V5RC | Push Back | Bedford Bots | MS/HS)
Organised by Bedford School
- Date
- 24-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-3782
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 16
- Spots Open
- 2
- Event Region
- United Kingdom
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 2
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 24-Nov-2025 04:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 13-Dec-2025 04:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 17-Jan-2026 04:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 16-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
- This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Please note this is a UK ONLY event.
This event is Bedford School's first V5 event with 16 teams available to compete.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
The Coach/Mentor should follow the REC foundation rules on withdrawing and changing teams. If the choses to withdraw, for any reason, after the registration end date, the Event Partner should be contacted as soon as possible to allow them time to offer the spot to a team on the waiting list.
This event is supported by our sponsors:
Form IT Solutions: Form IT Solutions – Managed IT Services | Cyber Security | 24/7 IT Support | Consultancy
UK Exchangers Ltd: UK Exchangers Ltd
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 24-Jan-2026
Venue/Location:Deparys Ave
Bedford, MK40 2TU
United Kingdom
Contact the Event Partner
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9:00 - 9:30 Team Arrival/Welcome
9:30 - 10:00 Team Inspection
10:00 - 10:30 Practice/Skill Field Opens
10:30 - 12:30 Qualification Matches Begin
12:30 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Qualification matches
2:30 - 3:00 Alliance selection
3:00 - 4:00 Elimination rounds
4:00 - 4:30 Awards
4:30 Close/End
**please note, timings are subject to change based on number of teams and match timings on the day
Volunteer
This will be our first event as a school so any volunteers would be very much welcomed!!
If you wish to volunteer to help this event, please contact Paul Scullion
We are looking for:
- Referees
- Emcee
- Judges
Please contact us in good time of the event date so we can forward the information to the Safeguarding lead of the school and authorise your attendance.
Mail to: [email protected]
Please ensure the above email is added to your safe/trusted senders so as to receive all replies to your inbox.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
All teams will be contacted as soon as possible in the eventuality that the event needs to be cancelled due to weather.
Refund and Payment Policies
This is a free event. As such no refund will be offered for any travel costs you incur should the event be cancelled, postponed or relocated (for whatever reason).
Please consider this carefully before booking travel and accommodation arrangements. As mentioned in the Bad Weather policy, teams will be contacted using the details given on Robotevents or sent directly by the school to the Event Partner in the last week before the event.
Judging Format
In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be judged in-person the day of the event.
In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event.
Teams should submit their engineering notebook digitally if they wish to be considered for all judged awards. If the Engineering Notebook is submitted digitally for evaluation then a should be done via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. The submission deadline will be 22/01/2026.
Please note that due to the size of the event, all judging will be unoffical and not recongnised on RobotEvents.