Security services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 79710000·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.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 183 lots from 142 competitions run by 122 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 104 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5.5) and 79 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 378 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 88 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 28 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| ID 6603223 - NIO - Patrick Finucane Inquiry - Provision of Security and Stewarding Services for Bradford Court Hearing Venue | Northern Ireland Office | 23 Nov 2026 | 28d | £1,200,000 |
| Walton Community Council Community Asset Security | Walton Community Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 25d | — |
| Secure Collection and Banking of Funds Received | Liverpool City Council | 18 Nov 2026 | 23d | £300,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
79710000 Security services812 notices · 68%79713000 Guard services163 notices · 14%79711000 Alarm-monitoring services132 notices · 11%79715000 Patrol services77 notices · 6%79714000 Surveillance services61 notices · 5%79716000 Identification badge release services11 notices · 1%79714100 Tracing system services9 notices · 1%79714110 Absconder-tracing services4 notices · <1%- 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
- Miscellaneous business-related services 388 · 12m
- Business and management consultancy and related services 340 · 12m
- Accounting and auditing services 340 · 12m
- Legal services 310 · 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 authorities38%(443 notices)
443 of 1,153 notices are Local authorities (38%).Central government27%(310 notices)
310 of 1,153 notices are Central government (27%).Other public bodies14%(160 notices)
160 of 1,153 notices are Other public bodies (14%).Education & universities9%(109 notices)
109 of 1,153 notices are Education & universities (9%).Housing associations2%(28 notices)
28 of 1,153 notices are Housing associations (2%).Not classified9%(103 notices)
103 of 1,153 notices are Not classified (9%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Central government | 121 | 25 | 1 |
| British Council | Local authorities | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Local authorities | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council | Local authorities | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Durham County Council | Local authorities | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Peabody Trust Ltd | Other public bodies | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Department for Work & Pensions | Central government | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| London Borough of Hillingdon | Local authorities | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| North Northamptonshire Council | Local authorities | 9 | 8 | 0 |
579 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 822 of 1,197 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 | 4 | 47% | 35% | |
| South East England | 13 | 55% | 39% | |
| North West England | 15 | 57% | 32% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 16 | 55% | 27% | |
| East of England | 11 | 48% | 30% | |
| East Midlands | 7 | 53% | 36% | |
| West Midlands | 16 | 63% | 25% | |
| South West England | 7 | 64% | 19% | |
| North East England | 7 | 58% | 13% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 9 | 64% | 53% | |
| Scotland | 5 | 62% | 75% | |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 43% | 86% |
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.
Contract91%(1,093 notices)
1,093 of 1,197 notices are Contract (91%).Framework8%(98 notices)
98 of 1,197 notices are Framework (8%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(6 notices)
6 of 1,197 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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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.
Open49%(586 notices)
586 of 1,197 notices are Open (49%).Route not published17%(199 notices)
199 of 1,197 notices are Route not published (17%).Selective14%(164 notices)
164 of 1,197 notices are Selective (14%).Direct award12%(144 notices)
144 of 1,197 notices are Direct award (12%).Limited / restricted9%(104 notices)
104 of 1,197 notices are Limited / restricted (9%).
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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 threshold79%(230 notices)
230 of 291 notices are Above threshold (79%).Below threshold21%(61 notices)
61 of 291 notices are Below threshold (21%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (602) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid16%(29)
29 of 183 lots fall in 1 bid (16%).2–317%(32)
32 of 183 lots fall in 2–3 (17%).4–621%(38)
38 of 183 lots fall in 4–6 (21%).7 or more46%(84)
84 of 183 lots fall in 7 or more (46%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 183 lots from 142 competitions run by 122 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 104 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5.5) and 79 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
350 of 567 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 35 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
986 SME bids out of 1,460, on 156 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
155 of 277 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 120 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
21 of 602 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 44 lots from 22 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
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 · 954 awards to 495 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 10% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Chase Services Group Ltd | 19 | 21 | 9 | 18 |
| Ssg Support Services Group Ltd | 18 | 23 | 3 | 18 |
| Profile Security Services Ltd | 11 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Secure FM Ltd | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| G4S secure Solutions (UK) Ltd | 9 | 15 | 1 | 9 |
| MPD FM Limited | 9 | 12 | 4 | 9 |
| 1st Reaction Security Ltd | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| OCS Group UK Limited | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
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 · 513 of 1,197 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in security services
28 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
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 7971. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 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.