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Published 21 Sept 2026, 17:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Locksmith Services (2026 retender)

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: South Tyneside Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate £250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 20 Oct 202612:00 BST · 28d 12h left
Clarification cut-off 13 Oct 202623:59 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 1division 98 · n=4 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South Tyneside Council require locksmith services for their Green Space Team Allotments, Town Hall, Housing Plus sites and for any other buildings on an adhoc basis during the contract period.

It is a mandatory requirement that the successful organisation has an MT5 license.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2029, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Locksmith services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North EastTurnover guideline: ~£166,515/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
Extension will be authorised if the Council is satisfied with the service provided by the successful supplier and if the need is still there for said service.
98395000 Locksmith services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 53%Price: 40%Social value: 7%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Core Quality Proposal — 53%
  • Price — 40%
  • Social Value — 7%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How South Tyneside Borough Council buys Other services (CPV 9839) — and who usually turns up

South Tyneside Borough Council’s own published record, next to the North East England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Other services (CPV 9839) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

South Tyneside Borough Council

contract notices in 36 months: 1 in CPV 9839 · 7 in division 98 · 61 in all categories (24 direct)

Bids per lot1division 98 · 36m · n=4 lots
Single-bid lots75%division 98 · 36m · n=4 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateall categories · 36m · n=10 pairs
Deadline → award date93ddivision 98 · 36m · n=3 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=106 notices
Awarded without competition0%division 98 · 36m · n=7 notices
Bids per lot moderate · n=4
  • 1 bid 75%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 25%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 1 · 4 lots on 3 contested notices · division 98.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=10
  • Below estimate 30%
  • Within ±2% 50%
  • Above estimate 20%

10 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · delivery region

North East England · Other services (CPV 9839)

contract notices delivered in North East England in 36 months: 20 in CPV 9839 (14 contested) · 167 in division 98 (145 contested)

Bids per lot5CPV 9839 · 36m · n=7 lots
Single-bid lots14%CPV 9839 · 36m · n=7 lots
Award vs estimate10% aboveCPV 9839 · 36m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award date21dCPV 9839 · 36m · n=5 notices
SME bidders94%CPV 9839 · 36m · n=5 lots
Winners based in the region100%CPV 9839 · 36m · n=12 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=7
  • 1 bid 14%
  • 2–3 14%
  • 4–6 43%
  • 7+ 29%

Median 5 · 7 lots on 6 contested notices · CPV 9839.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=4
  • Below estimate 25%
  • Within ±2% 25%
  • Above estimate 50%

4 lot pairs · CPV 9839.

robust · n=10 Awards in South Tyneside Borough Council (all categories, n=10 pairs) land a median at estimate: on this notice’s £250,000 that is about £250,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per lot, contested contract notices). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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 2029
First published
21 Sept 2026, 17:15 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 17:15 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
F8254
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Locksmith services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776df Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via OPEN-UK
Submission portal named on this notice: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tender is accessible via the OPEN System: open-uk.org ↗ OPEN reference: OPEN20262092 Submissions must be submitted via OPEN.
Published estimate £250,000 excludes VAT (£300,000 including VAT).

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    21 Sept 2026, 17:09 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 22 days
    13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 29 days
    20 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected byin 53 days
    13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 70 days
    1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 17:15 BSTUK4
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 17:09 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)

Planned Procurement notice has been published - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077624-2026?

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYPB-8737-VBHG Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, North East, NE33 2RL

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender