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title: "002333 - Contract for Key Holding and Out of Hours Alarm Response"
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# 002333 - Contract for Key Holding and Out of Hours Alarm Response

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002333-contract-for-key-holding-and-out-of-hours-alarm-response-ocds-h6vhtk-05439a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "002333 - Contract for Key Holding and Out of Hours Alarm Response". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Security services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002333-contract-for-key-holding-and-out-of-hours-alarm-response-ocds-h6vhtk-05439a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05439a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/002333-contract-for-key-holding-and-out-of-hours-alarm-response-ocds-h6vhtk-05439a#tl-md)

## Description
Durham County Council (DCC) owns and operates a large and varied property portfolio consisting of a typical local government mixed estate of office, commercial and public buildings. DCC currently deliver their own out of hours response and key holding through their Repairs and Maintenance team. DCC is now looking to outsource part of these services to a third-party security provider.
The Scope of Services includes key holding, out of hours first response for emergencies and incidents, attending alarm activations, making good/securing any damage where applicable and reporting.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79710000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030245-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-05T12:37:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T15:00:20.437Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05439a