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Published 12 Feb 2026, 12:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Security Services including Keyholding and Mobile Patrols

Official notice

Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£650,000≈ £217k / year · £780,000 inc. VAT7.3% below final estimate
Submissions closed 12 Mar 2026awarded 19 May 2026
Awarded to Delta Force Group Ltd, Nestle Uk Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hoople Ltd are looking to appoint a single supplier to provide security services including keyholding and mobile patrols across various Herefordshire Council sites.

For full details of the requirements, including specifications, please register an interest in the opportunity to access the full tender pack. Please note only submissions made via the portal will be accepted.

CPV: Security software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£650,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £650,000 exc. VAT · £780,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions: 50%
  • Price Element: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Questions: • Q1 - Experience • Q2 - Providing the Service • Q3 - Dealing with Incidents and Emergency Situations Social Value Quality Question
  • Price Element
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
12 Feb 2026, 12:34 GMT
Last source update
5 Jun 2026, 16:06 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012857
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Security software development services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064ef5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Please note, only submissions made via the portal will be accepted. Herefordshire Council will not accept submissions via email.

Timeline

12 Feb 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published251 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 12:34 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by230 days ago
    5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline223 days ago
    12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by203 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent139 days ago
    5 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published138 days ago
    5 Jun 2026, 16:06 BST
  7. Standstill ends126 days ago
    17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts82 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Feb 2026, 12:34 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Apr 2026, 11:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Apr 2026, 11:21 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    5 Jun 2026, 16:06 BST
    UK6
  5. Contract signature expected
    31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,230,9642 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1915 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Delta Force Group LtdSME31 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2028£628,40419 May 2026standstill to 17 Jun 2026Standstill
Nestle Uk Ltd1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029£602,56029 Apr 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
19final-stage tenders · 22 at stage one150—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herefordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTG-2978-LHCN Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane, Hereford, West Midlands, HR4 0LEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • DELTA FORCE GROUP LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07683845GB-PPON: PBHY-5659-XQQD 31 The Broadway, Rainham, London, RM13 9YWContact email
  • SSG SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09675743GB-PPON: PJXB-4395-CXBW Unit 5 Stanton Gate, Romford, London, RM7 7HLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award 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