Official UK procurement notice
TFGM TravelSafe Support and Enforcement Officer Requirement
Authority: Transport for Greater Manchester (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract award is intended to fulfil:
- TfGM's general security requirements incl. static guarding at sites
- Provision of security support for high-risk events, and
- The TravelSafe Support and Enforcement Officer (TSEO) service
The TSEO service will deliver a range of activities to support passenger and staff safety across the Bee Network. The role includes protection of revenue and performing revenue inspection activity on bus.
The contractor would be required to supply high calibre, customer-centric personnel on a 24/7 basis, level of which will vary dependent on levels of service provision.
It is expected that the awarded supplier will work closely, on a day-to-day basis, with the TfGM TravelSafe Operations Manager, this is designed to guide and inform TSEO taskings and deployments, use of relevant tactics and access wider partnership opportunities.
The estimated total value for this contract was published at £80,500,00 at tender notice stage.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - PSQ including pass/fail and scored questions Stage 2 - 5 suppliers will be invited to ITT stage including questions, a site visit and face to face meetings with TFGM to determine successful supplier
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement carried out by TFGM previously. Planned procurement notice in reference to this opportunity was published to ensure the suppliers were made aware of upcoming tender.
CPV: Guard services · Public security, law and order services · Radio equipment · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£67,083,333
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: 50%
- Cost: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost
- Quality
- Social Value
- 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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2025, 17:20 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 11:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073369- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059632Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - PSQ including pass/fail and scored questions
Stage 2 - 5 suppliers will be invited to ITT stage including questions, a site visit and face to face meetings with TFGM to determine successful supplier
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Sept 2025 → 25 Aug 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published8 Sept 2025, 17:20 BST
- Next notice expected372 days ago15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published343 days ago13 Nov 2025, 08:39 GMT
- Submission deadline316 days ago10 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts206 days ago31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent93 days ago22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published58 days ago25 Aug 2026, 11:55 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Planned procurement notice published8 Sept 2025, 17:20 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 08:39 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £67,083,33313 Nov 2025, 08:39 GMT
- Status changed to active13 Nov 2025, 08:39 GMT
- Deadline moved to 10 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT13 Nov 2025, 08:39 GMT+25 days · was 15 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 09:47 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jul 2026, 18:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2026, 18:12 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published25 Aug 2026, 11:55 BSTUK12
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 13 Nov 2025
- 2025-09: 1 release · 8 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill Contract Services Limited1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2033 · up to 1 Sept 2037Extensions: 7 years plus two extension options, one for 3 years and the final extension option for 1 year (7+3+1) | £71,000,000 | 22 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Churchill Contract Services Limited
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 30 Mar 2033
- Status
- cancelled (24 Aug 2026), Following careful consideration, TFGM has made the decision to formally abandon the current procurement process. This decision has been made in accordance with the applicable procurement legislation and as per Section 12 of Part 2 of the Invitation To Tender documentation in which TFGM reserves the right to not award a contract as a result of the competition. As a result of this, no contract award will be made under this procurement exercise.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED · East of England
- did not winMPD FM LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winCARLISLE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED · East of England
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
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- CARLISLE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MPD FM LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- 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
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender