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title: "Security and Key Holding Services for Gloucestershire County Council"
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# Security and Key Holding Services for Gloucestershire County Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-and-key-holding-services-for-gloucestershire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-0294a8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gloucestershire County Council-: "Security and Key Holding Services for Gloucestershire County Council". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Gloucestershire County Council-](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gloucestershire-county-council-ons-e10000013)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 March 2021 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public security, law and order services, Security services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0294a8`

## 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/security-and-key-holding-services-for-gloucestershire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-0294a8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/security-and-key-holding-services-for-gloucestershire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-0294a8#participate

## Description
Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) are looking to set up a Framework for the
provision of Security and Key Holding Services. The Framework is expected to
commence on 1st August 2021.  GCC are procuring the Framework as a lead                  purchasing body for other public bodies to use, and other district authorities and
schools within Gloucestershire.
The current key holding and security contract provides a number of security services for Gloucestershire County Council (GCC). The contract currently covers 159 GCC Corporate properties including schools and libraries.
The contract includes, but not limited to the following services:
•	Annual key holding service;
•	Emergency response for  security & fire alarm activation;
•	Call off contract for security service for ad hoc guards;
•	Open up and lock up service plus reactive security service;
•	 Security for unoccupied/disposal sites – mobile patrol.
.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75240000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The contract includes, but not limited to the following services:
•	Annual key holding service;
•	Emergency response for  security & fire alarm activation;
•	Call off contract for security service for ad hoc guards;
•	Open up and lock up service plus...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 022055-2021-DN528116-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Cotswold Security Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133205`
  - Value: £219,615 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 022055-2021-DN528116-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £219,615
  - Signed Date: 05/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022055-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-06T13:17:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T19:11:00.872Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0294a8