Contract for the provision of Security Services at County Buildings
Awarded
Key facts
- Closing date
- Not stated by the buyer
- Buyer's estimated value
- Not stated The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- Notice type
- Contract details notice (UK7)
Decision brief
Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.
- How bids will be scored
- Not stated in the notice.
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- Period not stated.
- How to submit
- Not stated in the notice.
- Tender documents
- No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
New to public tenders? Plain-English guide to this page
- Framework
- An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
- Open for bids / closing date
- You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
- Clarification questions
- A deadline for asking the buyer questions about the tender. It is earlier than the closing date.
- Conditions of participation
- What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
- Bids are scored on
- How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
- Lots
- A tender can be split into parts. You can often bid for only the lots that suit you.
- Area (ITL)
- The buyer names an official statistical area for where the work is, not a street address. Check the tender documents for the actual sites.
- UK4 and other notice codes
- Official codes for the type of notice. A "tender notice" means bids are being invited.
General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.
Description
The Tenderer shall provide a resilient and responsive guarding service that controls entry to the building, manages the secure and orderly operation of public access meetings, supports the safety of elected members, employees and other building users, and contributes to the organisation's wider protective security arrangements. The Tenderer shall be intelligence led, risk-based and capable of adapting dynamically to changes in threat, attendance levels, protest activity, disorder, safeguarding concerns, suspicious behaviour, emergency situations or revised client instructions.
The premises are a historic civic building with regular attendance by elected members, officers, invited guests, contractors, press/media representatives and members of the public. The building hosts formal meetings, democratic proceedings and other public facing activity. The Tenderer shall recognise that the operating environment combines the requirements of a public building, a workplace, a democratic venue and a heritage setting. Security arrangements shall therefore balance safety, access, professionalism, discretion, preservation of the historic environment, customer care and legal compliance.