Official UK procurement notice
PAN3493 - Provision of Security Screens
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe look to appoint a screening contractor who will install a security screen or board on Leicester City Council property that needs to be made secure due to an event occurring in the property. The contractor must have the facilities to secure premises within a set service level agreement and operates 24 hours/day and 7days/week should an urgent event occur.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£70,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Method Statement weighted 50%
- Price: Price is weighted 50%
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 16:55 BST
- Authority reference
PAN3493- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017370- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06541cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
13 Feb 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published245 days ago13 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Market engagement234 days ago24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Leicester City Council ('the Council') would like to seek views and engagement from the market regarding the provision of security screens. We are looking to appoint a screening contractor who will install screen or board on Leicester City Council property that needs to be made secure due to an event occurring in the property. The contractor must have the facilities to secure premises within a set service level agreement and operates 24 hours/day and 7days/week should an urgent event occur. The estimated contract value is for £84k inclusive of VAT and the possible contract term will be 4years (initial term of 3 years with an option to further for 1 year).
At this stage, it is a Pre-Market Engagement only and Not A CALL FOR COMPETITION.
Pre-Market Engagement questionnaire can be accessed in the link below:
- Tender notice published232 days ago26 Feb 2026, 14:01 GMT
- Next notice expected228 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by211 days ago19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline207 days ago23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published148 days ago21 May 2026, 16:55 BST
- Contract starts108 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Feb 2026, 14:53 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 14:01 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active26 Feb 2026, 14:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed26 Feb 2026, 14:01 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT26 Feb 2026, 14:01 GMT
- Contract details notice published21 May 2026, 16:55 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete21 May 2026, 16:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPS Doorguard LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
PAN3493 - · SPS Doorguard LimitedSME
- Signed
- 20 May 2026
- Value
- £70,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 months optional extension period
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SPS Doorguard LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8e9d762c-0413-f111-813c-005056b64545
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender