GWR Manned Guarding Security Services - West Region

Opportunity overview

The scope is Provision of Manned Security Services Great Western Railway (GWR) locations within its West Region to ensure the safety and protection of people, assets and premises.

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.

UNIVERSAL SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP (USSG) LTD

Matched by number

Published award value: £500k
Awarded: 8 Dec 2025
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 10289772
Location: STOCKPORT, UKD35, SK5 7BB, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV79710000 — Security services

Lots

Lot 1£500k

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
biddingDocumentsOpen source ↗
technicalSpecificationsOpen source ↗

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: ocds-h6vhtk-059249
Status: complete
Above Threshold: Yes
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: https://procurement.gwr.com/tenders ↗
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends: 28 Nov 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends: 1 Oct 2025, 23:00

Enquiry period

Ends: 24 Sept 2025, 23:00

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Languages

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete
Has Renewal: Yes

Value

Amount: 500,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 600,000

Renewal

Description: An optional extension of 2 years (1+1) after initial 3 year period.

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Price
Type: price

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 40
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 2

Name: Quality
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 55
Weight: percentageExact

Criterion 3

Name: Contract submission
Type: quality

Numbers

Entry 1

Number: 5
Weight: percentageExact

Contract period

Ends: 14 Jan 2028, 23:59
Starts: 15 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date: 14 Jan 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 79710000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Security services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Entry 2

Id: L-1
Url: https://procurement.gwr.com/tenders ↗
Document Type: biddingDocuments

Entry 3

Id: L-2
Url: https://procurement.gwr.com/tenders ↗
Document Type: technicalSpecifications

Entry 4

Id: 053198-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053198-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 2 Sept 2025, 14:29

Entry 5

Id: 053307-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053307-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 2 Sept 2025, 16:47

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-COH-05113733
Name: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKK14
Country: GB
Locality: Wiltshire
Postal Code: SN1 1HL
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Milford House 1 Milford Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: privateUtility
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Private utility

Identifier

Id: 05113733
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Name: Procurement
Email: procurement@gwr.com

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: PXVG-2764-GZCQ
Scheme: GB-PPON

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-10289772
Name: UNIVERSAL SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP (USSG) LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKD35
Country: GB
Locality: STOCKPORT
Postal Code: SK5 7BB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Unit 17, Hurstfield Industrial estate, Hurst Street

Details

Url: http://www.ussgl.co.uk ↗
Vcse: No
Scale: sme
Sheltered Workshop: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No

Identifier

Id: 10289772
Scheme: GB-COH

Contact

Email: info@ussgl.co.uk

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Id: PDVW-1575-RPBM
Scheme: GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Date: 8 Dec 2025, 00:00
Status: pending
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Main Procurement Category: services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 9 Dec 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 79710000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Security services

Value

Amount: 500,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 600,000

Renewal

Description: An optional extension of 2 years (1+1)

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 081268-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081268-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: awardNotice
Published: 9 Dec 2025, 23:09

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-10289772
Name: UNIVERSAL SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP (USSG) LTD

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Status: scheduled
Due: 6 Jan 2026, 23:59

Related lots

Contract period

Ends: 14 Jan 2028, 23:59
Starts: 15 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date: 14 Jan 2030, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends: 18 Dec 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Wiltshire · UKK14 · SN1 1HL · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-059249-2025-12-09T23:09:44ZTender notice on Find a Tender · 9 Dec 2025, 23:09