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Awarded· 24 Aug 2025

Same day Child Placement

Bedford Borough Council · Bedford, East of England

Bedford Borough Council has awarded Same day Child Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford.

Source: Find a Tender, published 20 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Green Harvest Capital Consulting

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 13:56

    View notice
  4. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Bedford Borough Council has awarded Same day Child Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bedford. The contract went to Green Harvest Capital Consulting. It was awarded on 24 August 2025. The contract value is £375,700. The contract runs from 25 August 2025 to 26 August 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 20 October 2025. The notice number is 066774-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05cfed.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process undertaken by Bedford Borough Council was for the "Same day Child Placement" service, classified under social work and related services (CPV: 85300000). The contract was directly awarded without competition due to its urgency and is part of the light touch regime. The location for the service is within Bedford, United Kingdom, specifically in the region UKH24.

This procurement process reached the contract stage, with the contract being active from 26th August 2025 to 26th August 2026. Bedford Borough Council served as the buying organisation, with a gross contract value of GBP 450,840. The procurement was legally based on UKPGA 2023/54 legislation.

The contract was awarded to Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd., an SME based in Exeter, indicating that smaller, agile firms with specialized expertise are well-positioned to compete for similar contracts.

The notice in full

Waiver - Urgency - Same day Child Placement

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
25 Aug 2025 to 26 Aug 2026 (1 year)
Awarded to
Green Harvest Capital Consulting
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£375,700

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
066774-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cfed
CPV code
85300000 - Social work and related services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Bedford Borough Council is based in Bedford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
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
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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
Green Harvest Capital Consulting
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Same day Child Placement

Who won the Same day Child Placement contract?

Bedford Borough Council awarded the contract to Green Harvest Capital Consulting on 24 August 2025. It is due to end on 26 August 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Same day Child Placement contract worth?

The contract value is £375,700. The contract runs from 25 August 2025 to 26 August 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Same day Child Placement?

Bedford Borough Council, based in Bedford, East of England.

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  2. It is due to end on 26 August 2026.
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