793 - Managed Security Services

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK1)

Awarded value£5,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to OCS Group UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University invited tenders to provide managed security services across all its campuses in Gloucestershire. The contract will start on 1 August 2026 and will be for an initial term of 3 years, extendable on an annual basis up to 5 years.

CPV: Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of Managed Security Services across all University of Gloucestershire campusesAwarded

Delivery: South West

Extensions: The contract will start on 1 August 2026 and will be for an initial term of 3 years, extendable on an annual basis up to 5 years.

79710000 Security services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 May 2026, 17:49 BST
Last source update: 6 May 2026, 17:49 BST
Authority reference: UOG/25/793/FAC
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-041631
Classification (CPV): Security services
Delivery area: South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0692ab Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Invitation to Tender was issued as a Further Competition under NOE CPC Framework reference: NOE.0571 Lot 2: Managed Security Services. Contract Notice Ref: 2023/S 000-004718.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £5,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 63 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 6 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
OCS Group UK Limited	£5,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

793 - Managed Security Services · OCS Group UK Limited
Signed
6 May 2026
Value
£5,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 06023243 Fullwood House, Park campus, The Park, Cheltenham, South West, GL502RHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice, Technology and Construction CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

OCS Group UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03056469 Ipswich, East of England

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.