Official UK procurement notice
Security Services for YMCA London City & North
Authority: YMCA London City & North (Public body)·On behalf of: SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement is for the provision of overnight security services across three YMCA London City and North supported housing properties in Hackney, Islington and Haringey, which collectively provide accommodation for young people aged 16 to 25. The contractor must supply professional, trained security personnel to deliver a high-quality, customer-focused service between 8:00pm and 8:00am, seven days a week, with the ability to respond to ad hoc incidents when required. Services include managing access control, visitor sign-in procedures, CCTV monitoring, key management, patrols, incident reporting, and supporting resident safety and welfare. The contractor must comply with safeguarding requirements, including enhanced DBS checks, health and safety legislation, GDPR obligations, and YMCA policies. Security staff are expected to maintain high standards of conduct, customer service and professionalism, while working collaboratively with YMCA staff to provide a safe and secure environment for residents, visitors and the wider community.
CPV: Patrol services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,403,864
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2026, 09:51 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073477- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da9cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Aug 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published78 days ago4 Aug 2026, 09:51 BST
- Latest notice published70 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:48 BST
- Clarification questions by49 days ago2 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline40 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 27 days16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 41 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2026- Tender notice published4 Aug 2026, 09:51 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 16:00 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published12 Aug 2026, 12:44 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,403,86412 Aug 2026, 12:44 BSTwas £618,000
- Tender notice published12 Aug 2026, 12:48 BSTUK4
Published amendments (3)
Updated the link to Intend Supplier Portal
Updated the link to Intend Supplier Portal
Estimated total contract value updated. Value is based on 5 year contract (2+3 years).
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-08: 1 release · 4 Aug 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- SEC Procurement Limited T/A South East ConsortiumProcess contact pointProcuring entityRunning the procurement on behalf of YMCA London City & North
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All tender documents can be found on the SEC portal. Please follow the provided link.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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