Official UK procurement notice
Security Guarding Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSecurity Guarding Services
CPV: Security services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£150,000,000 together) · win at most 2 of themLot #1Core Security Guarding ServicesAwardedPublished value£149,300,000
Lot #2Mobile Keyholding ServicesAwardedPublished value£700,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Where there is more than one economic operator, the BBC reserves the right to require a grouping of economic operators to take a particular legal form or to require a single economic operator to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 - Register your company on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal (this is only required once): 1.1 Go to bbc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ 1.2 - Click the link on the login page to register. 1.3 Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'. 1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details. 1.5 - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete. 1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2 - Express an interest in the tender: 2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password. 2.2 - Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only. 2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Respon…
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- 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
- 26 Jul 2024, 11:48 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2026, 13:17 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050835- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0484eeFind a Tender
- Review procedure
As stated in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The applicable review time limits shall be as stated in Regulations 92 and 93 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Publisher note: In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
29 Aug 2024 → 29 May 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline29 Aug 2024, 14:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected15 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published145 days ago29 May 2026, 13:17 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 May 2026, 13:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Core Security Guarding Services1 award | |||
| Mitie Security LtdSecurity Guarded Services | £149,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Mobile Keyholding Services1 award | |||
| The Keyholding Company LimitedSMESecurity Guarded ServicesSubcontracting: declared | £700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Security Guarded Services · Mitie Security Ltd
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £149,300,000
- Status
- active
Security Guarded Services · The Keyholding Company LimitedSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Core Security Guarding Services | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | — | — | — |
| 2 · Mobile Keyholding Services | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business and Property Courts of England and WalesReview body
- The Business and Property CourtsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Mitie Security LimitedAwarded supplier
- The Keyholding Company LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria