Official UK procurement notice
AP25020 - Security Services Contract
Authority: Scape Group Limited (trading as SCAPE) (Public body)·On behalf of: Arc Property Services Partnership Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScape Group Ltd, acting on behalf of Arc Property Services Limited (the “Client”), is procuring a single supplier to provide comprehensive security services across various operational sites primarily within Nottinghamshire, with potential coverage extending into Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and Leicestershire.
The contract will include the provision of:
- Key holding and alarm response services, including secure storage of keys and rapid attendance to alarm activations.
- Vacant property inspection and monitoring services, ensuring integrity, safety and security of unoccupied premises.
- Static guarding services, providing on-site security officers responsible for access control, patrols and incident management.
- Mobile patrol and mobile guarding services, including scheduled and reactive visits, lock/unlock duties and emergency response.
- Provision of temporary monitoring equipment for CCTV, intruder and fire alarms (on an as and when required basis).
The successful Contractor will be responsible for delivering all services in accordance with agreed service levels, performance standards and reporting requirements. The overarching contractual arrangement will be an NEC4 Term Service Short Contract.
The contract will be awarded for an initial two (2) year term, with options to extend by further periods of two (2) years up to a maximum total duration of six (6) years (2 + 2 + 2), with break clauses at each two-year interval.
Only one Contractor will be appointed to deliver the full scope under a single Contract. TUPE regulations are expected to apply to one (1) existing member of staff currently engaged in the service provision.
Arc Property Services Limited undertakes these services on behalf of its customers, including Nottinghamshire County Council and associated public sector partners. The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and relevant subordinate legislation.
The Contract will be awarded on the basis of Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). Bidders must pass the selection criteria, provide prices within the commercial model and return completed answers to the quality questions asked. Points will be awarded on a price/quality assessment basis (30% price / 70% quality), with the bidder who is award the highest marks being award the Contract. Full details can be found within the tender documents available for free via the Delta eSourcing website.
CPV: Alarm system and antenna installation work · Closed circuit television services · Guard services · Patrol services · Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
The Bidder must:
- have a minimum turnover requirements, set at £250,000 per annum.
- ensure that their Employers and Public Liability Insurance policies contains an "Indemnity To Principle" clause.
- Technical & professional ability
The Bidder must:
- be a member of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) or similar
- conform to the requirements of the Real Living Wage as issued by the Living Wage Foundation (or be commited to pay the necessary rates by the start of the contract)
- be willing to obtain the Signatory level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment (www.crcbe.org ↗) within the first 12 months of the contract.
- hold, or will hold prior to the commencement of the contact, an ISO 9001 UKAS accreditation, or similar certification
- hold, or will hold prior to the commencement of the Contract, a health and safety accreditation such as CHAS, SSIP or equivalent
- staff attending site must have received an Enhanced DBS check
The successful Bidder, or their subcontracted Monitoring Station, must also hold “National Security Inspectorate (NSI) - ARC Gold - High Integrity Monitoring of Intruder Alarms Monitoring of Fire Alarms” or an equivalent accreditation/qualification.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality based on written responses: 70%
- Pricing from the commercial model: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Pricing from the commercial model: See tender documents
- Quality based on written responses: See tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
The Bidder must:
- have a minimum turnover requirements, set at £250,000 per annum.
- ensure that their Employers and Public Liability Insurance policies contains an "Indemnity To Principle" clause.
- Technical & professional ability
The Bidder must:
- be a member of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) or similar
- conform to the requirements of the Real Living Wage as issued by the Living Wage Foundation (or be commited to pay the necessary rates by the start of the contract)
- be willing to obtain the Signatory level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment (www.crcbe.org ↗) within the first 12 months of the contract.
- hold, or will hold prior to the commencement of the contact, an ISO 9001 UKAS accreditation, or similar certification
- hold, or will hold prior to the commencement of the Contract, a health and safety accreditation such as CHAS, SSIP or equivalent
- staff attending site must have received an Enhanced DBS check
The successful Bidder, or their subcontracted Monitoring Station, must also hold “National Security Inspectorate (NSI) - ARC Gold - High Integrity Monitoring of Intruder Alarms Monitoring of Fire Alarms” or an equivalent accreditation/qualification.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Jul 2025, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 18 May 2026, 09:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
AP25020- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064902- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056a8bFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As detailed within the tender and contract documents.
- Risks
As the Client's main customer is Nottinghamshire County Council, there is a risk of increase or decrease in the number of sites managed, due to the proposal of local goverment reorganisation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
31 Jul 2025 → 18 May 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published31 Jul 2025, 16:06 BST
- Market engagement31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Those interested in apply to join this tender should firstly ensure that your organisation is registered on the Governments Central Digital Platform (supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk ↗) as this will be a key requirement for the procurement once it goes live. It will also help your organisation to bid for other public works, found on the Find A Tender service (www.find-tender.service.gov.uk ↗).
Then, please register (for free) on Scape’s Procurement Platform, Delta eSourcing (www.delta-esourcing.com ↗). It is recommended that you register with a generic email address that can be monitored by multiple people, rather than one assigned to an individual, so as to not miss key procurement updates if that individual is off or leaves the organisation.
Once you have registered with Delta, please send an email to [email protected], stating your interest in this procurement (ref: AP25020) and include the email address you have registered with Delta.
You will then be sent a direct invitation once the tender box goes live.
- Next notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published372 days ago13 Oct 2025, 16:06 BST
- Clarification questions by354 days ago31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline347 days ago7 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by307 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent221 days ago13 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends208 days ago25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published155 days ago18 May 2026, 09:49 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Jul 2025, 16:06 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Oct 2025, 16:06 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active13 Oct 2025, 16:06 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Oct 2025, 16:06 BST
- Deadline published: 7 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT13 Oct 2025, 16:06 BST
- Contract award notice published13 Mar 2026, 16:51 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2026, 16:51 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 May 2026, 09:49 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 31 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Force Group LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: Any extension will be considered upon the following criteria being met: (i)Demonstration by the Contractor of the successful operation of the Contract since the starting date. (ii)The Client wishes to extend the Contract. (iii)The Supplier wishes to extend the Contract. | £1,313,253 | 13 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Delta Force Group LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,313,253
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Any extension will be considered upon the following criteria being met: (i)Demonstration by the Contractor of the successful operation of the Contract since the starting date. (ii)The Client wishes to extend the Contract. (iii)The Supplier wishes to extend the Contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders · 19 at stage one | 12 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Arc Property Services Partnership LimitedProcuring entityClient
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Delta Force Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications A summary document detail the nature of the procurment and the contract.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender