24 April 2026, 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-04-24T12:00:00+01:00.

Award decision date

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

12 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award-notice document 096280-2026 was published on 2026-10-12.

Initial planned end date

99% confidence

30 November 2029

View supporting evidence

Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2029-11-30T23:59:59+00:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Planned kitchen and bathroom replacements across occupied and void residential properties

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The published description specifies design, supply, installation and replacement works across the Council's housing stock.

Associated works

99% confidence

Electrical, plumbing, ventilation, flooring, tiling, decorating and ancillary building works

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These associated activities are listed in the process description.

Lot structure

98% confidence

One lot (lot 1); no published lot title or separate lot value

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Tender and award data reference only lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or value.

Delivery area

95% confidence

Central Bedfordshire area (UKH25)

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Award delivery address is region UKH25.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure

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The description states suppliers first submitted requests to participate, with shortlisted suppliers then invited to tender.

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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Process procurementMethod is "selective".

Known tenderers

96% confidence

Six organisations are recorded as tenderers, including the named supplier

View supporting evidence

Party data lists CBM Group Ltd, BSG Property Services Ltd, R Benson Property Maintenance Ltd, Bell Group Ltd, SER Contractor and M3 Property Maintenance with tenderer roles.

Evaluation results

99% confidence

Not published in the supplied notice data

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No scores, ranking, pricing breakdown or award rationale is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029

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Award contractPeriod provides these planned start and end dates.

Extension options

99% confidence

Up to two optional one-year extensions (1+1)

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Award renewal description states "1+1 year optional extension" and maxExtentDate is 30 November 2031.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

30 November 2031

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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2031-11-30.

Contract execution

99% confidence

Not evidenced

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The award is pending and the notice records a future signature date rather than a completed signature.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Value allocation

98% confidence

The £4.75m award value is attached to the single named award and has not been split further

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Award 1 has one supplier and relates to lot 1; no separate pricing schedule is supplied.

Market positioning

98% confidence

The scope combines replacement installations with associated finishing and building trades

View supporting evidence

The notice lists kitchen, bathroom, electrical, plumbing, ventilation, flooring, tiling, decorating and ancillary works.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-067207
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Central Bedfordshire Council

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Named as buyer in the process and party data.

Buyer classification

99% confidence

Public authority - central government

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Buyer party details use UK_CA_TYPE classification "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment".

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

CBM GROUP LTD (company number 08513931)

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Verified supplier data confirms company-number match 08513931 and legal name CBM GROUP LTD.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details list scale as SME.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Supplier party address gives Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1AU.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated reprocurement/decision horizon

93% confidence

By 30 November 2031 if both optional extensions are used

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This is an estimate based solely on the published maximum extent date and is not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award status caution

99% confidence

The record is an award announcement with a pending award, not evidence of a concluded or active contract.

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Award 1 status is pending; signature is a future scheduled milestone.

Value presentation

99% confidence

Both £4.75m and £5.7m are published; the source does not explicitly explain the gross-value calculation.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 contains amount 4750000 and amountGross 5700000 GBP.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No lot title, individual lot value, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or signed-contract confirmation is supplied.

View supporting evidence

Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award remains pending; the source does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
The source reports both a £4.75m amount and £5.7m gross amount without explaining the gross-value calculation.
No published evaluation scores, award rationale, bid prices, pricing breakdown or detailed lot-level value is supplied.
Lot 1 has no supplied title or description in the structured lot record.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named in the award?

CBM GROUP LTD, company number 08513931, is named for award 1.

Has the contract been signed?

The supplied notice does not confirm signature. It records a pending award and a future signature date of 1 November 2026.

What is the planned contract term?

The initial planned term is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with two optional one-year extensions.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

CBC-1950-T-SK Kitchen & Bathroom Replacements

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

CBM Group Ltd

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Related lots

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Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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