AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Yorkshire Council has issued a pending award for Lot 2, Event Security and Stewarding West, to CHASE SERVICES GROUP LTD after the originally first-ranked supplier withdrew its tender. The notice states an intention to award; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeAward 4 covers Lot 2 and names CHASE SERVICES GROUP LTD, with a stated net value of £4,510,000. Earlier pending records for Lots 1–3 are also supplied, including an earlier Lot 2 record naming GOUGH AND KELLY LIMITED; the later notice explains that the first-ranked Lot 2 supplier withdrew and identifies CHASE SERVICES GROUP LTD as the intended replacement.
Market significanceThis is a four-year planned security-services engagement for events and public spaces in western North Yorkshire, with a stated option to extend for up to two further years. The Lot 2 award remains pending and is therefore not evidence of an executed contract.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
4 supplier records analysed
MPD FM LIMITED
90% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0001 · 1900000 GBP · pending
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Supplied award list associates Award 1, Lot 1, with £1,900,000; supplier verification identifies MPD FM LIMITED.
GOUGH AND KELLY LIMITED
91% confidenceAward 2 · Lots LOT-0002 · 4510000 GBP · pending
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Supplied award list associates Award 2, Lot 2, with £4,510,000; supplier verification identifies GOUGH AND KELLY LIMITED. The later Lot 2 notice states the originally first-ranked supplier withdrew, so this pending record should not be treated as a concluded award.
ACTIVE SECURITY SOLUTIONS NORTH YORKSHIRE LTD
90% confidenceAward 3 · Lots LOT-0003 · 6815000 GBP · pending
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Supplied award list associates Award 3, Lot 3, with £6,815,000; supplier verification identifies ACTIVE SECURITY SOLUTIONS NORTH YORKSHIRE LTD.
CHASE SERVICES GROUP LTD
99% confidenceAward 4 · Lots LOT-0002 · 4510000 GBP · pending
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Award 4 names CHASE SERVICES GROUP LTD for Lot 2 and gives amount £4,510,000; the detailed award notice states the authority intends to award following the withdrawal of the initially first-ranked supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract award notice published; award pending
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The process display status is awarded, while Award 4 has status 'pending' and the published document is a contract award notice.
Award decision context
99% confidenceReplacement intended award following withdrawal of originally first-ranked Lot 2 supplier
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The Lot 2 description says the supplier originally ranked first withdrew its tender and the authority intends to award to the supplier ranked second.
Signature milestone
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled for 1 November 2026
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Award 4 milestone type is futureSignatureDate, due 2026-11-01T23:59:59Z, status scheduled.
Contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed, concluded or active
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Award 4 is pending and the signature is recorded only as a future scheduled milestone.
VALUES
Published values explained
Lot 2 stated net award value
99% confidence£4,510,000
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Award 4 value amount is 4,510,000 GBP; detailed award data also provides amount 4,510,000 GBP.
Lot 2 stated gross award value
99% confidence£5,412,000
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Detailed Award 4 value includes amountGross of 5,412,000 GBP.
Other supplied pending award values
92% confidenceLot 1: £1,900,000; Lot 3: £6,815,000
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The supplied award list records these values against Awards 1 and 3 respectively.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence29 May 2026
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Release history records tender notice 051031-2026 on 2026-05-29.
Earlier award notice published
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Release history records award notice 091185-2026 on 2026-09-25.
Replacement Lot 2 award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award 4 date is 2026-10-14.
Replacement award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 4 document 098033-2026 was published 2026-10-16.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 4 assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-15.
Standstill end
99% confidence27 October 2026
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Award 4 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-27T23:59:59Z.
Planned core term
99% confidence1 January 2027 to 31 December 2030
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Award 4 contractPeriod startDate and endDate specify these dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2: Event Security and Stewarding West
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Award 4 title and process description identify Lot 2.
Service requirement
98% confidenceEvent security and stewarding to support safe, secure and well-managed venues, events and associated public spaces
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Process description states the overarching aim of the Event Security Services Contract.
Geographic context
95% confidenceAuthority areas of Harrogate, Craven, Richmondshire and Selby; delivery region UKE2
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The description names the authority areas; Award 4 item delivery address is region UKE2.
Classification
99% confidenceSecurity services (CPV 79710000)
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Award 4 item additional classification is CPV 79710000, Security services.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime
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Tender specialRegime includes lightTouch.
Award rationale stated
99% confidenceThe intended supplier was ranked second and had the next highest overall score after the first-ranked supplier withdrew
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Lot 2 description explicitly sets out this sequence.
Bid and score detail
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bid count, scoring breakdown or published evaluation scores are included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Core term
99% confidence4 years planned, from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2030
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Award 4 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to 2 years, stated as 1 January 2031 to 31 December 2032
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Award 4 hasRenewal is true and its renewal description gives this option period; maxExtentDate is 31 December 2032.
Maximum stated end date
99% confidence31 December 2032
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Award 4 contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2032-12-31.
Standstill
99% confidenceScheduled to end 27 October 2026
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Award 4 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-27T23:59:59Z.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Replacement-award risk
99% confidenceLot 2 has changed intended supplier after withdrawal by the originally first-ranked tenderer.
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The published Lot 2 description explicitly describes the withdrawal and intended award to the second-ranked supplier.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £4.510m figure is the stated net value for the pending Lot 2 award; £5.412m gross is also published.
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Award 4 includes both amount and amountGross in GBP.
Service opportunity profile
97% confidenceThe stated scope combines event security and stewarding across venues, events and public spaces.
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Process description describes these service requirements.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status requires careful interpretation
99% confidenceThe detailed Lot 2 award is pending, with a future signature milestone; it is not evidence of a signed or active contract.
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Award 4 status is pending and futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 1 November 2026.
Overlapping Lot 2 records
99% confidenceTwo pending Lot 2 award records name different suppliers at the same £4.510m net value. The later narrative supports a replacement intended award but does not expressly identify Award 2's supplier as the withdrawn party.
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Awards 2 and 4 both concern LOT-0002; the later notice describes a withdrawal without naming the withdrawn supplier.
Other awards are not detailed in the current notice
99% confidenceAwards 1–3 appear in supplied award and supplier data, but the detailed notice JSON only contains Award 4 and Lot 2.
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details_json awards contains only ID 4; the separate supplied awards list contains IDs 1–4.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceAll four supplied award suppliers have verified legal company names in the supplied verification data.
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supplierVerification reports four verified suppliers and zero unresolved suppliers.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo tender deadline, bid count, scoring breakdown, pricing schedule, individual service volumes or contract signature confirmation is supplied.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The later Lot 2 notice is an intended, pending award rather than evidence of a signed, concluded or active contract.
- Two pending Lot 2 records name different suppliers. Although the later notice explains that the first-ranked supplier withdrew, it does not expressly identify GOUGH AND KELLY LIMITED as that supplier.
- The detailed current notice covers Award 4 only; scope, timing and contractual detail for Awards 1–3 are not supplied in the detailed notice.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation scores, tender deadline, pricing breakdown, service volumes and executed-contract confirmation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Yorkshire CouncilCHASE SERVICES GROUP LTDevent securityevent stewardingsecurity servicesLot 2Find a TenderHarrogateCravenRichmondshireSelby
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the intended supplier for North Yorkshire Council's Lot 2 event security award?
CHASE SERVICES GROUP LTD is named in the later pending Lot 2 award notice.
Has the Lot 2 contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and a future signature date of 1 November 2026 is scheduled.
What is the stated value of Lot 2?
The notice states £4,510,000 net and £5,412,000 gross.
Why was a later Lot 2 award notice issued?
The authority says the supplier originally ranked first withdrew its tender, and it intends to award to the second-ranked supplier.
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