Contract

Temporary Bridges for the 2026, 28 & 30 River Festivals

  • Bedford Borough Council

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-053195

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052c18 (view related notices)

Published 2 September 2025, 2:27pm



Scope

Description

Bedford Borough Council is inviting tenders for the provision of a specialist service to provide Temporary Bridges for the next 3 Bedford River Festivals hosted in summer 2026 2028 and 2030. Bridges are to be supplied, installed and removed.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £110,000 excluding VAT
  • £132,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

1 August 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 August 2025 to 31 August 2030
  • 5 years, 1 month

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79952000 - Event services

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Supplier

The Pontoon and Dock Company Ltd

Bretby

Burton on Trent

DE15 0YZ

United Kingdom

Telephone: 01283208891

Email: sales@pontoonanddock.com

Region: UKF13 - South and West Derbyshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Bedford Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLCV-4616-VTHL

Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street

Bedford

MK42 9AP

United Kingdom

Region: UKH24 - Bedford

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government