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CBC-2139-T-SK Information Advice and Guidance services[E15]

Shefford, United KingdomCentral Bedfordshire Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: The Council will be procuring community-based Information Advice and Guidance services. Technical requirements and tender instructions of the Information Advice and Guidance Service is available within the Invitation to Tender documentation. The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Published 26 Oct 2026.
Value: GBP 252,000
Buyer: Central Bedfordshire CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E5]: 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value[E16]: GBP 252,000
Published[E12]: 26 Oct 2026
Procedure[E11]: Below threshold - open competition
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 16 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Council will be procuring community-based Information Advice and Guidance services. Technical requirements and tender instructions of the Information Advice and Guidance Service is available within the Invitation to Tender documentation. The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the quotation process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure about or need clarification on, please use the Correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system. Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system: 13/11/2026 Completed proposals and attachments should be submitted electronically by the due date via our In-tend electronic tendering system. Quotations must be uploaded via the My Return section of the system. Quotations submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your proposal must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12pm (noon) on 23/11/2026. Proposal received after that time will be excluded.[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKH25, United Kingdom.[E7]
ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E8]
DetailLot 1 runs from 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2029, extendable to 31 Mar 2030.[E3]
DetailClarification questions close at 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC.[E9]
DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E14]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 101210-2026

Evidence

16 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Central Bedfordshire Council.
Document 101210-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85323000 (Community health services).
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Lot 1 runs from 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2029, extendable to 31 Mar 2030.
“2027-04-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00”
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 101210-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Tenders must be submitted by 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
“2026-11-23T12:00:00+00:00”
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“The Council will be procuring community-based Information Advice and Guidance services. Technical requirements and tender instructions of the Information Advice and Guidance Service is available within the Invitation to Tender documentation. The Council will provide as much supp…”
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: UKH25, United Kingdom.
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Clarification questions close at 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC.
“2026-11-13T23:59:00+00:00”
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/enquiryPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 101210-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The procedure is: Below threshold - open competition.
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The notice was published on 26 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-26T16:20:43Z”
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice explains how to submit a tender.
“https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/centralbedfordshire/home”
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
The notice is titled "CBC-2139-T-SK Information Advice and Guidance services".
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The stated value is GBP 252,000 excluding VAT.
“252000 GBP”
Document 101210-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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