Awarded· 13 Jan 2026
Residential Placement
Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East of England
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Residential Placement. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Bedford.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Jan 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 16:46
View notice2026
Contract starts
2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bedford Borough Council has awarded Residential Placement. It is a contract for residential care and care home in Bedford. The contract went to Arnfield Care. It was awarded on 13 January 2026. The contract value is £254,916. The contract runs from 13 January 2026 to 20 April 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - unknown. Find a Tender published it on 13 January 2026. The notice number is 002847-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-06051a.
Summary of the contracting process
Bedford Borough Council has completed its procurement process for a contract titled "Residential Placement". This falls under the services industry category, specifically social work services, and is located within the region of UKH24 in Bedford, United Kingdom. The procurement method was designated as "Below threshold - unknown" with a special regime of "lightTouch".
The contract, with an ID of "002847-2026" and initiated under legal basis "2023/54", was awarded on 13th January 2026, with an active status and covers a period from 13th January to 20th April 2026. The gross contract value is £305,899.78, indicating the scale of investment in this public service initiative.
The notice in full
Residential Placement (Spot)
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Residential Care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 13 Jan 2026 to 20 Apr 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Arnfield Care
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procedure
- Below threshold - unknown
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Not stated in the notice: procurement method.
Values
- Contracts value
- £254,916
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 002847-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06051a
- CPV code
- 85310000 - Social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Postcode
- MK42 9AP
- Electoral ward
- Cauldwell
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Sub-region
- Bedford
- Area
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bedford Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bedford, MK42 9AP · East of England · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Arnfield Care
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Residential Placement
Who won the Residential Placement contract?
Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Arnfield Care on 13 January 2026. It is due to end on 20 April 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Residential Placement contract worth?
The contract value is £254,916. The contract runs from 13 January 2026 to 20 April 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Residential Placement?
Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East of England.
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