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title: "Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) Passport Scheme"
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# Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) Passport Scheme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/approved-contractor-scheme-acs-passport-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-04362c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Security Industry Authority: "Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) Passport Scheme". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,005,320. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Security Industry Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/security-industry-authority-gov-pb264)
- **Published Value:** £1,005,320 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Corporate governance rating services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04362c`

## 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/approved-contractor-scheme-acs-passport-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-04362c#tl-md)

## Description
This notice is to alert the supplier community to a potential opportunity, and to assist the Security Industry Authority (SIA) with developing aspects of its procurement strategy.
The SIA is reviewing possible options for its Approved Contractor Scheme passport route which is subject to the Concession Regulations 2016.
The SIA is responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK. It is an independent body reporting to the Home Secretary, under the terms of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (PSIA). The SIA’s mission is to deliver proportionate regulation to the private security industry to reduce criminality, protect the public and improve standards under the PSIA.
The SIA has two main duties. One is the compulsory licensing of individuals undertaking designated activities within the private security industry; the other is to manage the voluntary approved contracts scheme for private security organisations.
The Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) is one of the regulatory objectives to be delivered by the SIA as defined within the Private Security Act 2001.
ACS is a voluntary scheme of approval for private security businesses operating within the UK. Organisations seeking approval need to be delivering private security related services within the sectors that the SIA licence individuals in.
Please see details of what a passport scheme is here Setting up an ACS passport scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212110
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Firstly, to be eligible to bid for a passport contract suppliers will need to have created a bespoke passport scheme prior to bidding.
That bespoke scheme needs to comply with the bullets below:
• integrates international, British and other industry ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) Passport Scheme (active)
  - Award id: `081021-2025-833-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Insight Certification Ltd T/A NSI**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-168639`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) Passport Scheme (active)

  - Signed Date: 12/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081021-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-09T12:16:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:49:40.693Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04362c