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De Minimis Agreements to the 68 Bus Route within Bedford Borough

Bedford Borough Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 13:32.

Opportunity overview

Bedford Borough Council intends to award deminimus agreements to the 68 bus route operated by Grant Palmer in Bedford. There are 4 agreements in place for the 68 service provided by Grant Palmer, which are the following - Enhancement of the service to include Wilkinson Road, increased frequency of peak time services in Stewartby, Stewartby weekend peak services and Stewartby Broadmead Road. Agreements will be made for a period of 1 year, subject to periodic review following analysis of passenger data, social necessity of the service and available budget

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.

GRANT PALMER LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£298.7k
Awarded
7 Oct 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07183222
Location
Flitwick, UKH25, MK45 5BP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
C BBC EN 07688
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

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
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
GRANT PALMER LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07183222

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07183222

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJRC-4494-BBZZ

Address

Street Address
C/O Grant Palmer Ltd Unit 2c
Locality
Flitwick
Postal Code
MK45 5BP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
De Minimis Agreements to the 68 Bus Route within Bedford Borough
Status
active
Date
8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60112000
Description
Public road transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
298,710
Amount
298,710
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07183222
Name
GRANT PALMER LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
20 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
19 Oct 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
095137-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Oct 2026, 11:55
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
20 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 084944-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 095137-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·