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Published 25 Apr 2025, 11:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Worcester City Temporary HVM for Events

Official notice

Authority: Worcester City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£200,000≈ £100k / year · £200,000 inc. VAT48.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 May 2025awarded 29 Sept 2025
Awarded to CROWDGUARD LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 7 Jul 2027 · up to 7 Jul 2028 with extensions · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Event Temporary Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) according to the details within the specification. The Authority manages a number of events within the City of Worcester which are publicly accessible locations (PALs) that require temporary HVM:

  • Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre
  • Worcester Christmas Lights Switch On
  • Ad Hoc Events The Supplier will be required to provide the following: - Provide a 'full supply and install service' of the Council's Hostile Vehicle Mitigation measures meeting industry standards such as PAS 68/69 and/or IWA-14-1 and/or ISO 22341-1 at the agreed dates/times and locations for the duration of the Contract. - Equipment must be installed at least 24 hours prior to the event occurring and must be removed within 24 hours of the event finishing (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the City Council) - Provide a lead project manager who will be available and contactable throughout the event - Either provide trained operatives at each deployment of HVM for the duration of the event or train event stewards in advance of the specific event - Attend relevant meetings pre/post event and contribute to the Event Management Plan - Undertake an assessment of the event and its location and put forwards recommendations for the HVM measures to be deployed providing details of the measures including type of testing undertaken, any site attributes which may impact the performance of the measures, penetration/stand off distance of the measures, appropriate spacing and operational requirements of the measures to ensure effective protection etc.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 7 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 7 Jul 2028 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £200,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Contract can be extended for a further year.

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

Lot awarding rule: 30% Price and 70% Quality

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
25 Apr 2025, 11:01 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2025, 11:19 BST
Authority reference
DN770415
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016959
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securitySecurity, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050775 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
22 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Apr 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 11:01 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    8 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    7 Jul 2025
  5. Latest notice published387 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 11:19 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 11:01 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    30 Sept 2025, 11:19 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    30 Sept 2025, 11:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £86,4991 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CROWDGUARD LIMITEDSME£86,499 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Worcester City Temporary HVM for Events · CROWDGUARD LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    29 Sept 2025
    Value
    £86,499
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend for a further 12 months.
    Options
    The Service requirements of the Authority will be subject to continuous review. As a result, the Authority may request minor or major changes in the level of services required, and/or in the way the services are to be provided and the Site Specific Instructions.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWCP-1821-QDRP The Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, West Midlands, WR1 2EYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CROWDGUARD LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11934384GB-PPON: PJVY-2753-PQVG Vanguard House, Standish, North West, WN6 0XFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender