Official UK procurement notice
Concierge Service - Encircle Housing
Authority: Encircle Housing (Public body)·On behalf of: SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI7)
Published estimate£975,000≈ £325k / year · £975,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jul 2026awarded 15 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Chase Services Group Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSEC on behalf of Encircle housing (“the contracting authority”) is procuring a contract for the provision of concierge and site-based security/support services within supported housing and temporary accommodation settings. The contracting Authority intend to award a single contract following this procurement. The contract will be awarded following evaluation of tenders submitted under this Open Procedure
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Reception services · Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£975,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- PSQ weighting: 20%
- Quality quality: 20%
- Cost weighting: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost weighting: Please refer to the tender documents for further details.
- PSQ weighting: Please refer to the tender documents for further details.
- Quality quality: Please refer to the tender documents for further details.
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
- 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
- Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2029
- First published
- 29 May 2026, 15:39 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 18:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050953- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a92aFind 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
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 May 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published149 days ago29 May 2026, 15:39 BST
- Submission deadline114 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by74 days ago12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts55 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent7 days ago19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago19 Oct 2026, 18:39 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 3 days28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2026- Tender notice published29 May 2026, 15:39 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Oct 2026, 18:39 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Oct 2026, 18:39 BST
- Contract signature expected11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £779,2091 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2725 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Services Group LtdSMEConcierge Services - Encircle Housing2 Dec 2026 – 1 Dec 2029 · up to 2 Dec 2031Extensions: Optional 2 year extension · Options: Additional Supervision when required | £779,209 | 15 Oct 2026standstill to 28 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27final-stage tenders · 41 at stage one | 25 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUMBeneficiary authority
- South East ConsortiumProcuring entitySEC will be running the full tender on behalf of Encircle
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CHASE SERVICES GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documents will be available via the SEC Intend portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender