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Published 20 Jul 2026, 09:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Manned Security Services for Durham Bus Station

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £250k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Aug 2026awarded 3 Sept 2026
Awarded to STEADFAST SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Durham County Council require the provision of Manned Security Services for Durham Bus Station. The standard requirement will be for opening/locking up the bus station and manned security service.

CPV: Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1 x 24 month extension subject to performance and requirements review.
79710000 Security services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Contract Mobilisation: 35%
  • Contract Management: 25%
  • Price: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Price
  • Contract Mobilisation
  • Contract Management
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
20 Jul 2026, 09:04 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2026, 14:43 BST
Authority reference
OPEN20261626
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068052
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Security services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce6b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

20 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published97 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 09:04 BST
  2. Submission deadline72 days ago
    14 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published1 day ago
    23 Oct 2026, 14:43 BST
  4. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 7 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jul 2026, 09:04 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Sept 2026, 17:07 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Sept 2026, 17:07 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 14:43 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1919 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
STEADFAST SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 1 x 24 months available£500,0003 Sept 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Manned Security Services for Durham Bus Station · STEADFAST SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

    Signed
    13 Oct 2026
    Value
    £500,000
    Period
    1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 x 24 months available

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
19final-stage tenders · 31 at stage one190—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender