Official UK procurement notice
Security Services Framework - Lot 4 (Out of Hours Services, Monitoring and Maintenance)
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Northamptonshire Council has recently awarded a Framework Agreement for Security Services. (FTS ref 2024/S 000-009343). The Council now wishes to appoint a single supplier for the delivery of Lot 4 (Out of Hours Services, Monitoring and Maintenance) after having to abandon the initial award. Lot 4 is for Out of Hours Security Services, Monitoring and Maintenance. 1 supplier to be awarded the contract via Direct award call off. Lot 4 value = £10,320,000. There will be no guarantee of work or volume of work to be given under this framework.Variant bids not offered. The framework started 1st December 2024. The Authority proposes to enter into one (1) contract for Lot 4 for an initial period of 30 months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for a further 12 months making 42 months in total. Tenders must be returned via the Portal. The tender return date is midday on Monday 17th February 2025.
CPV: Security services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,320,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75
- Price: 25
- Suitability
Applicants will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the ITT documents
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Security Services Framework - Lot 4 (Out of Hours Services, Monitoring…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 20 Jan 2025, 13:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2025, 15:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
WNC00000483- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046587- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d4a2Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Authority has observed a minimum ten (10) calendar day standstill period in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 following notification of intention to award. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 set out the potential remedies available to a bidder in the event of a challenge. Proceedings must be brought in accordance with those Regulations including the time period for challenge - usually thirty (30) days from actual or constructive knowledge but which can be extended by the Court in certain circumstances.
Publisher note: Framework duration for Lot 4 is 42 months. The Authority will enter into one call off contract for Lot 4 for an initial period of 30 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months making 42 months in total. West Northamptonshire Council awarded a Framework Agreement for Security Services. (FTS ref 2024/S 000-009343). The Council now wishes to appoint a single supplier for the delivery of Lot 4 (Out of Hours Services, Monitoring and Maintenance) after having to abandon the initial award.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Feb 2025 → 6 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published6 Aug 2025, 15:02 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2025- Status changed to complete6 Aug 2025, 15:02 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Aug 2025, 15:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 046587-2025-1
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2025
- Value
- £10,320,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- 1st Reaction Security LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria