Official UK procurement notice
Wales Security & CCTV Services Framework
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail (NR) Wales Route is seeking to create a Framework to manage Security and CCTV services cross the region. One supplier is required to offer a complete security solution covering, but not limited to, the following deliverables:
CCTV & RDS Equipment:
- Deployment, operation and maintenance of Remote Deployed Systems (RDS) or any other applicable CCTV-based surveillance systems capable of 24hr operation, including alarm functionality & nighttime coverage.
- Systems shall include all communications, data connectivity, and associated equipment for effective operation.
- All footage to be available for Network Rail to access and review on request within applicable data control regulations.
- Ad-hoc permanent or semi-permanent remote camera solutions
- Maintenance of all surveillance equipment, trailers and associated assets.
Patrol Services:
- Mobile patrols, static patrols and ad-hoc security deployments across stations, depots, lineside locations and other premises, as required, available 24-7 and 365 days per year.
- Security services in support of trespass management, vandalism, anti-social behaviour, theft, station security, suicide prevention/welfare incident management.
- Major incidence response where required and expedited response timeline where required.
Competence
- Contractor is required to ensure, maintain and report on compliance with all relevant training and licensing (Counter Terrorism Training, HOT/WHAT, Security Industry Authority, Working Time Regulations, Fatigue Management, Personal Track Safety
Reporting
- Contractor is required to support all reporting activities related to delivery of services, competence management, as defined by Network Rail.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2033, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: 1) Search to be undertaken on the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) under RICCL Codes: - H.J.1: Security Services / Service - H.J.2: Security Equipment (Alarms etc.) / Supply - H.J.7: Railway Policing Services / Service - H.J.8: Asset Protection (Anti theft) / Service The supplier search will have any/all codes that apply, but the supplier must be able to carry out the full scope of service to express interest in bidding. The search will commence on 26th June 2026. 2) Expression of interest (EoI) stage via RISQS to identify interested parties to be invited to the following stage. This will commence on 29th June 2026. 3) Combined selection and award criteria (PSQ/ITT) stage within Network Rail's Bravo Portal. This is estimated to begin by 3rd July 2026.
CPV: Public security services · Security services · Surveillance and security systems and devices
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Oct 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewalPublished value£3,200,000
- Technical & professional ability
- Search to be undertaken on the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) under RICCL Codes:
- H.J.1: Security Services / Service
- H.J.2: Security Equipment (Alarms etc.) / Supply
- H.J.7: Railway Policing Services / Service
- H.J.8: Asset Protection (Anti theft) / Service
The supplier search will have any/all codes that apply, but the supplier must be able to carry out the full scope of service to express interest in bidding.
- Expression of interest (EoI) stage via RISQS to identify interested parties to be invited to the following stage.
- Combined selection and award criteria (PSQ/ITT) stage within Network Rail's Bravo Portal.
All suppliers willing to bid must be able to obtain Sentinel Personal Track Safety (PTS) and the applicable Security Industry Association license (SIA) by point of award.
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).
- Technical & professional ability
- Search to be undertaken on the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) under RICCL Codes:
- H.J.1: Security Services / Service
- H.J.2: Security Equipment (Alarms etc.) / Supply
- H.J.7: Railway Policing Services / Service
- H.J.8: Asset Protection (Anti theft) / Service
The supplier search will have any/all codes that apply, but the supplier must be able to carry out the full scope of service to express interest in bidding.
- Expression of interest (EoI) stage via RISQS to identify interested parties to be invited to the following stage.
- Combined selection and award criteria (PSQ/ITT) stage within Network Rail's Bravo Portal.
All suppliers willing to bid must be able to obtain Sentinel Personal Track Safety (PTS) and the applicable Security Industry Association license (SIA) by point of award.
- “Wales Security & CCTV Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED buys Security services (CPV 7971), and who usually turns up
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Security services (CPV 7971) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means the winner is registered in the region where that contract was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in Wales (Cymru).
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 156 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 0%
2–319% / 0%
4–663% / 0%
7+19% / 100%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7971Published estimate£3.2m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 131 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–39%
4–620%
7+71%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Vital Human Resources LtdEarlier contract | Security Servicesnotice published Sept 2023 | Anglia Route Strategic Security & Suicide Prevention | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
44% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
44% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (44% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Security Services — held by Vital Human Resources Ltd; no contract end date published.
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
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2033
- First published
- 22 Jun 2026, 14:57 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2026, 14:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
Project_46500- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058584- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba41Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Search to be undertaken on the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) under RICCL Codes:
- H.J.1: Security Services / Service
- H.J.2: Security Equipment (Alarms etc.) / Supply
- H.J.7: Railway Policing Services / Service
- H.J.8: Asset Protection (Anti theft) / Service
The supplier search will have any/all codes that apply, but the supplier must be able to carry out the full scope of service to express interest in bidding. The search will commence on 26th June 2026.
- Expression of interest (EoI) stage via RISQS to identify interested parties to be invited to the following stage. This will commence on 29th June 2026.
- Combined selection and award criteria (PSQ/ITT) stage within Network Rail's Bravo Portal. This is estimated to begin by 3rd July 2026.
- Call-off under framework RISQS
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published120 days ago22 Jun 2026, 14:57 BST
- Tender notice expected119 days ago22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends115 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by31 days ago18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts19 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Planned procurement notice published22 Jun 2026, 14:57 BSTUK3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All tender documentation will be available via the Network Rail Bravo portal.
Notices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender