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Provision of Security Services

Plymouth City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:05.

Opportunity overview

Plymouth City Council (“the Council”) was seeking suppliers capable to deliver a range of security services. These included but were not limited to: guarding, keyholding, door supervision, mobile security, close protection, canine units, security advice, etc. The overall provision was divided to two lots: • Lot 1 – Security for Facilities Management • Lot 2 – Security for Events and Elections Each lot was awarded a separate contract.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Security Management South West Ltd.

Match pending…
Contract value
£6.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Jun 2025
Award ID
053911-2025-24328-1
Status
active
Location
Plymouth, UKK41, PL6 7TL, United Kingdom

Security Management South West Ltd.

Match pending…
Contract value
£800k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Jun 2025
Award ID
053911-2025-24328-2
Status
active
Location
Plymouth, UKK41, PL6 7TL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79710000 — Security services
  • CPV79711000 — Alarm-monitoring services
  • CPV79713000 — Guard services
  • CPV79714000 — Surveillance services
  • CPV79715000 — Patrol services

Lots

  • Security for Facilities Management£8m
  • Security for Events and Elections£1m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN749860
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Second Stage

Invitation Date
8 Jan 2025, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
29 Nov 2024, 12:00

Classification

Id
79710000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Security services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
270

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Security for Facilities Management
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Plymouth City Council (“the Council”) would like to invite you to tender for the provision of Security Services for Facilities Management. The security duties required will be based on risk assessments across various Council premises and will include static guarding, scheduled site patrols, monitoring CCTV systems, key holding, unlocking/locking sites, alarm response and support for internal security team. The Successful Tenderer will work closely with the Council’s Facilities Management team who are responsible for the management of the Council’s corporate estate and security requirements in its buildings.

Value

Amount
8,000,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
Any contract awarded as a result of this tender process will be awarded for the initial period of five (5) years with an option to extend it further by two periods of two (2) years and a subsequent period of one (1) year. The maximum contract period with extensions shall not exceed ten (10) years.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
55
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Security for Events and Elections
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Plymouth City Council (“the Council”) is seeking a supplier to deliver the provision of Security services for Events and Elections. Security requirements in this contract will include: stewarding duties, traffic management, door supervision, fire marshalling, occasional close protection duties, drug detection dogs, K9 patrol units, etc. Individual delivering the contract will be registered with the Security Industry Authority (SIA). The Successful Suppler will work closely with the Council’s Events and Election teams who are responsible for the delivery of all events and elections with the Authority.

Value

Amount
1,000,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
Any contract awarded as a result of this tender process will be awarded for the initial period of five (5) years with an option to extend it further by two periods of two (2) years and a subsequent period of one (1) year. The maximum contract period with extensions shall not exceed ten (10) years.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
65
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
30

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK41
Entry 2
Region
UKK41

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79711000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Alarm-monitoring services
Entry 2
Id
79713000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guard services
Entry 3
Id
79715000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Patrol services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK41
Entry 2
Region
UKK41

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79713000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guard services
Entry 2
Id
79714000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Surveillance services
Entry 3
Id
79715000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Patrol services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-4175
Name
Plymouth City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK41
Locality
Plymouth
Postal Code
PL1 3BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ballard House, West Hoe Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Plymouth City Council

Contact

Name
Ms Gosia Anthony
Telephone
+44 1752305226
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-109349
Name
High Court of England and Wales

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 3BD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England and Wales
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-159879
Name
Security Management South West Ltd.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK41
Locality
Plymouth
Postal Code
PL6 7TL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Tor View House, Dark Lake View, Estover

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Security Management South West Ltd.

Contact

Telephone
+44 1752227731

Award information

Award 1
Id
053911-2025-24328-1
Title
Security for Facilities Management
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-159879
Name
Security Management South West Ltd.

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
053911-2025-24328-2
Title
Security for Events and Elections
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-159879
Name
Security Management South West Ltd.

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
053911-2025-24328-1
Title
Security for Facilities Management
Status
active
Award ID
053911-2025-24328-1
Date Signed
4 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
6,320,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
053911-2025-24328-2
Title
Security for Events and Elections
Status
active
Award ID
053911-2025-24328-2
Date Signed
4 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
800,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Plymouth · UKK41 · PL1 3BJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK41

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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