Official UK procurement notice
National Specialist Security Services
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Highways invites tenders for a National Specialist Security Services contract, to provide safe and effective management of protest and trespass incidents that affect the operation and improvement of the Strategic Road Network.
CPV: Investigation and security services · Public security, law and order services · Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The procurement is for a contract to provide the services described in the procurement…AwardedPublished value£20,000,000
The procurement is for a contract to provide the services described in the procurement documentation under an amended NEC4 Term Service Short Contract for a period of 5 years, up to a maximum value of 20 000 000 GBP.
The service requirements include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Response to incidents at short notice.
- Provision of relevant updates during incidents.
- Provision of support to the emergency services when requested during an incident.
- Process serving of court papers and any other legal documents to intended recipient(s).
- Provision of support and feedback during lessons learnt sessions to aid continuous improvement.
- Provision of support and evidence as required, post-incident.
The Contractor must be knowledgeable, experienced and professional in the removal of unauthorised people from affected National Highways land and premises whilst adhering to Health, Safety & Wellbeing standards.
Any other body leading, delivering, managing, improving and/or maintaining any trunk road will be able to place a task order under the contract.
What it takes to wini
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).
- Price
- Suitability
Some roles require specific qualifications and professional memberships to be held, please refer to the tender documents for full details
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Dec 2023, 10:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2025, 12:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Oct 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038558- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0422abFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
National Highways will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point information on award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Appeals should be lodged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2006 No 5) as amended.
Publisher note: Any other body leading, delivering, managing, improving and/or maintaining any trunk road will be able to place a task order under the contract. The Contracting Authority will use an E-Sourcing Portal in this procurement exercise. Information on how to take part in this Tender is detailed below: 1. Register your company on the E-Sourcing Portal (this is only required once) Visit - https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and click the link to register Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password. 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal - Click the 'PQQ/ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content (ITT_818 - National Specialist Security Services). Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of this page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITT's page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can access any attachments by clicking the 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details box. 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you can 'Create Response' or 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You can use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). Submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult online help or contact the E-Sourcing Portal help desk. Tender documentation for contracts over 10,000 GBP will be published and made available to the public. You should also be aware that if your bid is successful the resulting contract will be published. In some circumstances, limited redactions will be made to tender documentation and/or contracts before they are published in order to comply with existing law, to protect commercial interests and for the protection of national security. Further information will be set out in the Tender Documents. Contract dates stated are indicative and may be subject to change.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 29 Oct 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Oct 2024, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Aug 2024 → 28 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected12 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Oct 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened29 Oct 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published9 Jul 2025, 12:25 BST
- Bids must remain valid until363 days ago28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2024- Status changed to active17 Sept 2024, 11:34 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Sept 2024, 11:34 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Oct 2024, 17:00 GMT17 Sept 2024, 11:34 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Sept 2024, 11:34 BST
- Status changed to complete9 Jul 2025, 12:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triton Risk Management Limited | £20,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
National Specialist Security Services · Triton Risk Management Limited
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2025
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- National Highways LimitedContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- See details at VI.4.3Mediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Triton Risk Management LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria