Official UK procurement notice
Security Services Including Static Guarding, Emergency Response and Keyholding
Authority: Gateshead Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to provide keyholding, emergency response, static guarding, and property access services in support of its current Building Management arrangements.
Requests for services will be issued either directly by the Council for property access requirements or via the alarm receiving center for emergency response incidents. The Council does not guarantee any minimum volume of work under this contract.
Emergency Response Services are required between 18:00 and 06:00, Monday to Friday, and on a 24-hour basis during weekends and bank holidays. Additional cover may also be required during school holiday periods and to accommodate staff absence.
CPV: Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 40%
- Value for Money: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Value for Money
- Quality
- Social Value
- 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
- 22 Aug 2025, 11:23 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 09:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020246- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058cbbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders to be submitted on the OPEN Platform (www.open-uk.org).search ↗ for Contract for Security Services Including Static Guarding, Emergency Response and Keyholding or Project number: # OPEN2026419
The Contracting Authority communicates through the Open system; therefore, all correspondence regarding this Tender will be issued to the individual that expressed interest on Open. It is the Supplier's responsibility to ensure the correct named person is, and continues to be, registered on the Open system.
If you require time-critical assistance on submitting your response, please contact the Open Support Team [email protected]
For non-time critical issues, such as passwords, general account queries and location of information please visit Open hub via www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/ ↗ or seek support from [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE: The system is accessible 24/7 however, technical support is only available Monday - Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm, Friday - 8:30am-4:30pm
Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 30 Jun 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published22 Aug 2025, 11:23 BST
- Market engagement389 days ago26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Market engagement questionnaire published on Open portal (www.open-uk.org ↗). This can be found using project number OPEN20251602.
- Next notice expected278 days ago15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published228 days ago6 Mar 2026, 10:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by197 days ago6 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline196 days ago7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by173 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts142 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent125 days ago18 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published123 days ago19 Jun 2026, 09:25 BST
- Standstill ends112 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025- Pipeline notice published22 Aug 2025, 11:23 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Sept 2025, 14:49 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Mar 2026, 10:28 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £600,0006 Mar 2026, 10:28 GMT
- Status changed to active6 Mar 2026, 10:28 GMT
- Deadline published: 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST6 Mar 2026, 10:28 GMT
- Buyer details updated6 Mar 2026, 10:28 GMT
- Tender notice published6 Mar 2026, 15:34 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jun 2026, 09:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 09:25 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Notice has been edited to display the correct Open Project Reference for submission information
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 12 Sept 2025
- 2025-08: 1 release · 22 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| T3 Security LimitedSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: The option to extend for up to a further 2 x 12-month extensions. | £376,754 | 18 Jun 2026standstill to 30 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21final-stage tenders | 21 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- T3 SECURITY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender