Official UK procurement notice
Security Services (Trust-wide) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Supplier to provide the following Security Services and associated complimentary products or services including but not limited to the following areas:-
CCTV Monitoring and Management
Access Control Management & Provision of Appropriate ID Badges
Enhanced Supervision Security Operations (ESSO)
Delivery of Restrictive Intervention training for security
Responding to security incidents (including violence and aggression)
Site-based Patrols
Dedicated Security to high risk areas/departments
Escort duties
Administrative support
Responding to disaster/emergency contingency plans
Key Holding and Alarm Response
Intruder Alarm and Personal Attack Alarm response
Incident reporting (including LADO and S.42)
Crime prevention
- How the procedure runs: 2-Stage Competitive Flexible Procedure - for the Provision of Security Services
CPV: Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£45,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
See Documents within Tender Pack
- Technical & professional ability
See Documents within Tender Pack
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)
- Technical and Social Vaule: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical and Social Vaule: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Economic & financial standing
See Documents within Tender Pack
- Technical & professional ability
See Documents within Tender Pack
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- 30 Apr 2025, 15:21 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 16:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
C353961- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018092- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050a74Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per NHS terms and conditions as stated in tender documents within ITT Pack
- How it runs
2-Stage Competitive Flexible Procedure - for the Provision of Security Services
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Contracting Authority is utilising an electronic Tendering system (“E-Tendering Portal”) to manage this procurement and communicate with Tenderers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Tenderers and all communications with the Contracting Authority, including the submission of Tender responses will be conducted solely via the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ User Guide: services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗ 1.2.2 For any technical queries, please contact [email protected] or via telephone on 0800 995 6035 (08:00-18:00 Monday-Friday excluding public holidays).
Timeline
30 Apr 2025 → 12 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published30 Apr 2025, 15:21 BST
- Clarification questions by2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by323 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent82 days ago31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published81 days ago31 Jul 2026, 16:15 BST
- Standstill ends69 days ago12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025- Tender notice published30 Apr 2025, 15:21 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published31 Jul 2026, 16:15 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete31 Jul 2026, 16:15 BST
- Procurement method changed31 Jul 2026, 16:15 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guarding Solutions and Training Services Ltd1 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month optional · Options: 2 x 12 month optional | £45,000,000 | 31 Jul 2026standstill to 12 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 12 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonGuarding Solutions and Training Services Ltd · North West England
- did not winSSG Support Services Group · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Guarding Solutions and Training Services LtdAwarded supplier
- SSG Support Services GroupBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (2)
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