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title: "Keyholding & Cover Guarding"
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# Keyholding & Cover Guarding

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/keyholding-cover-guarding-ocds-h6vhtk-03b74e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South & City College Birmingham: "Keyholding & Cover Guarding". Published status: active. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 May 2023, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South & City College Birmingham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-city-college-birmingham-urn-130461)
- **Published Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 May 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Security services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b74e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/keyholding-cover-guarding-ocds-h6vhtk-03b74e#tl-md)

## Description
The College is looking for a security organisation to supply and manage a security service that will include the provision of security personnel for static, site based manned guard duties associated with daytime and evening college activities as and when required, key holder duties for all campuses and also to support extra curriculum site based events as required.  These services should be delivered in a compliant, customer focused and professional manner that supports the wider aims of our organisation.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000
- **Description:** The College is seeking a security organisation to supply and managed security service that will include the provision of security personnel for static, site based manned guard duties associated with daytime and evening College activities as and when ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009285-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-30T11:05:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:35:51.565Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b74e