Man Guarding Services

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  "id": "072955-2026",
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  "date": "2026-08-01T09:29:12+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06d96f",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PCCZ-9656-MDZP",
    "name": "Royal Armouries Museum"
  },
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          "endDate": "2030-03-31T23:59:59+00:00",
          "startDate": "2027-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2032-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
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    "title": "Man Guarding Services",
    "value": {
      "currency": "GBP",
      "amountGross": 216000
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    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
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    "description": "Procurement Description\nThe provision of requested security services for museum internal/external guarding at Royal Armouries Leeds & Fort Nelson (Portsmouth). \nDoor Supervision at Fort Nelson, and call-out services for rapid mobile response to alarm activations and other out-of-hour emergency response at Fort Nelson. \nCurrent Service Scope\nThe service covers the following but not limited to:\n•   Static guarding at designated internal and external locations, including entrances, galleries, public areas, back-of-house areas and perimeter points.\n•   Patrolling services including routine and ad hoc patrols of buildings, external grounds, car parks and other identified risk areas.\n•   Access control for staff, visitors, contractors and deliveries, including monitoring entry and exit points and challenging unauthorised access.\n•   Incident response including dealing with security incidents, disturbances, emergencies, suspicious activity, theft, vandalism and breaches of site rules.\n•   Alarm response and out-of-hours call-out services at Fort Nelson, including rapid mobile response to alarm activations and emergency attendance when required.\n•   Door supervision services at Fort Nelson where required for events or operational activity, delivered by appropriately licensed personnel.\n•   Visitor and public interface duties, ensuring security staff act as ambassadors for the sites by providing directions, reassurance and professional assistance where appropriate.\n•   Emergency support including evacuation assistance, fire alarm response, lockdown support, first response actions and liaison with emergency services.\n•   Monitoring and reporting of incidents, patrols, defects, hazards and security concerns, with clear written records and timely escalation to the Authority’s nominated representatives.\n•   Key holding and site security support where required, including securing and opening premises in accordance with agreed procedures.\n•   Event and operational support for planned activities, exhibitions, high-footfall periods and other occasions requiring enhanced guarding presence.\n•   Compliance and assurance including the provision of suitably trained and SIA-licensed personnel, supervision arrangements, uniformed presentation, and adherence to all relevant legislation, standards and site-specific policies, procedures and risk assessments.\nEstimated Contract Value (incl. VAT): £216,000\n•   Initial term: £130,000\n•   Optional extensions: £86,000",
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    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
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      "id": "GB-PPON-PCCZ-9656-MDZP",
      "name": "Royal Armouries Museum",
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKE42",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Leeds",
        "postalCode": "LS10 1LT",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Armouries Drive"
      },
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            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
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      "identifier": {
        "id": "PCCZ-9656-MDZP",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Procurement Department",
        "email": "procurement@armouries.org.uk",
        "telephone": "+441132201946"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "072955-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072955-2026",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-01T09:29:12+01:00"
      }
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    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-08-17T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "The key purpose of this notice is to alert the market to the Tender and to flag the new social value criteria and outcomes that are being proposed for it, and thus to obtain feedback from suppliers.\nThe social value outcomes that will form 10% of the quality evaluation criteria will consist of the following:\n1.Fair work – Create and retain high quality jobs\nSuppliers will need to demonstrate that they are providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce  conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in  decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified\n2.Fair work - Fair pay practices\nSuppliers will need to demonstrate that they provide payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce.\nSuppliers wishing to participate must email the Estates Team at Thomas.Griffin@armouries.org.uk  to request the supplier questionnaire by 07 August 2026 at 12:00 and return it completed no later than 17 August 2026 at 17:00."
      }
    ]
  },
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}