Official UK procurement notice
EEAST - Boarding Up Services (Essex) (26-T07)
Authority: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust ("the Trust") requires a qualified locksmith to provide 24 hour, 7 days a week, 365 days a year Emergency Boarding Up and/or restorative services (“the Services”) across the county of Essex.
These services are required when the Trust's personnel, or other emergency service personnel, acting in support (such as Police and/or Fire), have forcibly entered a property for welfare or other emergency reasons. The Supplier will be required to secure such premises promptly to prevent unauthorised access or further risk.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Ancillary building services · Locksmith services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
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).
- Technical Envelope
- Social Value Envelope
- Commercial Envelope
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 1 Jun 2031
- First published
- 26 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 12:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
C445454- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042675- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06950bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
8 May 2026 → 24 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published166 days ago8 May 2026, 15:56 BST
- Clarification questions by154 days ago20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline134 days ago9 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by103 days ago10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent57 days ago26 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published27 days ago24 Sept 2026, 12:52 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2026- Tender notice published8 May 2026, 15:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Aug 2026, 15:34 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Sept 2026, 12:52 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boing Rapid Secure9 Sept 2026 – 8 Sept 2029 · up to 8 Sept 2031Extensions: The contract duration will be three (3) years with the Contracting Authority having the option to extend for up to two (2) further period of up to twelve (12) months. · Options: The contract duration will be three (3) years with the Contracting Authority having the option to extend for up to two (2) further period of up to twelve (12) months. | £200,000 | 26 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Boing Rapid Secure | £200,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
EEAST - Boarding Up Services (Essex) (26-T07) · Boing Rapid Secure
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2026
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 9 Sept 2026 – 8 Sept 2029 · up to 8 Sept 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract duration will be three (3) years with the Contracting Authority having the option to extend for up to two (2) further period of up to twelve (12) months.
- Options
- The contract duration will be three (3) years with the Contracting Authority having the option to extend for up to two (2) further period of up to twelve (12) months.
No agreed KPIs: Under £5m
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Boing Rapid SecureAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender