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Published 21 Aug 2024, 12:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Security Services

Official notice

Authority: City of Doncaster Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £500k / year30% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2024awarded 13 Jan 2025
Awarded to Black Diamond Security Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 19 Oct 2029 · extension options published · starts 21 Oct 2024

Re-procurement plannedProvision of CCTV, Security Equipment and Associated Services · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is contracting with a single supplier to meet the Security needs across its departments. The contract will be long term and will assist the Council in delivering day to day responsibilities across the City.

CPV: Public security services · Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The City of Doncaster Council is contracting with a single provider for the Provision…AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£2,500,000

The City of Doncaster Council is contracting with a single provider for the Provision of Security Services in order to meet the Councils various requirements. The contract term is anticipated to run for an initial five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to five (5), twelve (12) month periods.

The security services sought under this contract are:

  • Manned/Static Guarding (Three locations)
  • Key Holding (Three locations)
Contract period: 21 Oct 2024 – 19 Oct 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · City of Doncaster
Extensions: This contract will run initially for 5 years. There will be 5*12 months extensions available to be used at the sole discretion of the Council. · he contract term is anticipated to run for an initial five (5) years, with the option to extend for up to five (5), twelve (12) month periods.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Cost/Price: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30
  • Social Value: 10
  • Cost/Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Aug 2024, 12:19 BST
Last source update
12 Feb 2025, 10:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Sept 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004665
Classification (CPV)
Public security servicesSecurity services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049282 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Sept 2024 → 12 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    21 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    12 Feb 2025, 10:01 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2025, 10:01 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · 425 Sept 20244 Oct 2024+9 d
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · 425 Sept 20244 Oct 2024+9 d

The tender deadline date has been extended and changed from 25/09/2024 to 04/10/2024 in order to accommodate for site visits that have now been included in the tender opportunity.

The tender deadline date has been extended and changed from 25/09/2024 to 04/10/2024 in order to accommodate for site visits that have now been included in the tender opportunity.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,750,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3535 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Black Diamond Security Ltd£1,750,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Security Services · Black Diamond Security Ltd

    Signed
    13 Jan 2025
    Value
    £1,750,000
    Period
    … – 19 Oct 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
35bids · 35 electronic35——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Doncaster Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 182338557 Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, Yorkshire & Humber, DN1 3BUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Holly WilsonReview body Doncaster

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria