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Published 8 Sept 2025, 12:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tameside College - Security Services

Official notice

Authority: Tameside College (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 13 Nov 2028 · up to 13 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 14 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The College are looking to appoint a pro-active, professional provider of manned security services. The successful provider will have demonstrated their ability to meet the expectations of the College and provide excellent value for money through a robust competitive tendering process.

Tenderers are encouraged to consider the existing arrangement as being the starting point from which the contract can develop. Using your industry knowledge and expertise the College want to see Tenderers adopt an innovate approach to providing the service which will enable service improvements to users of the College, and increase efficiency within the allocated team through the use of new equipment, technology, training and re-engineering historic practise.

CPV: Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 14 Nov 2025 – 13 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 13 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Sept 2025, 12:42 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2025, 12:42 BST
Authority reference
CA16382
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054622
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Security services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0595c2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
3 Oct 2025, 18:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Sept 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

8 Sept 2025 → 14 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 12:42 BST
  2. Clarification questions by395 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 18:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline388 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 18:00 BST
  4. Contract starts347 days ago
    14 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 12:42 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tameside College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PGVC-5288-XCDL Beaufort Road, Ashton Under-Lyne, North West, OL6 6NXContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender