Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Security Guarding Services
Authority: Simply Serve Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Security Guarding Services at Yeovil District Hospital.
The Security Guard Service will deliver the following:
a) Maintaining a secure environment at Yeovil District Hospital (YDH) site;
b) Responding to security incidents within YDH;
c) Additional specified duties as set out in the Scope of Service;
d) Provide reassurance, customer service, prevention and control and restraint.
The Security Service shall be provided 24 hours per day, 365(6) days per year.
The Security Service applies to all areas of YDH.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 May 2025, 08:52 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2025, 08:22 BST
- Authority reference
SSLPROC1041- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033530- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051067Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Uninterrupted service vital to hospital environment. Short-term renewal of existing contract with incumbent supplier to enable options appraisal/competitive tendering process to be carried out.
- Risks
N/A
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 May 2025 → 19 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published19 Jun 2025, 08:22 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2025- Transparency notice published12 May 2025, 08:52 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published20 May 2025, 09:21 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Jun 2025, 08:22 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCS Group UK Limited1 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £267,760 | 19 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Security Guarding Services · OCS Group UK Limited
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2025
- Value
- £267,760
- Period
- 1 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract has a value below £5 million.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OCS GROUP UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender