Official UK procurement notice
Approved Contractor Scheme Contract
Authority: Home Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Security Industry Authority (SIA) is inviting UKAS accredited certification bodies to bid for a concession contract to deliver assessment services on our behalf for the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS).
The period of the agreement is for a period of 2 years with 2 x 12-month optional extension periods (total 4 year term) subject to satisfactory supplier performance.
- Recurrence: 48 months
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Security Industry Authority is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored…Awarded
The Security Industry Authority is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Home Office. We were created by the Private Security Industry Act 2001; the Act sets out what we can and cannot do. Under the Act we were required to ‘establish a voluntary system of inspection of providers of security services’, in essence private security businesses operating in the UK. This inspection is known as the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS).
Organisations seeking approval are required to be delivering private security related services within the sectors that the SIA licence individuals in. Further information can be found here How to become an SIA approved contractor - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk ↗).
We will be awarding concession contracts to up to 4 UKAS accredited certification bodies to deliver the assessment services for the ACS on behalf of the SIA.
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).
- Price
- Technical & professional ability
UKAS Accredited
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 48 months
- First published
- 2 Dec 2024, 12:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 11:54 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068906- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c177Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a concession contract. There is no monetary consideration between SIA and the concessionaires, the concessionaires compete with one another for customers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Jan 2025 → 28 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline9 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Notice published364 days ago28 Oct 2025, 11:54 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2025, 11:54 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Oct 2025, 11:54 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Oct 2025, 11:54 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Assessment Bureau Limited | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Insight Certification Ltd T/A NSISME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Security Systems and Alarms Inspection BoardSME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Approved Contractor Scheme Contract · British Assessment Bureau Limited
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Approved Contractor Scheme Contract · Insight Certification Ltd T/A NSISME
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Approved Contractor Scheme Contract · Security Systems and Alarms Inspection BoardSME
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- British Assessment Bureau LimitedAwarded supplier
- Insight Certification Ltd T/A NSIAwarded supplier
- Security Systems and Alarms Inspection BoardAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria