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WNC Security Services - Core Guarding

West Northamptonshire Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 17:31.

Opportunity overview

This award was made under Direct Award, Transparency Notice reference ocds-h6vhtk-06e17f, publication date was 11 08 2026. The Direct award justification is under extreme and unavoidable urgency and is therefore being made pursuant to section 41 and paragraph 13 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 and therefore the mandatory standstill period was not applied and the actual services commenced on 11 08 2026 and end on 10 08 2027 (12 month contract term). West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) requires the provision of professional Manned Guarding Services across its estate. Services will be delivered at a range of Council-owned and managed premises, including high-profile, public-facing locations. The effective delivery of these services is critical to maintaining the security of Council premises and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Council employees, contractors, service users, visitors, vulnerable individuals, children, and members of the public. WNC require a reliable, customer-focused and professional security service, operating across a variety of sites with shift patterns ranging up to 12 hours and covering requirements of up to 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. They shall demonstrate robust recruitment, screening and vetting procedures and ensure that all security personnel, hold the appropriate current Security Industry Authority (SIA) licences and accreditations relevant to their role and are subject to enhanced recruitment checks, including DBS checks where required. • The Service Provider shall ensure ongoing training and professional development for all personnel assigned to the Contract. • The Service Provider shall maintain a pool of appropriately trained and authorised relief staff capable of covering planned and unplanned absence. • The Service Provider must provide assurance that service continuity, security standards and contractual obligations will be maintained at all times.

Awarded to

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1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£1m
Awarded
10 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLCD-7163-QGYY
Location
Kettering Northamptonshire, UKF25, NN16 8PS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06e17f
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Council determined that continuation of the existing contractual arrangements was no longer appropriate.The resulting requirement to secure replacement security services at short notice has created a situation of extreme and unavoidable urgency.The need to secure immediate replacement security provision was not reasonably foreseeable and has arisen from the occurrence of recent service incidents rather than any act or omission of the Council. The Council must ensure that appropriate security arrangements are in place immediately upon termination of the existing contract in order to avoid any gap in service provision which would create unacceptable risk of interruption to service. Any interruption to security provision would create unacceptable risks to public safety, the security of Council employees, members of the public, Council property and other assets. West Northamptonshire Council requires the uninterrupted provision of security guarding services across a number of operational, public-facing and critical Council sites. The Council therefore considers it strictly necessary to implement replacement arrangements without delay in order to ensure continuity of security services and maintain appropriate security coverage across its estate. The direct award is considered strictly necessary for a 12-month term to ensure continuity of critical services, allow for sufficient time for mobilisation, operational stabilisation, implementation of the replacement arrangements and completion of a longer-term compliant competitive procurement exercise. The Council has considered a shorter contract duration but concluded that a shorter period would create a significant risk of procurement activity needing to commence before service delivery has stabilised following transition from the incumbent provider. The contract does not include extension options and is intended solely as an interim arrangement pending implementation of a longer-term procurement solution. The Council does not have sufficient time to undertake a competitive procurement process, including an accelerated competitive procedure available for urgent competitive procedures under section 54(3)-(4) of the Procurement Act 2023, before replacement arrangements are required. A direct award is therefore being made pursuant to section 41 and paragraph 13 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that it is strictly necessary on the grounds of extreme and unavoidable urgency. 1st Reaction has been identified as a supplier capable of mobilising within the required timescales and maintaining continuity of service. Currently they are delivering services to the Council Lot 4 - out of hours, monitoring and maintenance provision. The supplier possesses the operational capability, local knowledge, infrastructure and resources required to mobilise and deliver the services from commencement of the contract with minimal disruption to service delivery.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Northamptonshire Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGDV-8944-CMBP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGDV-8944-CMBP

Address

Street Address
Angel Street
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN1 1ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF24

Contact

Name
Louise Gatehouse

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PLCD-7163-QGYY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLCD-7163-QGYY

Address

Street Address
Unit 4 Linnell Way Telford Way Industrial Estate
Locality
Kettering Northamptonshire
Postal Code
NN16 8PS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79713000
Description
Guard services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLCD-7163-QGYY
Name
1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
24 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract value is below £5m. The KPI's and will be measured outside of the contract arrangement and via reports from the provider as stated in the contract agreement, e.g. Guard Attendance etc. will be approved monthly via sites.

Period

Starts
24 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
10 Aug 2027, 23:59

Options

Description
Additional unknown hours for late building use, for meetings and training, and Maintenance.

Value

Including VAT
1,240,212.9
Amount
1,033,510.75
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
090714-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Sept 2026, 16:15
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Northampton · UKF24 · NN1 1ED · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 076292-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 086814-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 090714-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·