Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Lock Down Services and Temporary Manned Guarding for County Durham Bus Stations
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Published estimate£180,000total for 3 lots · £216,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Aug 2026awarded 1 Sept 2026
Awarded to TOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED3 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDurham County Council require the provision of Lock Down Services and Temporary Manned Guarding for County Durham Bus Stations.
- Lot 1 Consett Bus Station
- Lot 2 Peterlee Bus Station
- Lot 3 Stanley Bus Station
CPV: Security services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£180,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Consett Bus StationAwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Peterlee Bus StationAwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Stanley Bus StationAwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Contract Mobilisation: 25%
- Contract Management: 25%
- Price: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Contract Mobilisation
- Contract Management
What this means for your bid
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 14:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN20261607- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066290- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb02Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published102 days ago14 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by67 days ago18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago23 Oct 2026, 14:58 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 7 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026- Tender notice published14 Jul 2026, 15:00 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2026, 17:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2026, 17:01 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Oct 2026, 14:58 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £180,0003 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 2121 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 13 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Consett Bus Station1 award | |||
| TOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 1 x 24 month extension subject to performance and requirements review. | £60,000 | 1 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Peterlee Bus Station1 award | |||
| TOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 1 x 24 month extension subject to performance and requirements review. | £60,000 | 1 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Stanley Bus Station1 award | |||
| TOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 1 x 24 month extension subject to performance and requirements review | £60,000 | 1 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Consett Bus Station · TOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 13 Oct 2026
- Value
- £60,000
- Period
- 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 24 month extension subject to performance and requirements review.
Peterlee Bus Station · TOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 13 Oct 2026
- Value
- £60,000
- Period
- 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 24 month extension subject to performance and requirements review.
Stanley Bus Station · TOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 13 Oct 2026
- Value
- £60,000
- Period
- 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 24 month extension subject to performance and requirements review.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Consett Bus Station | 7final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Peterlee Bus Station | 7final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 7 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Stanley Bus Station | 7final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TOP MARKS FOR SECURITY SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
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Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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