Official UK procurement notice
Auto Gates, Doors, Barriers and Door Entry and associated External Security and Communication.
Authority: The Riverside Group Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£37,500,000total for 4 lots · £45,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2025awarded 27 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to DSSL Group Ltd +3 more
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · up to 1 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTRG have a requirement Auto Gates, Doors, Barriers and Door Entry and associated External Security and Communication. The contract will cover all services across 4 regional lots. TRG Scotland have requested 35 sites are included covering reactive door entry systems. Due to the relatively small size of this, it will be picked up by the contractor in the North Region..
The lot structure will be as follows:
- Lot 1 – North (Including Scotland)
- Lot 2 – LCR
- Lot 3 – South & Central
- Lot 4 – London
All Tenderers will be able to bid for all regions but can only be appointed to a maximum of 1 region and will be required to indicate a preference
CPV: Access control system · Access gates · Closed circuit television services · Garage doors · Gates · Installation of gates · Television aerial installation work
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lotLot #1• Lot 1 – North (Including Scotland)AwardedRenewal North East, North West +9Published value£0
North (Including Scotland). Details in Tender Docs
42961100 Access control system44221240 Garage doors44221300 Gates44221310 Access gates45312320 Television aerial installation work45421148 Installation of gates
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As Per ITT Docs
- Technical & professional ability
As Per ITT Docs
Lot #2LCRAwardedRenewal North WestPublished value£0
Liverpool City Region. Details in Tender Docs
42961100 Access control system44221240 Garage doors44221300 Gates44221310 Access gates45312320 Television aerial installation work45421148 Installation of gates
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As Per ITT Docs
- Technical & professional ability
As Per ITT Docs
Lot #3South and CentralAwardedRenewal East Midlands, West Midlands +2Published value£0
South and Central. Details in Tender Docs
42961100 Access control system44221240 Garage doors44221300 Gates44221310 Access gates45312320 Television aerial installation work45421148 Installation of gates
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As Per ITT Docs
- Technical & professional ability
As Per ITT Docs
Lot #4LondonAwardedRenewal LondonPublished value£0
London. Details in Tender Docs
42961100 Access control system44221240 Garage doors44221300 Gates44221310 Access gates45312320 Television aerial installation work45421148 Installation of gates
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As Per ITT Docs
- Technical & professional ability
As Per ITT Docs
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).
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
- Economic & financial standing
As Per ITT Docs
- Technical & professional ability
As Per ITT Docs
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jun 2025, 10:38 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067145- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0554c5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 18 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
27 Jun 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published27 Jun 2025, 10:38 BST
- Next notice expected386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published366 days ago21 Oct 2025, 14:49 BST
- Submission deadline338 days ago18 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by263 days ago1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent210 days ago27 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published209 days ago27 Mar 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Standstill ends196 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts175 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025- Pipeline notice published27 Jun 2025, 10:38 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published21 Oct 2025, 14:49 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £37,500,00021 Oct 2025, 14:49 BSTwas £40,000,000
- Status changed to active21 Oct 2025, 14:49 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT21 Oct 2025, 14:49 BST
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 15:51 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2026, 15:51 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £37,300,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 48
Named bidders 12published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| DSSL Group Ltd, Fieldway Supplies Ltd, Maintec LtdSME, Severnside SecuritySMEjoint award1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: 2xOptional 12 month | £37,300,000 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 9 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · • Lot 1 – North (Including Scotland) | 12final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · LCR | 12final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · South and Central | 12final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 · London | 12final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winOpenView Security Solutions Limited · Greater London · all lots
- did not winAshley & McDonough Group · North West England · all lots
- did not winABCA Systems Limited · North East England · all lots
- did not winThe Wiggett Group · East of England · all lots
- did not winVentro Ltd · South West England · all lots
- did not winDelta Security (1962) Ltd · Greater London · all lots
- did not winOakray Limited · Greater London · all lots
- did not winEtec Contract Services LtdSME · Greater London · all lots
- wonMaintec LtdSME · North West England · all lots
- wonFieldway Compliance Ltd · North West England · all lots
- wonSevernside Security LtdSME · South West England · all lots
- wonDSSL Group Ltd · East of England · all lots
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
12 commercial parties on the notice · 4 awarded- ABCA Systems LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Ashley & McDonough GroupBidder / tenderer
- DSSL Group LtdAwarded supplier
- Delta Security (1962) LtdBidder / tenderer
- Etec Contract Services LtdBidder / tenderer
- Fieldway Compliance LtdAwarded supplier
- Maintec LtdAwarded supplier
- Oakray LimitedBidder / tenderer
- OpenView Security Solutions LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Severnside Security LtdAwarded supplier
Show 2 more suppliers
- The Wiggett GroupBidder / tenderer
- Ventro LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender