✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 10:06.
Opportunity overview
Bedford College is seeking an efficient, high quality Project Management & Cost Consultant Service to provide full Project Management & Cost Consultant support on all College projects at values up to £5m. Selected projects above this value will also utilise the appointed supplier – this will be subject to College requirements and be assessed on a job-by-job basis. Similarly, there may be projects below £5m which will not form part of this contract, at the discretion of the College.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
CA18539
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
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1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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095898-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Bedford College is inviting tenders for project management and cost consultant services for College projects, primarily up to £5m in project value. The appointed supplier may also be used for selected projects above £5m, assessed individually by the College.
Who this may suit
Suitable for suppliers providing construction project management and cost consultancy services. No explicit supplier eligibility, certification, insurance or team requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
Service requirementProvide full project management and cost consultant support.Evidence: Description: "provide full Project Management & Cost Consultant support on all College projects at values up to £5m."
Project value scopeProjects up to £5m are in scope; selected projects above £5m may use the appointed supplier subject to College requirements and job-by-job assessment.Evidence: Description states selected projects above £5m "will also utilise the appointed supplier" subject to requirements and assessment, while some projects below £5m may be excluded at the College's discretion.
Supplier qualification requirementsUnknown.Evidence: No qualifications, experience thresholds, insurance requirements or staffing requirements are provided in the supplied data.
96% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Bedford College is inviting tenders for project management and cost consultant services for College projects, primarily up to £5m in project value. The appointed supplier may also be used for selected projects above £5m, assessed individually by the College.
Who this may suit
Suitable for suppliers providing construction project management and cost consultancy services. No explicit supplier eligibility, certification, insurance or team requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
Key deliverables
Full project management support
Cost consultant support
Support for College projects up to £5m, with possible selected higher-value projects
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Service requirement
99% confidence
Provide full project management and cost consultant support.
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Description: "provide full Project Management & Cost Consultant support on all College projects at values up to £5m."
Project value scope
99% confidence
Projects up to £5m are in scope; selected projects above £5m may use the appointed supplier subject to College requirements and job-by-job assessment.
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Description states selected projects above £5m "will also utilise the appointed supplier" subject to requirements and assessment, while some projects below £5m may be excluded at the College's discretion.
Supplier qualification requirements
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No qualifications, experience thresholds, insurance requirements or staffing requirements are provided in the supplied data.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is not stated.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is not stated.
Supplier eligibility conditions
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No exclusion, economic-financial standing, technical capacity, insurance or geographic eligibility conditions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Published contract value
99% confidence
£700,000.
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Process value_max and Lot 1 value_amount are GBP 700000.
Currency
99% confidence
GBP.
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Process and Lot 1 currency are GBP.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or contract form is included in the supplied data.
Delivery
Buyer location
99% confidence
Bedford, United Kingdom (MK42 9AH; UKH24).
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Location record labelled "Buyer location".
Delivery location
95% confidence
United Kingdom.
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Location record labelled "Delivery location" has region UK and country United Kingdom.
Delivery dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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display_status is "open" and source_status is "active".
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
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procurement_method is "open" and procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
10 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline is 2026-11-10T12:00:00Z; the same deadline is recorded for Lot 1.
Lots
99% confidence
One active lot is recorded (Lot 1); no lot title or description is supplied.
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Lots data contains Lot 1 with status active and null title and description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Scope discretion
99% confidence
The College may exclude projects below £5m and will decide individually whether projects above £5m use the appointed supplier; anticipated call-off workload is therefore uncertain.
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Description states projects below £5m may not form part of the contract at the College's discretion, and projects above £5m are subject to College requirements and job-by-job assessment.
Incomplete lot detail
99% confidence
Lot 1 has no published title or description in the supplied data.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
Commercial and contractual detail
99% confidence
Pricing mechanism, payment terms, contract duration and start date are unknown from the supplied data.
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No such terms are provided; contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
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