AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Central Bedfordshire Council published contract details for cleaning and care supplies for two residential care homes. Award 1 names Fairfield Care Products as supplier. The contract record is active, was signed on 31 July 2026, and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Published outcomeA single active award and active contract are recorded for Fairfield Care Products.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition goods procurement with a stated gross contract value of £81,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Fairfield Care Products
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £81,000 gross contract value shared at contract level GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Fairfield Care Products as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 81,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 9 October 2026
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Contract document 095778-2026: datePublished 2026-10-09T15:38:17+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-07-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Contract 1 period.startDate and period.endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£81,000 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 81000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot or supplier allocation published
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The £81,000 value is recorded on contract 1. No lot-level value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceCleaning and care supplies for two residential care homes
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Tender description states that the contract will provide cleaning and care products for two residential care homes.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 39830000 — Cleaning products
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1)
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Tender lots and award relatedLots identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is limited and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Competitive process
97% confidenceCompetitive request for quotation stated
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Tender description says the contract was awarded following a competitive request for quotation process.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The description states a three-year period; recorded dates run from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Performance metric
98% confidenceOn-Time Delivery, observed monthly
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Contract 1 agreedMetrics specifies On-Time Delivery with an observation duration of one month.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply opportunity profile
91% confidenceA recurring consumables supply arrangement for two care homes, with monthly on-time-delivery measurement.
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Scope describes cleaning and care products for two residential care homes; contract metrics specify monthly On-Time Delivery observations.
Commercial scale
98% confidence£81,000 gross across the stated three-year contract period.
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Contract value is GBP 81,000 gross and the period is 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceNo Companies House-verified legal name was supplied; Fairfield Care Products is reported as the source supplier name.
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Supplier identity status is not_applicable; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Award detail
99% confidenceNo award decision date or award-level value is supplied.
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Award 1 award_date and value_amount are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No Companies House-verified legal supplier identity was supplied; Fairfield Care Products is reproduced from the source notice.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation criteria or scores, award decision date, pricing breakdown, lot title and description, lot-level value, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Central Bedfordshire CouncilFairfield Care Productscleaning suppliescare suppliesresidential care homespublic procurement£81,000 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Central Bedfordshire cleaning and care supplies contract?
Award 1 names Fairfield Care Products as the supplier.
What is the contract value?
The contract record states a gross value of £81,000. No separate lot value is published.
When does the contract run?
The recorded period is 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, and the record states it was signed on 31 July 2026.
What is being supplied?
Cleaning and care products for two residential care homes.
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