Official UK procurement notice
LS053 - Framework for Provision of Crowd Safety Staff at Events
Authority: Mayor's Office For Policing And Crime (Central government)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLondon Stadium is seeking to procure for services for the project a framework for the provision of Crowd Safety Staff at Events for a duration of 8 years, with no extension options.
The framework will consist of the following lots:
Lot 1 – Crowd Safety
Lot 2 – Hospitality
Lot 3 – Response Teams
Lot 4 – Search Dog Teams
Lot 5 – Traffic Management and Parking Teams
Lot 6 – Control Room Operator
The framework will be an Open framework and will be opened up to new bidders in years 3 and 6.
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CPV: Health and safety services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Crowd SafetyAwardedPublished value£40,000,000
The provision of Safety Stewards, Door Supervisors, Quadrant Managers etc. in the internal areas of the stadium and surrounding stadium island, in some back of house areas, field of play as well as along barrier set ups as required.
Lot #2HospitalityPublished value£10,000,000
The provision of Safety Stewards and SIA Door supervisors in the internal hospitality zones of the stadium.
Lot #3Response TeamsPublished value£3,000,000
To monitor unusual crowd activity and provide support in incidences such as general disruption, signs of distress or drunken behaviour as instructed by the Safety Officer.
Lot #4Search Dog Teamsceiling above
The provision of a dog handlers with an explosive trained dog and a dog handler with a Pyro and drugs trained dog to provide patrols around the stadium and island area prior to and during events.
Lot #5Traffic Management and Parking TeamsPublished value£6,000,000
The provision of a team to control vehicle access in the stadium footprint to ensure no unauthorised vehicles are provided entry. To also manage any pedestrian crossings where required, to stop traffic flow if necessary.
Lot #6Control Room Operatorceiling above
To provide co-ordination and management of specified radio channels and record incidents on the London Stadium incident portal.
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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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Crowd Safety | 90% | 10% | |
| 2 · Hospitality | 90% | 10% | |
| 3 · Response Teams | 90% | 10% | |
| 4 · Search Dog Teams | 90% | 10% | |
| 5 · Traffic Management and Parking Teams | 90% | 10% | |
| 6 · Control Room Operator | 90% | 10% |
- “LS053 - Framework for Provision of Crowd Safety Staff at Events” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Nov 2025, 13:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 May 2025
- Authority reference
LS053- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010653- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f74fFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices must be in PDF format and provide a detailed outline breaking down hours and staff numbers
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published21 Mar 2025, 12:27 GMT
- Clarification questions by17 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by24 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts20 Jun 2025
- Assessment summaries sent30 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published356 days ago3 Nov 2025, 13:28 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Mar 2025- Tender notice published21 Mar 2025, 12:27 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Aug 2025, 17:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2025, 17:06 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Nov 2025, 13:28 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£500,000 inc. VAT is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 1 · 168 Security Ltd t/a Sword Security, Centre Circle Event Management Ltd, Expedient Security Limited, Knights Security Limited, New Dawn Security & Training Limited, Provide SESS Limited +26 more
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- £40,000,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Aug 2033
- Status
- active
7 agreed KPIs: Compliance with London Living Wage · Staffing Numbers · Incident and Event Debrief Reporting …
- Compliance with London Living Wage
- Staffing Numbers
- Incident and Event Debrief Reporting
- Provision of Training Records
- Subcontracting Standards
- Performance Standards
- Social Value
Contract 2 · AESN LimitedSME, AIB Group Holdings Ltd, Carlisle Security Services Limited, Chase Services Group LtdSME, Elite Guarding UK Ltd, Executive UK Group +4 more
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- £10,000,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Aug 2033
- Status
- active
7 agreed KPIs: Compliance with London Living Wage · Staffing Numbers · Incident and Event Debrief Reporting …
- Compliance with London Living Wage
- Staffing Numbers
- Incident and Event Debrief Reporting
- Provision of Training Records
- Subcontracting Standards
- Performance Standards
- Social Value
Contract 3 · AIB Group Holdings Ltd, APA Events and Security Limited, Achilleus Security Management Limited, Centre Circle Event Management Ltd, Elite Guarding UK Ltd, Executive UK Group +6 more
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- £3,000,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Aug 2033
- Status
- active
6 agreed KPIs: Compliance with London Living Wage · Staffing Numbers · Incident and Event Debrief Reporting …
- Compliance with London Living Wage
- Staffing Numbers
- Incident and Event Debrief Reporting
- Provision of Training Records
- Subcontracting Standards
- Subcontracting Standards
Contract 4 · County Enforcement Limited, Inquest Canine Detection and Security Limited, Supreme Protection Ltd, Tyler Security Limited
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Aug 2033
- Status
- active
Contract 5 · Carbonite Traffic Solutions Ltd, Chase Services Group LtdSME, THE COMBINED SERVICES PROVIDER LIMITED
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- £6,000,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Aug 2033
- Status
- active
Contract 6 · Mint Command
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Aug 2033
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Crowd Safety | 38final-stage tenders · 112 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAchilleus Security Management Limited · East of England · 1
- wonAESN LimitedSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winAK9 Security & FM Solutions Ltd · Greater London · 1
- wonAIB Security Limited · South East England · 1
- wonAPA Events and Security Limited · East of England · 1
- wonCarlisle Security Services Limited · East of England · 1
- wonCentre Circle Event Management Ltd · South East England · 1
- wonChase Services Group LtdSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winCompact Security Services LimitedSME · North West England · 1
- did not winCutlass Security Group Ltd · Greater London · 1
- did not winDiffusion Elite Security · Greater London · 1
- wonElite Guarding UK Ltd · East of England · 1
- wonExecutive UK Group · East of England · 1
- wonExpedient Security Limited · East of England · 1
- wonFGH Security · North West England · 1
- did not winFirst Response Group Ltd · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1
- wonG4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited · Greater London · 1
- did not winHabib Security and Manpower Ltd · Greater London · 1
- did not winJAR Site Solutions Ltd · Wales (Cymru) · 1
- did not winK4 Group Services Limited · Greater London · 1
- wonKnights Security Limited · South East England · 1
- did not winLawmans (UK) Limited · South East England · 1
- wonNew Dawn Security & Training Limited · Greater London · 1
- wonProvide SESS Limited · South East England · 1
- wonResponsec Ltd · Greater London · 1
- wonServoca Secure Solutions Limited · Greater London · 1
- did not winSGC Holdings LimitedSME · East of England · 1
- won168 Security Ltd t/a Sword Security · East of England · 1
- wonThe Combined Service Provider Ltd · East of England · 1
- did not winThe SES Group · Greater London · 1
- did not winWise Security Services Ltd · Greater London · 1
- did not winZAM FM Ltd · North West England · 1
- wonCarbonite Traffic Solutions Ltd · Greater London · 1
- wonCounty Enforcement Limited · South East England · 1
- wonInquest Canine Detection and Security Limited · North West England · 1
- wonSupreme Protection Limited · Greater London · 1
- wonTyler Security Limited · East of England · 1
- wonMint Command · Greater London · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
38 commercial parties on the notice- 168 Security Ltd t/a Sword SecurityFramework contractor
- AESN LimitedFramework contractor
- AIB Group Holdings LtdFramework contractor
- AK9 Security & FM Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- APA Events and Security LimitedFramework contractor
- Achilleus Security Management LimitedFramework contractor
- Carbonite Traffic Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- Carlisle Security Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Centre Circle Event Management LtdFramework contractor
- Chase Services Group LtdFramework contractor
Show 28 more suppliers
- Compact Security Services LimitedFramework contractor
- County Enforcement LimitedFramework contractor
- Cutlass Security Group LtdFramework contractor
- Diffusion Elite SecurityFramework contractor
- Elite Guarding UK LtdFramework contractor
- Executive UK GroupFramework contractor
- Expedient Security LimitedFramework contractor
- FGH SecurityFramework contractor
- First Response Group LtdFramework contractor
- G4S Secure Solutions (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Habib Security and Manpower LtdFramework contractor
- Inquest Canine Detection and Security LimitedFramework contractor
- JAR Site Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- K4 Group Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Knights Security LimitedFramework contractor
- Lawmans (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Mint CommandFramework contractor
- New Dawn Security & Training LimitedFramework contractor
- Provide SESS LimitedFramework contractor
- Responsec LtdFramework contractor
- SGC Holdings LimitedFramework contractor
- Servoca Secure Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- Supreme Protection LimitedFramework contractor
- The Combined Service Provider LtdFramework contractor
- The SES GroupFramework contractor
- Tyler Security LimitedFramework contractor
- Wise Security Services LtdFramework contractor
- ZAM FM LtdFramework contractor
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