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Bedford Borough Leisure Facilities Management

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 21:01.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV92600000 — Sporting services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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-06cff4
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2041, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
92600000
Description
Sporting services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Participants should access Bedford's e-tendering portal, In-Tend, here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home Please login or register to the portal, and locate project BBC EN 04282. Within this project, participants can locate the combined briefing and questionnaire. Please return completed questionnaires via the project correspondence function on In-Tend by 7 August at 5pm.
Due
7 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068883-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Jul 2026, 16:50
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLCV-4616-VTHL

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 068742-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 068883-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·