Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Security · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCaerphilly County Borough Council (the “Council”) is seeking to procure a security Contract with a suitable provider(s) for the provision of security as set out below:-
Lot 1 – Security at Ty Fesen and one other Emergency Housing Accommodation Site
Lot 2 – Security Tredomen
CPV: Security services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,625,000 together)Lot #1Security at Ty Fesen and one Other Emergency Accommodation SiteRenewalPublished value£1,050,000
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Housing Solutions Service is seeking to construct a contract to procure the Provision of Security at Ty Fesen and one other identified temporary accommodation.
Ty Fesen is a two-storey building in the centre of Caerphilly (very close to both the train & bus stations). There are 13 almost fully self-contained units within the scheme, i.e. 10 units with two bedrooms and 3 bedsits.
Within the scheme there are several communal rooms, such as, laundry rooms, kitchens/dining rooms and a playroom. There’s office space on both the ground and first floors.
Ty Fesen provides short term accommodation to households that present themselves as homeless to the Council. Households include couples with children, single parent families, couples and single female/males.
Households will stay at Ty Fesen on a temporary basis for a period of approximately 6 to 12 months and are then moved on into alternative and suitable accommodation.
The other known Emergency Accommodation site is a Hotel based in Abertridwr. This site is currently a 10 bed accommodation with potential to increase during the period of the contract.
The remit of the security provider, with additional concierge duties, will be to protect the welfare, safety and security of the premises, staff and residents of Ty Fesen and one other known emergency accommodation.
Full details are in the tender documents ITT
- Technical & professional ability
as set out in the tender documents
Lot #2Security at TredomenRenewalPublished value£575,000
The Service Provider will provide a consistent, professional and proactive on‑site security guarding service (the “Service”) that ensures the safety and security of the premises, people, assets and operations.
The Campus is located in Tredomen Business Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, CF82 7FN and consists of the following buildings and grounds:
- Tredomen Business & Technology Centre
- Tredomen Innovation & Technology Centre
- Tredomen Gateway Building
- Car parks and walkways directly adjacent to the above named buildings
Contract Objectives:
The Supplier will:
- Protect buildings and tenant’s assets.
- Provide reassurance to the business tenants.
- Respond to incidents in a timely manner.
- Provide evidence to demonstrate meeting these objectives including incident recording and reporting, patrol logs and response records.
Full details are outlined in the tender documents ITT
- Technical & professional ability
as set out in the tender documents ITT
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: Quality 70%
- Price: Price 30%
- Price carries 40 of 40 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Closed
- 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
- 17 Feb 2026, 11:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CCBC/PS2959/26/HS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067937- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0655dcFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
as set out in the tender documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Feb 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published252 days ago17 Feb 2026, 11:59 GMT
- Market engagement180 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
The Purpose of preliminary market engagement is to advise and engage with the Market prior to going to tender for the provision of security at Ty Fesen and other and other sites that are used as part of their Emergency Temporary Accommodation portfolio.
Additional requirement for security at Tredomen Business Park and any other associated security requirements within the remit of the Council
The Council is holding a supplier event on Friday 27 March 2026 at 12:30 Hours at Ty Penallta, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed CF82 7PG.
To register an interest Service Providers must send their request via email to [email protected]. **please note registering an interest against this notice on sell2wales may not get recorded by the Council**
All requests must be received by 15:00 hours Friday 20 March 2026 to the procurement inbox for the supplier engagement event.
A further event maybe offered in April 2026 to cover any additional security requirements. Further requests must be made no later than 15:00 hours Friday 13 April 2026.
This notice is to commence market engagement prior to going to tender to understand services available to the Council.
Please note that this notice is not a contract notice for a call for competition, it is to advise the market of the Councils intension to visit the market for such services in the future. Full details of service specification shall be issued with the call for competition and will be fully detailed in the tender documents.
It is intended that the contract will commence on 01 September 2026 for a period of three (3) years with the option to extend for up to a further period of two (2) years.
- Next notice expected179 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published102 days ago17 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
- Clarification questions by83 days ago5 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by56 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Feb 2026, 11:59 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Mar 2026, 10:22 GMTUK2
- Published value updated to £1,520,00027 Mar 2026, 10:22 GMTwas £200,000
- Tender notice published17 Jul 2026, 15:52 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,625,00017 Jul 2026, 15:52 BSTwas £1,520,000
- Status changed to active17 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST17 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
Published amendments (1)
An additional Lot may be included in the subsequent tender process to cover security services at Tredomen Business Park, as well as any other associated security requirements within the remit of the Council. The defined tender requirements will be clearly detailed in future tender notices and within the advertised tender specification.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tenders are to be submitted via the etendering portal proactis plaza
- Technical specifications Tenders can be found on the etender portal proactis plaza
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender