AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Oxford City Council has signed a contract with AB SECURITY LTD for replacement of access-control systems across buildings managed by the Council. The contract began on 5 October 2026 and has an initial end date of 4 April 2028, with a stated option for a 12-month extension.
Published outcomeAB SECURITY LTD is the named supplier for lot 1 under an open procedure. The published contract value is £1,087,163.22 excluding VAT (£1,304,595.86 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a substantial access-control replacement programme covering a Council estate stated to include 651 buildings. The contract includes quarterly monitoring of project milestones, resident disruption and post-handover defects.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AB SECURITY LTD
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · 1087163.22 GBP · Active
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Contract 2 links to award 2 and names AB SECURITY LTD as supplier. The stated contract value is £1,087,163.22 excluding VAT; this is a contract-level value linked to the sole named supplier and lot.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 2 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 2 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 5 October 2026
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Contract 2 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-05.
Contract start
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-05.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,087,163.22
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Contract 2 value.amount is 1087163.22 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,304,595.86
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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 1304595.86 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract award notice release
94% confidence23 April 2026
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Release history records a Contract award notice released on 2026-04-23.
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 2 dateSigned is 2026-10-05.
Contract start
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-05.
Initial contract end
99% confidence4 April 2028
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Contract period endDate is 2028-04-04.
Maximum possible end
99% confidence4 April 2029
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Contract period maxExtentDate is 2029-04-04.
Latest contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Document 097535-2026 was published on 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement of door-entry and access-control systems
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The notice title is "Provision of Access Control System Replacements" and the description states that the access-control system needs replacing.
Estate scale
95% confidence651 buildings
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The description states that the Council manages 651 buildings using door-entry and access-control systems.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 2 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 50800000 — Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
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The award item lists CPV 50800000 with this description.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKJ14
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The award item specifies delivery in region UKJ14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists lot 1 only; award 2 and contract 2 are linked to lot 1.
International coverage
95% confidenceCovered by the GPA
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Tender coveredBy includes "GPA".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidenceFrom 5 October 2026 to 4 April 2028
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Contract period startDate and endDate are 2026-10-05 and 2028-04-04.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne optional extension period of 12 months
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Contract renewal description states: "Option to extend for one period of 12 months".
Maximum term
99% confidenceTo 4 April 2029 if the extension is exercised
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The contract maxExtentDate is 2029-04-04 and the stated extension option is 12 months.
Performance monitoring
99% confidenceQuarterly observations are specified for project milestones, resident-disruption complaints and post-handover defects.
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Contract agreedMetrics list these three measures, each with an observation period of three months.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Programme delivery focus
98% confidenceThe published metrics place emphasis on timely milestone completion, minimising installation-related tenant complaints and controlling defects in the first 30 days after handover.
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These are the three agreed contract metrics.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published gross contract value exceeds £1.3 million.
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Contract amountGross is £1,304,595.86.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-record duplication
90% confidenceTwo active award records are supplied for lot 1, but only award 2 is explicitly linked to the published signed contract and supplier in the detailed contract data.
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Award summaries list IDs 1 and 2 as active for lot 1; detailed OCDS award 2 is linked to contract 2 and names AB SECURITY LTD.
Lot detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: a title, description and separate value for lot 1.
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Lot 1 is listed without title, description or value.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, number of bids, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
Notice chronology
98% confidenceThe release history includes an award notice dated 23 April 2026, preceding the supplied contract signature date of 5 October 2026. The source does not explain this chronology.
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Release history gives 2026-04-23 for the award notice; contract 2 gives dateSigned 2026-10-05.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains two active award records for the same lot; only award 2 is explicitly connected to the detailed supplier and signed contract record.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- No tender deadline, bid count, competing supplier information, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale is supplied.
- The source chronology is unexplained: the listed contract award notice date of 23 April 2026 precedes the stated contract signature date of 5 October 2026.
- No pricing breakdown, implementation phasing or detailed technical specification is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oxford City CouncilAB SECURITY LTDaccess control system replacementsdoor entry systemspublic procurementaccess control contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Oxford City Council's access control replacement contract?
AB SECURITY LTD, verified under company number 11885537, is the named supplier linked to the signed contract.
What is the value of the access control replacement contract?
The published value is £1,087,163.22 excluding VAT and £1,304,595.86 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 5 October 2026 to 4 April 2028. Oxford City Council has an option to extend once for 12 months, to a maximum end date of 4 April 2029.
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