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Published 21 Sept 2026, 05:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Security Guarding Services for Vietnam Hanoi & Hoi Chi Min

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate £250,000≈ £83k / year · £275,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 19 Oct 202612:00 BST · 28d 0h left
Clarification cut-off 28 Sept 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 3 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 4CPV 7971 · n=3 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ITT1033977 Security Guarding Services for Vietnam Hanoi & Hoi Chi Min. 2.1 The project intends to appoint a supplier under a service contract to provide security services for its offices and teaching centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The scope includes onsite security personnel, access control, visitor management, patrolling, and incident response, with shift-based coverage to ensure continuous operations across both locations. The supplier will also be responsible for staff management, supervision, training, and provision of backup resources.

The objective is to maintain a safe, secure, and compliant working environment nationwide, supported by a reliable and experienced security provider that is able to meet and adhere to the British Council’s requirements and standards

  • How the procedure runs: 1.1 STAGE 1 – Completeness Check & CoP & Initial Tender Assessment 1.2 Phase 1 – Completeness Check 1.3 Phase 2 – Excluded and Excludable 1.4 Phase 3 – Conditions of Participation 1.5 Phase 4 – Initial Assessment of Tenders 2.1 Stage 2 – Supplier Interview & Presentation (Not Scored) 3.1 Stage 3 – Best & Final Tenders
  • No preliminary market engagement: Not applicable

CPV: Guard services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsTurnover guideline: ~£166,515/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£250,000 exc. VAT · £275,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
Extension by 12 months on mutual agreement
79713000 Guard services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Weightagee — 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Weightagee — Criteria Weighting Social Value 10% Technical 45% Commercial 45%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How British Council buys Security services (CPV 7971) — and who usually turns up

British Council’s own published record, next to the Greater London market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Security services (CPV 7971) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

British Council

contract notices in 36 months: 13 in CPV 7971 · 150 in division 79 · 363 in all categories

Bids per lot4CPV 7971 · 36m · n=3 lots
Single-bid lots0%CPV 7971 · 36m · n=3 lots
Award vs estimateat estimatedivision 79 · 36m · n=9 pairs
Deadline → award date45dCPV 7971 · 36m · n=3 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=470 notices
Awarded without competition0%CPV 7971 · 36m · n=13 notices
Bids per lot moderate · n=3
  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 33%
  • 4–6 67%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 4 · 3 lots on 3 contested notices · CPV 7971.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=9
  • Below estimate 33%
  • Within ±2% 33%
  • Above estimate 33%

9 lot pairs · division 79.

The market · authority’s region

Greater London · Security services (CPV 7971)

contract notices delivered in Greater London in 36 months: 73 in CPV 7971 (62 contested) · 948 in division 79 (790 contested) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot4CPV 7971 · 36m · n=19 lots
Single-bid lots11%CPV 7971 · 36m · n=19 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateCPV 7971 · 36m · n=12 pairs
Deadline → award date96dCPV 7971 · 36m · n=11 notices
SME bidders88%CPV 7971 · 36m · n=12 lots
Winners based in the region61%CPV 7971 · 36m · n=31 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=19
  • 1 bid 11%
  • 2–3 16%
  • 4–6 37%
  • 7+ 37%

Median 4 · 19 lots on 19 contested notices · CPV 7971.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=12
  • Below estimate 42%
  • Within ±2% 33%
  • Above estimate 25%

12 lot pairs · CPV 7971.

robust · n=9 Awards in British Council (division 79, n=9 pairs) land a median at estimate: on this notice’s £250,000 that is about £250,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per lot, contested contract notices). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Sept 2026, 05:52 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 05:52 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Guard services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775f8 Find a Tender
How it runs
1.1 STAGE 1 – Completeness Check & CoP & Initial Tender Assessment 1.2 Phase 1 – Completeness Check 1.3 Phase 2 – Excluded and Excludable 1.4 Phase 3 – Conditions of Participation 1.5 Phase 4 – Initial Assessment of Tenders 2.1 Stage 2 – Supplier Interview & Presentation (Not Scored) 3.1 Stage 3 – Best & Final Tenders

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via TCS TAP eSourcing
Submission portal named on this notice: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Supplier Self Registration (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗ View Public Tender (British Council MyProcurement): tap.tcsapps.com/tap2sup/ ↗
Published estimate £250,000 excludes VAT (£275,000 including VAT).

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    21 Sept 2026, 05:52 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 7 days
    28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 28 days
    19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected byin 64 days
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 102 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 05:52 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 1 Redman Place, London, London, E20 1JQ [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender