Investigation and security services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 79700000·Services · class·in Business Services & Consultancy
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
Newest open tenders
1 of 2 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKRI-6157 - Employee Screening Service | UK Research and Innovation | 9 Nov 2026 | 14d | £1,400,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
79700000 Investigation and security services33 notices · 83%- Business and management consultancy services 1,062 · 12m
- Advertising and marketing services 570 · 12m
- Recruitment services 551 · 12m
- Market research services 479 · 12m
- Subscription services 421 · 12m
- Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services 407 · 12m
- Security services 389 · 12m
- Miscellaneous business-related services 388 · 12m
- Business and management consultancy and related services 340 · 12m
- Accounting and auditing services 340 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities41%(16 notices)
16 of 39 notices are Local authorities (41%).Central government26%(10 notices)
10 of 39 notices are Central government (26%).Other public bodies13%(5 notices)
5 of 39 notices are Other public bodies (13%).Police, fire & emergency8%(3 notices)
3 of 39 notices are Police, fire & emergency (8%).Housing associations3%(1 notices)
1 of 39 notices are Housing associations (3%).Not classified10%(4 notices)
4 of 39 notices are Not classified (10%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| London Borough of Ealing | Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| London Borough of Barnet | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited | Other public bodies | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Peterborough City Council | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| The Arts Council of England | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Space Agency | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ABELLIO EAST ANGLIA LIMITED | not classified | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arts Council of England | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
32 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 25 of 40 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract85%(34 notices)
34 of 40 notices are Contract (85%).Framework15%(6 notices)
6 of 40 notices are Framework (15%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open45%(18 notices)
18 of 40 notices are Open (45%).Route not published23%(9 notices)
9 of 40 notices are Route not published (23%).Selective18%(7 notices)
7 of 40 notices are Selective (18%).Direct award15%(6 notices)
6 of 40 notices are Direct award (15%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold80%(4 notices)
4 of 5 notices are Above threshold (80%).Below threshold20%(1 notices)
1 of 5 notices are Below threshold (20%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 19 awards to 17 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Apcoa Parking (UK) Limited | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cellebrite | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Businesswatch Guarding Services Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Critec Group Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Electronic and Security Services Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Essex County Council | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GW Consulting (UK) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 13 of 40 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in investigation and security services
2 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| UKRI-6157 - Employee Screening Service | UK Research and Innovation | 9 Nov 2026 | 14d | £1,400,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 7970. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 9 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.