AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales has awarded and signed a contract to GLOBAL MSC SECURITY LTD for an independent review of public-space CCTV provision across the South Wales police area.
Published outcomeThe active contract is for a six-month review, running from 26 October 2026 to 25 April 2027. The published contract value is £26,460 excluding VAT (£31,752 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold open competition for specialist CCTV, research and evaluation consultancy. The review is intended to inform future delivery arrangements beyond May 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GLOBAL MSC SECURITY LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £26,460 excluding VAT; £31,752 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract
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Verified supplier identity is GLOBAL MSC SECURITY LTD (company number 04927308). Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1; contract 1 linked to award 1 states £26,460 net and £31,752 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence11 August 2026
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Release history records Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-08-11.
Competition deadline
99% confidence28 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-28T12:00:00+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status active.
Contract signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-08.
Contract active period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 25 April 2027
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Contract 1 status is active and its period records these start and end dates.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract document and release history record publication on 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£26,460
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Contract 1 value.amount is 26460 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£31,752
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 31752 GBP.
Notice-level maximum value
90% confidence£50,000
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Process value_max is 50000 GBP; no value basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender publication
99% confidence11 August 2026
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Release history.
Submission deadline
99% confidence28 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline.
Contract signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence25 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIndependent review of public-space CCTV provision
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Tender title and description.
Purpose
98% confidenceAssess current provision and make recommendations on effective, sustainable and fit-for-purpose CCTV capability supporting crime prevention, public safety and policing and partnership objectives.
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Tender description.
Geographic coverage
99% confidenceThe seven local authority areas of Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea and Vale of Glamorgan.
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Tender description.
Classification
99% confidenceSurveillance and security systems and devices; research consultancy services; evaluation consultancy services.
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Award item CPV classifications 35120000, 73210000 and 79419000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition below threshold
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - open competition'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process and award main procurement category are services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Term
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 25 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.
Signed date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market opportunity type
94% confidenceShort-duration specialist advisory and evaluation assignment rather than a published CCTV equipment deployment contract.
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The scope is an independent review and the CPVs include research and evaluation consultancy; the contract period is six months.
Value comparison
95% confidenceThe signed contract's £26,460 net value is below the published notice-level maximum of £50,000.
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Contract 1 records £26,460 excluding VAT; process value_max is £50,000.
Future market relevance
95% confidenceRecommendations may shape future CCTV delivery arrangements, but no future procurement, budget or supplier requirement is published.
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Tender description refers to a blueprint beyond May 2028; no later procurement details are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract evidence quality
98% confidenceStrong
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The contract record explicitly provides active status, signed date, term and net/gross values, linked to award 1.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed a company-number match to company number 04927308 and verified name GLOBAL MSC SECURITY LTD.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, award scoring, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is present in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot record provides only ID 1 and complete status; the contract value is linked to award 1/lot 1.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide bidder numbers, unsuccessful suppliers, tender scores, evaluation rationale or a pricing breakdown.
- No published extension, renewal option, replacement procurement date or future budget is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately stated value.
- The process-level maximum value of £50,000 has no supplied value basis; it should not be treated as the signed contract value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GLOBAL MSC SECURITY LTDSouth Wales CCTV reviewPolice and Crime Commissioner for South Walespublic space CCTVsecurity consultancyevaluation consultancy
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the South Wales public-space CCTV review contract?
GLOBAL MSC SECURITY LTD, verified against company number 04927308, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £26,460 excluding VAT and £31,752 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The active contract runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 April 2027 and was signed on 8 October 2026.
What does the contract cover?
It covers an independent assessment of public-space CCTV provision across seven South Wales local authority areas, with recommendations for future arrangements.
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