# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?buyer=bedford-college 2 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Project management and cost consultant services for Bedford College" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/bfae5256-c6e8-4469-bff9-49a910fea179/bedford-college-project-management-cost-consultancy" last-updated: 2026-11-03T12:00:00+00:00 --- # Project management and cost consultant services for Bedford College Bedford College seeks project management and cost consultancy support across its projects for a four-year period. The notice says projects up to £5 million may be supported, selected larger projects may also be included case by case, and some smaller projects may be excluded at the College’s discretion. The published value low and high are both £700,000; VAT basis and guaranteed volume are not stated. The open services notice is SME-suitable, with CPV 71530000. Offers close 10 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Access the competition through MultiQuote, registering with reference CA18539 if needed. - Status: closing-soon - Country: GB - Buyer: Bedford College - Submission deadline: 2026-11-10T12:00:00+00:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d8522cf-3a2e-4535-98a7-a413a43b5afc - Source checked: 2026-10-14T22:19:53.249834Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "bfae5256-c6e8-4469-bff9-49a910fea179", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-11-03T12:00:00+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-14T22:19:53.249834Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/bfae5256-c6e8-4469-bff9-49a910fea179/bedford-college-project-management-cost-consultancy", "locale": "en", "title": "Project management and cost consultant services for Bedford College", "summary": "Bedford College seeks project management and cost consultancy support across its projects for a four-year period. 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The appointed supplier may support projects up to £5 million; selected higher-value projects may also use the supplier, subject to College requirements and assessment case by case, while some lower-value projects may be excluded at the College’s discretion. The contract notice gives a tender value of GBP 700,000, an open procedure, and a tender deadline of 10 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The published contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 2 December 2030. 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