Official UK procurement notice
FEW1553 - Security Services
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Awarded value£1,076,980published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 9 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Regent Office Care Limited T/A Samsic UK
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of contracted Security Services across the Leicester City Council estate.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jan 2026, 10:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 13:06 GMT
- Authority reference
FEW1553- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004812- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06099fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Due to the abandonment of the procurement process to replace the current contract, it is necessary to put this temporary contract in place with the incumbent to allow for a replacement, long-term contract to be procured.
Discontinuation of service would create unacceptable operational risk, and the temporary extension is necessary to protect public safety and continuity of critical operations
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 31 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published279 days ago20 Jan 2026, 13:06 GMT
- Standstill ends268 days ago31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published20 Jan 2026, 10:40 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 Jan 2026, 13:06 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,076,9801 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent Office Care Limited T/A Samsic UKSecurity Services3 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2026 | £1,076,980 | 9 Dec 2025standstill to 31 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Regent Office Care Limited t/a Samsic UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender