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Temporary Bridges for the 2026, 28 & 30 River Festivals

Bedford Borough Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Bedford Borough Council

Buyer Address: Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, UKH24, MK42 9AP, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Commercial.Hub@bedford.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
110000.0 GBP
Published
02 Sep 2025, 13:27
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2030, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
79952000 - Event services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
The Pontoon and Dock Company Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot LOT-0001 Status: complete

Raw Notice JSON

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