FEW1513 - Haymarket and St Margarets bus station Security Services

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£25,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Showsec international ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The bus stations cannot operate without an appropriate level of on-site security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment 79710000 Security services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: 14 May 2025, 10:55 BST
Last source update: 14 May 2025, 10:55 BST
Authority reference: FEW1513
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-021139
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0512c6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: This is an extension to an existing service which has become necessary whilst a procurement exercise concludes. This extension will allow for the bus stations to operate

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025

Transparency notice published
14 May 2025, 10:55 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
23 May 2025, 00:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £25,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Showsec international ltdHaymarket and St Margarets bus station Security Services23 May 2025 – 29 Oct 2025	£25,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall (4th Floor), 115 Charles Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Showsec International limitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYZQ-7756-JBBJ Regent house, 16 West Walk, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 7NAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender14 May 2025, 10:55 BST