Official UK procurement notice
CCTV & Access Systems Maintenance Contract - 2026
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Industrial machinery (42)Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£600,000≈ £120k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2031 · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supplier will carry the planned preventative maintenance on all the CCTV, Barriers, Automated Gates, Automated Doors, Access Control system and Roller Shutters Full details of the requirement can be found in tender pack.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Access control system · Repair and maintenance services · Roller-type shutters · Security cameras
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Price 60%: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price 60%: 60%
- Quality: 40%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2031
- First published
- 21 Jul 2026, 18:24 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 18:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
25-S-195- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068907- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d04fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published97 days ago21 Jul 2026, 18:24 BST
- Clarification questions by76 days ago11 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline66 days ago21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by34 days ago21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Jul 2026, 18:24 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender