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Supported Hostels Security Services Contract

London Borough of Southwark · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 01:31.

Opportunity overview

Southwark Council is looking to procure a Security service to ensure building and occupant safety across 5 supported hostels in the borough: Manor Place, Jo Richards House, David Barker House, Northcott House and Keyworth Street Hostel. Support is given in a range of complex support needs from domestic violence, substance misuse, mental health and offending. The full scope of the services to be provided is set out in the Specification issued within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. However, the focus of the Service is on providing out-of-hours security cover at the supported hostels with Security staff primarily responsible for ensuring that the building and occupants are safe and secure. Hours of service are as follows: a. Monday to Friday 20:00 to 08:00 (Daily) b. Saturday & Sunday 08:00 - 08:00 (Monday) - Please note 24-hour cover at weekends c. Public Holidays 08:00 - 08:00 (the following working day) - Please note 24-hour cover A minimum of two officers to be deployed at each hostel at any one time. The Supplier shall be responsible for the provision of gender appropriate security staff to meet the supported hostels’ security requirements including at the female only hostel. The Contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years.

Classification

  • CPV79710000 — Security services

Lots

  • Lot 1£5.5m

Documents and notices

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
DN788550
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
2 Jun 2026, 12:00
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
This procurement exercise is being run as an open Invitation to Tender (ITT) under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) Competitive Flexible Procedure using a simple two stage process and the Authority will appoint a single (1) Supplier on the Contract for an initial three year period with the possibility of a further two one-year extensions, up to a maximum overall term of five years. The Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) (Stage 1) will be used to prequalify bidders and select a minimum of five companies to be invited to tender (Stage 2). Any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Here, the evaluation of tender response will be set as 50% price, 40% quality and 10% Social Value.

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
22 May 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends
29 Oct 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
4 Dec 2031, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
6,630,000
Amount
5,525,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
All award criteria are stated in the tender documents

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social Value
Description
Social Value assessment is split into 6% Qualitative and 4% Quantitative

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
5
Maximum Candidates
8

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
Criterion 3
Description
Please see section below regarding Award Criteria.
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
19 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
19 Jan 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
19 Jan 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Contract is for an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79710000
Description
Security services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
Via the council's e-procurement system. https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=7219aa88-4983-f011-813a-005056b64545 Interested providers will need to register with https://procontract.due-north.com/register to express an interest in this opportunity.
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 3
Id
043583-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 May 2026, 15:58
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
London Borough of Southwark
Id
GB-PPON-PXTW-7647-VDLV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXTW-7647-VDLV

Address

Street Address
Southwark Council
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 2QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Name
Wayne Haywood

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 2QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI44 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 030336-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 043583-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·