Official UK procurement notice
Security Services for ESCG
Authority: East Sussex College Group (Education)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£632,000≈ £211k / year · £790,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 4 May 2029 · up to 4 May 2031 with extensions · starts 4 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of security at all of East Sussex College Group Campuses.
- How the procedure runs: Use of YPO Tendering Framework- Only supplier on this framework are eligible to apply though the YPO Portal
CPV: Public security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£632,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Answers: 60%
- Added Value: 10%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price: Price of Contract
- Quality Answers: Answers Provided to questions asked within the tender document
- Added Value: Options which the supplier is able to offer.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 13:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
ESCGT002/ EPT-75667- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008821- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0613e8Find a Tender
- How it runs
Use of YPO Tendering Framework- Only supplier on this framework are eligible to apply though the YPO Portal
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: YPO eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Though the YPO Portal- tendering.ypo.co.uk/procontract/ypo/supp… ↗
Timeline
2 Feb 2026 → 14 Jul 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published266 days ago2 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
- Clarification questions by248 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline231 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by214 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts176 days ago4 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published104 days ago14 Jul 2026, 13:16 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026- Tender notice published2 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published14 Jul 2026, 13:16 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2026, 13:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 4 Feb 2026 | CancelledAdministrative Error. Notice was put under the 2024 regulations. The procurement was conducted as a further competition under the YPO Building in Use Framework (000879) conducted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 transitional arrangements. No contract notice (F01/F02) was required for the call-off. The award for this contact is ocds-h6vhtk-06cab9 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender