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Published 14 May 2025, 15:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Market Sounding - Supply of Security Services to Leeds City Council

Official notice

Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£3,290,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract will be divided into 5 lots as follows:

Lot 1 - Supply of Security Guarding to Council Estates and Premises

Lot 2 - Supply of Security Guarding to Council Markets

Lot 3 - Supply of Security Guarding to Council Events

Lot 4 - Supply of Security Guarding to Housing Related Support Commissioned Services arrangement.

Lot 5 - Emergency Short notice Security Guarding to Council Estates, Markets, Events or Commissioned Services

CPV: Security services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Market Sounding - Supply of Security Services to Leeds City Council” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 May 2025, 15:03 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2025, 13:59 BST
Authority reference
103193
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067498
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Security services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05135b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

14 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 May 2025, 15:03 BST
  2. Tender notice expected393 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published372 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 13:59 BST
  4. Market engagement358 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    103193 - Market Sounding - Supply of Security Services to Leeds City Council

    Documents to be found at yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp ↗ using the above reference number.

  5. Contract starts212 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    14 May 2025, 15:03 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Oct 2025, 13:59 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £3,290,000
    22 Oct 2025, 13:59 BST
    was £3,500,000

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leeds City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJYG-6658-PPMY Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 1URContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure