Official UK procurement notice
Outsourced Security Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Solihull College and University Centre (Education)·Procurement run by: AGM Procurement Limited
The College’s existing contract for Outsourced Security Services across all campuses expires on 31 May 2027 and has no further extension available. To ensure continuity of provision, a value for money assessment and compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and College Financial Regulations, the requirement is being competitively tendered.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe College’s existing contract for Outsourced Security Services across all campuses expires on 31 May 2027 and has no further extension available. To ensure continuity of provision, a value for money assessment and compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and College Financial Regulations, the requirement is being competitively tendered. SCUC is looking for a reliable, safeguarding-led security partner to work alongside the College’s in-house Security Team, delivering a robust and seamless security and concierge service across all campuses from 01.06.2027. Continuity of approved officers, prompt cover at short notice and a dependable out of hours response are central to this requirement. Please refer to the Guidance document in the tender pack available for download free of charge from supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home ↗
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: PSQ will be used to ensure mandatory criteria are met. Only bidders meeting all mandatory criteria will be evaluated at tender. Tender scoring will be used to shortlist to interview (if interviews are required). Please see the Guidance document available within the tender pack for full details - this can be downloaded for free from https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home
CPV: Alarm-monitoring services · Guard services · Public security services · Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,160,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Range of qualitative assessments - please see the Guidance document within the tender pack available for download from https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home
- Cost: Cost of provision - please see the Guidance document within the tender pack available for download from https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £1,158,413 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Solihull College and University Centre buys Security services (CPV 7971), and who usually turns up
Solihull College and University Centre’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Security services (CPV 7971) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in West Midlands (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 45 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0%
2–36%
4–624%
7+71%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate25%
Within ±2%67%
Above estimate8%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7524Published estimate£1.2m
This lot is listed as CPV 7524. The table above uses the notice category.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid9%
2–318%
4–626%
7+47%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 18 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£1.1m–£1.2m
Estimate£1.2m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
OCS Group UK LimitedLarge | £327m31 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 11 live · £348m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=11 |
| £1.1bn11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £101k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=9 | |
| £132m3 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £125m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% above n=2 | |
| £4.9m4 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £831k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=4 | |
| £2.4m11 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 3 live · £1.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2030
- First published
- 5 Nov 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
SECU_0926- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105309- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b580Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days - please see the proposed terms available in the tender pack available for download from supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home ↗
- How it runs
PSQ will be used to ensure mandatory criteria are met. Only bidders meeting all mandatory criteria will be evaluated at tender. Tender scoring will be used to shortlist to interview (if interviews are required). Please see the Guidance document available within the tender pack for full details - this can be downloaded for free from supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home ↗
- Risks
The following are considered to be key risks to contract performance
Estate expansion (new buildings or campuses).
Significant changes in student numbers.
Changes in safeguarding or legal requirements.
Increased security threats or incident levels.
Changes to operating hours.
Organisational restructuring.
Introduction of new security technologies.
New budgetary limitations or efficiency requirements.
Emergency or business continuity requirements.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 4 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please submit all tender documentation via supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home ↗. Any problem with the In-Tend Education Portal, including system access and password resets, should be escalated directly to In-Tend on 0114 407 0065 or at [email protected]. In the unlikely event of an unresolved system issue that may prevent access to tender documents or submission, Tenderers may email [email protected] or, in an emergency related to submission, call 07538 463234.
Timeline
5 Nov 2026 → 1 Jun 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published4h ago5 Nov 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Today5 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 17 days23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 28 days4 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 92 days5 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 207 days1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published5 Nov 2026, 14:58 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- AGM Procurement LimitedProcuring entityManaging the procurement
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please register on https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home to access all tender documents free of charge
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender