Litter Enforcement Services in Bedford Borough[E11]
England, United KingdomBedford Borough Council[E1]
In plain English
- What they want
- Bedford Borough Council (the Council) is undertaking a procurement exercise to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified organisation to provide a specialist enforcement service to Environmental Services. The contract seeks to provide a high profile, self-funding enforcement initiative primarily tackling litter and dog fouling enforcement along with breaches of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).
- Who can bid
- No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
- Deadline
- Buyer's deadline: 14 Feb 2025, 09:00 UTC. UTC: 14 Feb 2025, 09:00 UTC.Published 17 Jan 2025.
- Value
- Not stated by the buyer.
- Buyer
- Bedford Borough CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
- How to apply
- Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Tender documents
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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.
- Deadline[E4]
- 14 Feb 2025, 09:00 UTC
- Value
- Not stated
- Published[E9]
- 17 Jan 2025
- Procedure[E8]
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Last checked
- 2 hours ago
About the requirement
From the notice
Bedford Borough Council (the Council) is undertaking a procurement exercise to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified organisation to provide a specialist enforcement service to Environmental Services. The contract seeks to provide a high profile, self-funding enforcement initiative primarily tackling litter and dog fouling enforcement along with breaches of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO). Bedford Borough Council's primary focus is for an initiative that will change behaviour towards environmental crimes. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No[E5]
Eligibility and requirements
- ConditionDelivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.[E6]
- The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.
Risks and unknowns
- UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
- UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Updates
First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC
The deadline (2025-02-14T09:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069
Evidence
11 factsEvery 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 Bedford Borough Council.
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
The notice is classified under CPV 75242000 (Public law and order services).
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
Tenders must be submitted by 14 Feb 2025, 09:00 UTC.
“2025-02-14T09:00:00Z”
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Bedford Borough Council (the Council) is undertaking a procurement exercise to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified organisation to provide a specialist enforcement service to Environmental Services. The contract seeks to provide a high profile, self-funding enforcement…”
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
Delivery location: East of England, United Kingdom.
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E9
The notice was published on 17 Jan 2025.
“2025-01-17T11:52:42Z”
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
- E11
The notice is titled "Litter Enforcement Services in Bedford Borough".
Document 696da787-1d0f-4bd9-b02f-de43caf699fb-818069, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:44 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
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