Official UK procurement notice
Contract for security services
Authority: Poole Harbour Commissioners (Public body)·On behalf of: ASHFORDS LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPoole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) is seeking to award a Services Contract for security services at Poole Harbour and the Port of Poole. The services will include (without limitation) the provision of security guards at the main gate and passenger terminal, operation of the weighbridge, operation of CCTV equipment, patrols, searches and responding to security incidents.
CPV: Guard services · Patrol services · Surveillance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£4,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
Interested parties should contact phctenders@ashfords.co.uk to obtain an Expression of Interest Form. Once potential bidders have completed and returned the Expression of Interest Form they will be given access to a data room where they will be able to download tender documents and to receive communications via email in regards to this procurement, including communications notifying them when Poole Harbour Commissioners uploads any responses to clarifications and additional documents to the Data Room.
Further details of Poole Harbour Commissioner's requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender Document.
Contact: phctenders@ashfords.co.uk
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Interested parties should contact phctenders@ashfords.co.uk to obtain an Expression of Interest Form. Once potential bidders have completed and returned the Expression of Interest Form they will be given access to a data room where they will be able to download tender documents and to receive communications via email in regards to this procurement, including communications notifying them when Poole Harbour Commissioners uploads any responses to clarifications and additional documents to the Data Room.
Further details of Poole Harbour Commissioner's requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender Document.
Contact: phctenders@ashfords.co.uk
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regimeUtilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 15:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 13:10 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073626- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders should be emailed to phctenders@ashfords.co.uk by the Tender submission deadline.
Suppliers should be aware that the size limit for emails is 50MB. Any email containing a tender which exceeds 50MB will not be received.
Please do not send tenders to www.phc.co.uk ↗.
Timeline
13 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published347 days ago13 Nov 2025, 15:16 GMT
- Clarification questions by325 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline318 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by311 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent264 days ago5 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published263 days ago5 Feb 2026, 13:10 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 15:16 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Feb 2026, 13:10 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Feb 2026, 13:10 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| K9 SECURITY (GUARDING) LIMITED1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 | £4,500,000 inc. VAT | 29 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- ASHFORDS LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityHandling enquiries
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- K9 SECURITY (GUARDING) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender