# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=mechanical-electrical-services 1 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: "CA18538: Mechanical and electrical services for Bedford College" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/0e54231e-0f76-4ee1-a130-f7cbdc90d941/bedford-college-mechanical-electrical-services-ca18538" last-updated: 2026-10-12T13:15:53.375472+00:00 --- # CA18538: Mechanical and electrical services for Bedford College Bedford College seeks high-quality mechanical and electrical support for its projects. 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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