Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 7 Jan 2026, 10:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Safer Neighbourhoods Team · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£204,000£204,000 inc. VAT1% below published estimate

Submissions closed 20 Feb 2026awarded 25 Mar 2026

Awarded to TMS Protection Ltd

Contract term 6 moends 8 Nov 2026 · up to 7 Nov 2027 with extensions · starts 6 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is looking to procure an organisation who can provide a ‘Safer Neighbourhoods Team’. This would be a team of four (split into two teams) working for 42 hours per week (per officer), Wednesday to Sunday.

This team would provide high visibility patrols and reassurance across the borough, and a key aim will be to enforce the Borough Council’s Public Space Protection Order

CPV: Investigation and security services · Public security services · Public security, law and order services · Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 moSMEPublished value£204,000

Contract period: 6 May 2026 – 8 Nov 2026 (6 mo) · up to 7 Nov 2027 with extensionsValue: £204,000 exc. VAT · £204,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Can be extended to include the 2027 season of 5th May to 7th November 2027.

75240000 Public security, law and order services 75241000 Public security services 79700000 Investigation and security services 79710000 Security 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: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality: 60%
Interview: 20%
Cost: 20%

Published award criteria (3)

Cost
Quality
Interview

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
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: 7 Jan 2026, 10:06 GMT
Last source update: 4 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-000926
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Investigation and security servicesPublic security servicesPublic security, law and order servicesSecurity services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0600a1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

7 Jan 2026 → 4 Jun 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published291 days ago
7 Jan 2026, 10:06 GMT
Clarification questions by253 days ago
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline246 days ago
20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts172 days ago
6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published142 days ago
4 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
7 Jan 2026, 10:06 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
25 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMT
Contract signature expected
24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £201,9031 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TMS Protection LtdSMESafer Neighbourhoods 20266 May 2026 – 8 Nov 2026 · up to 7 Nov 2027Extensions: Can be extended to include the 2027 season of 5th May to 7th November 2027.	£201,903 inc. VAT	25 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · TMS Protection LtdSME
Signed
24 Apr 2026
Value
£201,903 inc. VAT
Period
6 May 2026 – 8 Nov 2026 · up to 7 Nov 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Can be extended to include the 2027 season of 5th May to 7th November 2027.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBNB-2692-VQCJ Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, West Malling, South East, ME19 4LZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

TMS Protection LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08855086 35 Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, Kent, England, TN25 4NS, GHL House, 12-14 Albion Place,, Maidstone, South East, ME14 5DZContact name, email, phone
TMS Protection LtdAwarded supplier 35 Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, Kent, England, TN25 4NS, GHL House, 12-14 Albion Place,, Maidstone, South East, ME14 5DZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Jun 2026, 15:53 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Jan 2026, 10:06 GMT