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Published 16 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Target Hardening Services

Official notice

Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (Police & fire)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF24)
Published estimate£207,000≈ £207k / year · £248,400 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2025awarded 9 Mar 2026
Awarded to Safe Partnership, Care & Repair Northamptonshire Limited3 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 18 Nov 2026 · up to 18 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 19 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For the provision of target hardening home security services for Northamptonshire Police.

This is an up to value contract which will be called off against.

The Authority has no commitment to spend the full amount.

  • No preliminary market engagement: The business area were comfortable with their existing specification. No pre market was required and as such a pre market engagement notice was not published.

CPV: Emergency and security equipment · Locksmith services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£207,000
Contract period: 19 Nov 2025 – 18 Nov 2026 (1 yr) · up to 18 Nov 2028 with extensionsValue: £207,000 exc. VAT · £248,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions
35100000 Emergency and security equipment98395000 Locksmith 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: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 55%
  • Pricing: 40%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: Technical questions relating to the delivery of the contract
  • Pricing: Questions relating to the cost of delivering the contract
  • Social Value: Question relating to the social value associated with the contract
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2026, 17:10 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Oct 2025
Authority reference
C1390
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053363
Accelerated
Qualifying planned procurement notice
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Emergency and security equipmentLocksmith services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05495a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
23 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

16 Jun 2025 → 12 Aug 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
  4. Clarification questions by398 days ago
    16 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline391 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by367 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts335 days ago
    19 Nov 2025
  8. Assessment summaries sent218 days ago
    16 Mar 2026
  9. Standstill ends207 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  10. Latest notice published68 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 17:10 BST

Notice history

14 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST
    UK3
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 08:25 BST
    UK3
  3. Deadline moved to 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    25 Jul 2025, 08:25 BST
    +53 days · was 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value updated to £207,000
    3 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
    was £180,000
  6. Status changed to active
    3 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
  7. Deadline moved to 23 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
    3 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
    +4 days · was 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  8. Contract award notice published
    16 Mar 2026, 14:51 GMT
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    16 Mar 2026, 14:51 GMT
  10. Contract signature expected
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  11. Contract details notice published
    5 Jun 2026, 08:06 BST
    UK7
  12. Contract termination notice published
    10 Aug 2026, 14:17 BST
    UK11
  13. Contract details notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 17:03 BST
    UK7
  14. Contract details notice published
    12 Aug 2026, 17:10 BST
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

There has been some slippage with the timeline and the expected publication of this tender is now 28/08/2025. The expected contract start date will now be 20/11/2025. There will also be a shortened window for tender submissions.

Routine re-releases (8)
  • 2026-06: 1 release · 5 Jun 2026
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 16 Mar 2026
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 3 Sept 2025
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 25 Jul 2025
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 16 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £398,6052 contracts exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 10 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Safe PartnershipSMEVCSE20 Apr 2026 – 19 Mar 2027 · up to 20 Apr 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions£207,000same award published again · counted once9 Mar 2026standstill to 26 Mar 2026Standstill
Safe PartnershipSMEVCSE£207,000 †—Awarded
Care & Repair Northamptonshire LimitedSMEVCSE£191,605 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Target Hardening Services · Care & Repair Northamptonshire LimitedSMEVCSE

    Signed
    10 Aug 2026
    Value
    £191,605
    Period
    10 Aug 2026 – 19 May 2027 · up to 19 May 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    There are 2 x 12-month extension options available from 20th May 2027 until 19th May 2029.
    • Change To amend the description of the Notice to state what the previous UK07 stated on Contract 2.
    8 agreed KPIs: Completed job sheet to be returned within 7 days. · Provide monthly return against KPI for referral contact and completion. · Evidence of complaints and action taken in relation to this contract. …
    • Completed job sheet to be returned within 7 days.
    • Provide monthly return against KPI for referral contact and completion.
    • Evidence of complaints and action taken in relation to this contract.
    • Acknowledge receipt of referral on same working day.
    • Carry out work within 3 working days.
    • Evidence of staff DBS certificates.
    • Provide evidence of staff training at an appropriate level.
    • Same or next working day contact with victim to arrange work to be carried out.

  • Provision of target hardening services · Safe PartnershipSMEVCSE

    Signed
    14 May 2026
    Value
    £207,000
    Period
    20 May 2026 – 19 May 2027 · up to 19 May 2029 with extensions
    Status
    terminated, The Contract has been terminated by mutal agreement under clause 48.1 of the contract terms and conditions.
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month extensions
    Final value
    £207,000
    Termination
    mutuallyAgreed
    8 agreed KPIs: Same or next working day contact with victim to arrange work to be carried out · Acknowledge receipt of referral on same working day · Completed job sheet to be returned within 7 days …
    • Same or next working day contact with victim to arrange work to be carried out
    • Acknowledge receipt of referral on same working day
    • Completed job sheet to be returned within 7 days
    • Provide monthly return against KPI for referral contact and completion
    • Carry out work within 3 working days
    • Provide evidence of staff training at an appropriate level
    • Evidence of staff DBS certificates
    • Evidence of complaints and action taken in relation to this contract

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders42—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQZB-4253-GCQD Darby House ,Darby Close ,Park Farm Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, East Midlands, NN8 6GSContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Care & Repair Northamptonshire LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDMW-7284-PGNL 25 Tenter Road, Moulton Park, Northampton, East Midlands, NN3 6AXContact email
  • Safe Partnership LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTQP-1497-BJTD Unit 4 Leanne Business Centre, Wareha, South West, BH20 4DYContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure