Official UK procurement notice
BU1012024 Security Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBangor University wishes to employ a security Contractor, who can assist the University in delivering a safe and welcoming environment for its customers and to supplement the existing internal security team.
The requirement is in two parts,
- a daily, SIA licensed security presence in the University Arts Centre (Pontio)
- security staff for ad-hoc additional SIA licensed Security for events, which may include traffic management, static guarding, stewarding, door supervisor roles and similar as outlined below.
The period of this contract will be for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods. The contract will be subject to bimonthly review.
- No preliminary market engagement: Stakeholder deemed not necessary as contract requires Welsh Speaking staff so will be limited in appeal.
CPV: Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£325,000
- Economic & financial standing
Turnover of approx £100k per annum. Acid test ration 1:1 or greater. Insurances of £5m employer and £5m public liablity for each and every claim not in the aggregate
- Technical & professional ability
Refercences will be requested from winning bidder as well as SIA certification.
SIA Accreditation and ability to provide Welsh speaking staff for Pontio duties and other events.
Bidders must supply staff who can converse fluently in both WELSH and ENGLISH
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: Questions given in the technical envelope in eTenderwales. (https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml)
- Commercial: Pricing schedule must be completed by all bidders. The pricing spreadsheet is held in the commercial envelope in eTenderwales (https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml) it must be downloaded, completed in full and uploaded for bids to be considered.
- Economic & financial standing
Turnover of approx £100k per annum. Acid test ration 1:1 or greater. Insurances of £5m employer and £5m public liablity for each and every claim not in the aggregate
- Technical & professional ability
Refercences will be requested from winning bidder as well as SIA certification.
SIA Accreditation and ability to provide Welsh speaking staff for Pontio duties and other events.
Bidders must supply staff who can converse fluently in both WELSH and ENGLISH
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £216,469 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University buys Security services (CPV 7971), and who usually turns up
Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Security services (CPV 7971) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Wales (Cymru).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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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.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 36 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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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 bid11% / 0%
2–337% / 7%
4–633% / 14%
7+19% / 79%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate15% / 63%
Within ±2%69% / 13%
Above estimate15% / 25%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7971Published estimate£325k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid4%
2–38%
4–610%
7+78%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 9 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£308k–£325k
Estimate£325k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowe U.K. LLPWorked for this buyer | Pension Scheme External Auditnotice published Nov 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £28m28 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 12 live · £6.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=18 | |
OCS Group UK LimitedLarge | £357m37 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 16 live · £371m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 8% below n=16 |
| £130m20 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 16 live · £54m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=15 | |
| £2.9m9 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £123k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 20% above n=3 | |
| £15m15 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 2 live · £11m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 |
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.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- 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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Sept 2026, 09:09 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
BU1012024- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087570- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Risks
The volume of business for the adhoc element of the services required cannot be guaranteed
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Sell2Wales- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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ITT ref number 120886
Timeline
16 Sept 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published40 days ago16 Sept 2026, 09:09 BST
- Clarification questions by3 days ago23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published16h ago26 Oct 2026, 12:13 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 15 days11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 17 days13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 68 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2026- Tender notice published16 Sept 2026, 09:09 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Oct 2026, 12:13 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT26 Oct 2026, 12:13 GMT+12 days · was 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Extension to tender return deadline from Friday October 30th 2026 to Wednesday 11th November. Extension due to high number of late clarification questions received, time required to respond, and time required to share this with potential bidders.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender