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Royal Armouries Museum · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Procurement Description The provision of requested security services for museum internal/external guarding at Royal Armouries Leeds & Fort Nelson (Portsmouth). Door Supervision at Fort Nelson, and call-out services for rapid mobile response to alarm activations and other out-of-hour emergency response at Fort Nelson. Current Service Scope The service covers the following but not limited to: • Static guarding at designated internal and external locations, including entrances, galleries, public areas, back-of-house areas and perimeter points. • Patrolling services including routine and ad hoc patrols of buildings, external grounds, car parks and other identified risk areas. • Access control for staff, visitors, contractors and deliveries, including monitoring entry and exit points and challenging unauthorised access. • Incident response including dealing with security incidents, disturbances, emergencies, suspicious activity, theft, vandalism and breaches of site rules. • Alarm response and out-of-hours call-out services at Fort Nelson, including rapid mobile response to alarm activations and emergency attendance when required. • Door supervision services at Fort Nelson where required for events or operational activity, delivered by appropriately licensed personnel. • Visitor and public interface duties, ensuring security staff act as ambassadors for the sites by providing directions, reassurance and professional assistance where appropriate. • Emergency support including evacuation assistance, fire alarm response, lockdown support, first response actions and liaison with emergency services. • Monitoring and reporting of incidents, patrols, defects, hazards and security concerns, with clear written records and timely escalation to the Authority’s nominated representatives. • Key holding and site security support where required, including securing and opening premises in accordance with agreed procedures. • Event and operational support for planned activities, exhibitions, high-footfall periods and other occasions requiring enhanced guarding presence. • Compliance and assurance including the provision of suitably trained and SIA-licensed personnel, supervision arrangements, uniformed presentation, and adherence to all relevant legislation, standards and site-specific policies, procedures and risk assessments. Estimated Contract Value (incl. VAT): £216,000 • Initial term: £130,000 • Optional extensions: £86,000

Classification

  • CPV79710000 — Security services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
RA-0215
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79710000
Description
Security services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The key purpose of this notice is to alert the market to the Tender and to flag the new social value criteria and outcomes that are being proposed for it, and thus to obtain feedback from suppliers. The social value outcomes that will form 10% of the quality evaluation criteria will consist of the following: 1.Fair work – Create and retain high quality jobs Suppliers will need to demonstrate that they are providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified 2.Fair work - Fair pay practices Suppliers will need to demonstrate that they provide payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce. Suppliers wishing to participate must email the Estates Team at Thomas.Griffin@armouries.org.uk to request the supplier questionnaire by 07 August 2026 at 12:00 and return it completed no later than 17 August 2026 at 17:00.
Due
17 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072955-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Aug 2026, 09:29
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Royal Armouries Museum
Id
GB-PPON-PCCZ-9656-MDZP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCCZ-9656-MDZP

Address

Street Address
Armouries Drive
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS10 1LT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Name
Procurement Department
Telephone
+441132201946

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS10 1LT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 072955-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·