AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Lancaster City Council awarded a below-threshold, limited-competition security services requirement for weekend coverage at Lancaster Bus Station to Castlegate Security Services LTD. The published contract record states that it was signed on 9 March 2026, runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, and is valued at £50,215.95 excluding VAT (£60,259.14 including VAT).
Published outcomeOne active award (award ID 1) is linked to one active contract and supplier, Castlegate Security Services LTD, for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a small, local public-security-services contract with a two-year stated term. The notice does not publish bid, evaluation, pricing-rate or lot-value detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Castlegate Security Services LTD
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £50,215.95 excluding VAT; £60,259.14 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award ID 1 names Castlegate Security Services LTD as its supplier and is linked to contract ID 1. The contract value is published once for that contract, which is linked only to award ID 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is "complete" and lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ID 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract ID 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 9 March 2026
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Contract ID 1 records dateSigned as 2026-03-09.
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The Contract details notice was published at 2026-10-15T14:43:01+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£50,215.95
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Contract ID 1 value.amount is 50215.95 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£60,259.14
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Contract ID 1 value.amountGross is 60259.14 GBP.
Lot value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 March 2026
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Contract ID 1 dateSigned is 2026-03-09.
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract ID 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2028
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Contract ID 1 period.endDate is 2028-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The linked UK7 Contract details notice has datePublished 2026-10-15T14:43:01+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWeekend security for Lancaster Bus Station
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The procurement description states: "Security for Lancaster Bus Station across the weekend".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award ID 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence75241000 — Public security services
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The award item lists CPV 75241000 with description "Public security services".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 and award ID 1 is related to lot 1.
Lot title and detailed specification
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract ID 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tender responses, award criteria, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidenceBus station Security
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Contract ID 1 title is "Bus station Security ".
Stated term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028
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The published contract period runs from 2026-09-01 to 2028-08-31.
Extensions, options and renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal provision is included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
98% confidence£50,215.95 excluding VAT over the stated two-year term
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The contract value excluding VAT is £50,215.95 and the published period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028.
Market access route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The notice identifies the procedure as "Below threshold - limited competition".
Published outcome
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award for the sole published lot
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One award names one supplier and relates to lot 1; the tender data contains only lot 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity basis
99% confidenceSource-supplied supplier name; no Companies House verification was supplied or claimed
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The supplier verification status is "not_applicable" and no verified company name or number is provided.
Competition and evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, competitor identities, criteria, scores, rationale or price breakdown is supplied.
Lot-level pricing
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Lot 1 has no published value; the contract-level value is linked to the sole award but is not separately reported as a lot value.
Scope detail
99% confidenceLimited published detail
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The description identifies weekend bus-station security, but no lot description or service specification is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description and an explicit lot-level value.
- No Companies House-verified legal supplier name or company number was supplied; Castlegate Security Services LTD is reported using the source-supplied supplier identity.
- No published extension, option or renewal terms are supplied; the renewal horizon is only an estimate derived from the contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Lancaster Bus Station SecurityLancaster City CouncilCastlegate Security Services LTDpublic security servicessecurity contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Lancaster Bus Station Security contract?
Castlegate Security Services LTD is named as the supplier for active award ID 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £50,215.95 excluding VAT and £60,259.14 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The contract record states it was signed on 9 March 2026.
What procurement procedure was used?
The notice states below-threshold limited competition.
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