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Night Safety Marshall · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£360,000≈ £360k / year · £432,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The Authority is seeking to award one contract to deliver the Scheme in Brighton. For the period from 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2028, with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month extensions. To deliver the Night Safety Marshal Scheme, whilst the Successful Supplier does not have to be a Security Industry Authority (SIA) approved supplier, the marshals deployed as part of the Scheme must be and hold valid SIA Door Supervisor Accreditation. The Night Safety Marshal Scheme will, as a minimum, be required to deliver the following:

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking to award one contract to deliver the Scheme in Brighton.

For the period from 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2028, with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month extensions.

To deliver the Night Safety Marshal Scheme, whilst the Successful Supplier does not have to be a Security Industry Authority (SIA) approved supplier, the marshals deployed as part of the Scheme must be and hold valid SIA Door Supervisor Accreditation.

The Night Safety Marshal Scheme will, as a minimum, be required to deliver the following:

To deploy 8 Security Industry Authority (SIA) accredited and licenced marshals in each of the high harm hyperlocal areas identified by Sussex Police at peak hours (20:00-04:00) (as set out in 1.2.1 Patrolling the Nighttime economy (NTE) Hyperlocal areas)

To ensure that the 8 marshals deployed in each high harm area comprise of a minimum of 2 females. Preventing violence against women and girls is a priority for the Authority and as such, keen to ensure all marshals are trained and equipped to deal with victims appropriately. A diverse workforce, representative of the communities they patrol, engage and support through the patrols is important.

To deploy marshals to identify vulnerable individuals and ensure that they are kept safe

To deploy marshals to prevent serious violence with early intervention and the removal of threat (as set out in 1.2.2 Vulnerability reduction and early interaction)

To deploy marshals for patrols in high harm areas as directed by Sussex Police; predominantly the nighttime economy area of Brighton.

To report low level public order incidents to Sussex Police, gather information and intelligence on criminal activity (as set out in 1.2.3 Crime reduction and incident/intel reporting)

To provide the required training to the marshals (as set out in 1.2.4 Training)

To provide the required uniform and equipment to the marshals.

To manage the Scheme and provide management information to Sussex Police (as set out in 3.1 – Management Information Reporting)

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrPublished value£360,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2028 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £360,000 exc. VAT · £432,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension periods.

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 20%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 75%
  • Price: 20%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Closed
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 30 Sept 2029
First published
30 Sept 2026, 09:06 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 09:06 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Nov 2026
Authority reference
JPS3134
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092133
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Security services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d0b Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30

Review and risk notes
Risks

Increase or decrease of the number of hours required under the contract

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Bidders will need to register on the Intend website in order to bid for this contract, please follow these instructions:

Using the following link in-tendhost.co.uk/sussexpolice/aspx/ ↗ register for In-tend which is the portal that Sussex and Surrey Police undertake all procurement activity on and will be use for any future tenders.

Once registered, log into the portal and in the top right corner there should be a button that says portal.

Scroll down the list to find Sussex Police and click where it says register with organisation.

It should then link you to the Sussex Police where you can access the tender.

It does take 10-15 minutes sometimes for the connection to process through but you should then be able to access

Timeline

30 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published45 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 09:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions by31 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline17 days ago
    28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 14 days
    28 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 137 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 09:06 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLN-2959-YWYQ Sackville House, Brooks Close, Lewes, South East, BN7 2FZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender