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# Provision of security services for SWR

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-security-services-for-swr-ocds-h6vhtk-0401b7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED: "Provision of security services for SWR". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: redirect.transaxions.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-mtr-south-western-trains-limited-coh-07900320)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 October 2023 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Security services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0401b7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-security-services-for-swr-ocds-h6vhtk-0401b7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [redirect.transaxions.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fredirect.transaxions.com%2Fevents%2FmrLzJ)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-security-services-for-swr-ocds-h6vhtk-0401b7#participate

## Description
South Western Railway operates Trains Services and associated facilities across 200 stations. 
This contract is a managed service contract, and the Supplier shall provide suitably qualified staff (Officers) and manage them as specified to provide the hi-visibility service and patrols that the Customer expects.
This schedule outlines the provision of Officers supporting and protecting the Customers assets on train, at stations, at depots and the passengers using these services. Officers providing services to the Customer as follows:
•	Station Response Officer - The Officers shall provide a highly visible uniform security service, responding to any incident which threatens the safety or perceived to threaten the safety or security of the Customer, employees, or SWR property, deal robustly with anti-social behavior on trains and stations. In addition, the Officers shall deliver excellent customer service on a day-to-day basis, which mirrors the Customers values. 'Committed to our customers.
•	Security Check Officers - Conduct Department for Transport standard security checks compliant with National Rail Security Programme and associated protocols and training platforms. Including but not limited to HOT, WHAT, Awareness Counter Terrorism eLearning platform and Managing Suicidal Contact. Where appropriate, Officers may require supporting major incidents or events, therefore crowd control management is vital part of the job and training for this skill is essential. 
•	Depot security Guard - The protection of the Customer's assets and employees from any kind of criminal activity is the priority of the Officers. This includes but not limited to protection of rolling stocks from graffiti or any type of damage and theft of any type of assets. Due to the location of the job and the requirement working in proximity of the third rail the Officers must be trained for Personal Track Safety (PTS) and their competency shall be maintained.
•	Safety and Security Control Centre Operators - The Officers will be vetted to NPPV 2, (Non-Police Personal Vetting) they shall provide a dedicated, proactive, security focused resource at the security desk within the WICC, monitoring the networks Close Circuit Television system and facilitating the deployment of resources using the Airwave radio system to deal with emergencies, incidents and general tasking as required by the Customer.
•	Christmas Depot Security Officers - Officers are required to secure and protect the customers assets and infrastructure where appropriate over the Christmas period. Depots and sidings are in scope, this includes but not limited to protection of rolling stocks from graffiti or any type of damage and theft of any type of assets and occasional station security could be included at the Customers request.  Officers must be PTS trained due to work location and a competency held. 
•	Network Reassurance Officers - Will be required to provide support to our on-train colleagues during train journeys. Of...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-security-services-for-swr-ocds-h6vhtk-0401b7)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79710000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ

- **Description:** South Western Railway operates Trains Services and associated facilities across 200 stations. 
This contract is a managed service contract, and the Supplier shall provide suitably qualified staff (Officers) and manage them as specified to provide the...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027530-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-18T15:25:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:05:17.107Z
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