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Published 23 Sept 2025, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Security Services (including Key holding, intruder alarm, manned guarding, lone working)

Official notice

Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£458,333≈ £153k / year · £550,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2025awarded 2 Dec 2025
Awarded to DELTA FORCE GROUP LTD (07683845)
Contract term 3 yrsends 6 Jan 2029 · up to 6 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 7 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The GMC employs some 1400 staff, the majority working out of offices in Manchester and London, with small teams based in our premises in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh. There are around 90 staff who are home based and visit external organisations and venues. Our existing security systems and process are designed to ensure the physical safety of staff and visitors and to ensure that the organisation complies with the data protections and information security standards resulting from out ISO27001 registration.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Unnecessary

CPV: Guard services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£458,333
Contract period: 7 Jan 2026 – 6 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 6 Jan 2030 with extensionsValue: £458,333 exc. VAT · £550,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Subject to performance
79713000 Guard services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 67.5%Price: 22.5%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • Overall Proposal: 13%
  • Intruder Alarm/Keyholding: 13%
  • Tribunal & Patient Liaison Manned Guarding: 13%
  • Lone working: 9.8%
  • MI & Invoicing: 3.2%
  • Account management: 6.5%
  • Implementation: 6.5%
  • Terms & Conditions: 2.5%
  • Price: 22.5%
  • Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (10)
  • Overall Proposal
  • Intruder Alarm/Keyholding
  • Tribunal & Patient Liaison Manned Guarding
  • Lone working
  • MI & Invoicing
  • Account management
  • Implementation
  • Price
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Social value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 22.5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.3 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
23 Sept 2025, 14:54 BST
Last source update
9 Mar 2026, 15:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Nov 2025
Authority reference
GMC2072
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058949
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Guard services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a048 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

Timeline

23 Sept 2025 → 9 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published394 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 14:54 BST
  2. Clarification questions by377 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline359 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by341 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent324 days ago
    2 Dec 2025
  6. Standstill ends294 days ago
    31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts288 days ago
    7 Jan 2026
  8. Latest notice published227 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 15:07 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 14:54 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 14:59 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2025, 14:59 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    18 Dec 2025, 14:59 GMT
  5. Contract signature expected
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  6. Contract details notice published
    9 Mar 2026, 15:07 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £458,3331 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1813 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DELTA FORCE GROUP LTD (07683845)1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: Annual based on service£458,3332 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Security Services (including Key holding, intruder alarm, manned guarding, lone working) · DELTA FORCE GROUP LTD (07683845)

    Signed
    20 Feb 2026
    Value
    £458,333
    Period
    1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Based on service
    3 agreed KPIs: Lock Unlock · Intruder alarm servicing · In house security team
    • Lock Unlock
    • Intruder alarm servicing
    • In house security team

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
18final-stage tenders131—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

General Medical Council (GMC)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 1089278 · GB-PPON: PXLD-1125-PGBY 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, North West, M3 3AWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Delta Force Group LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBHY-5659-XQQD 31 The Broadway, Rainham, London, RM13 9YWContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender