Official UK procurement notice
Security Staffing and Associated Services
Authority: Lincoln College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contractor will provide support to the Facilities Department during the hours of 6am and 9:30pm, Monday to Friday. This can include room unlocks and escorting contractors in addition to the manned guard role of patrolling, along with any other reasonable requests. The contractor will also be required to assist with car parking duties, ticketing unauthorised vehicle's and supporting college events.
As part of the wider security provision, the successful contractor will be required to deliver professional security and crowd management services for events hosted at The Drill Hall, Lincoln.
Contract 1. Security S
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 17 Apr 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Public security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£825,000
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%
- Pricing: 50%
- Corporate Social Responsibility: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Pricing: This will be based on the submitted cost schedule.
- Quality: As per question in the Invitation to Tender document, sections A, B, D
- Corporate Social Responsibility: As per question in the Invitation to Tender document, section D.
- 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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 17 Apr 2028
- First published
- 17 Apr 2025, 14:36 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 14:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 May 2025
- Authority reference
SEC000.25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015952- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504f3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Invoices must be received by the 10th of the month in order to be paid by the end of the same calendar month. Payment by BACS only. Each invoice must contain a Purchase Order Number. Invoices without a Purchase Order Number will not be processed.
Any costs relating to work at The Drill Hall and The Old Bakery must be quoted for and invoiced separately.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders and any enquiries must be submitted via [email protected]
Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 14:36 BST
- Clarification questions by6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline21 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent6 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published22 Jul 2025, 14:36 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 14:36 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Jun 2025, 16:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Jun 2025, 16:01 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Jul 2025, 14:36 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUSION SECURITY SERVICES LTD1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028Extensions: Extensions may be exercised under the following circumstances: The contractor continues to meet or exceed all key performance indicators, service standards, and compliance requirements throughout the initial contract period. | £672,000 | 6 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Security Staffing and Associated Services · FUSION SECURITY SERVICES LTD
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £672,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- If agreed KPI's are met we can extend.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26final-stage tenders | 26 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FUSION SECURITY SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender