Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Security & Stewarding Services
Authority: Kingston Upon Hull City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHull City Council (the Authority) is seeking tenders from suitable and qualified bidders for the provision of security and stewarding services to the Authority and its associated organisations. The Authority has a corporate wide requirement to provide security services to support and protect its assets, workforce, tenants and public. The procurement will be a competitive flexible procedure consisting of two stages. The procurement will be split into two lots. Lot 1 - Security and Steward for Events and Lot 2 - Security for Property and Buildings. Total estimated annual contract value for Lot 1 is £350,000.00. Total estimated annual contract value for Lot 2 is £450,000.00. Estimated contract(s) start date January 2027. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract. Further information is contained within the tender documentation. Please ensure all tender submission documents are completed as detailed. Incomplete bids will be eliminated from further process.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement will be a competitive flexible procedure consisting of two stages. Stage 1 commences with the issuing of a Tender Notice and includes a procurement specific questionnaire (PSQ) which all Suppliers are required to complete and return in accordance with the Procurement Timetable. Tenderers must achieve a minimum score of 3 for each scored question. Failure to achieve the minimum score of 3 in any scored question within the PSQ may result in the Tender being excluded from further consideration. Only Tenderers that successfully pass all Pass/Fail questions with in the PSQ will progress to the evaluation of the scored questions. Scored questions will be evaluated using the scoring matrix included in the PSQ. Stage 1 will complete with Suppliers being notified in writing of whether or not they have been successfully shortlisted to participate in Stage 2. Suppliers not invited to Stage 2 will be provided with a written explanation of the reasons why they have not been shortlisted to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting Suppliers that have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 to submit their final tenders.
CPV: Public security services · Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£800,000
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 (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- 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 £532,847 (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 Kingston Upon Hull City Council buys Security services (CPV 7971), and who usually turns up
Kingston Upon Hull City Council’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 Yorkshire and the Humber.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in 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 101 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 bid80% / 25%
2–320% / 15%
4–60% / 0%
7+0% / 60%
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 estimate20% / 46%
Within ±2%80% / 38%
Above estimate0% / 15%
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 7524Published estimate£800k
This lot is listed as CPV 7524. The table above uses the notice category.
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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 bid39%
2–310%
4–611%
7+39%
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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 11 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%£800k
Estimate£800k
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 |
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| Prestige Support LimitedEarlier contract | Provision of Security and Steward Servicesnotice published Jan 2024 | — | £975k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Shield Security Services (Yorkshire) LimitedEarlier contract | Provision of Security and Steward Servicesnotice published Jan 2024 | — | £225k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| ST. JOHN AMBULANCEWorked for this buyer | Supply of Events Equipment and Servicesnotice published Jan 2024 | Lot 5 - First Aid Provision | — | Similar wording and category |
| EMIK LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Hire of Event Infrastructure, Marquees & Equipment Service Solutionsruns to Dec 2029 | — | £840k | Similar wording and category |
| Emik Ltd t/as All OccasionsWorked for this buyer | Supply of Events Equipment and Servicesnotice published Jan 2024 | Lot 2 - Tables, Chairs and Marquees | — | 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 |
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| £740k6 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £200k 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=1 | |
| £975k1 award in 36m · last 34 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £195k2 awards in 36m · last 28 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=1 | |
| £4.9m4 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £831k 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. | 3% below n=5 | |
| £2.0m7 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 4 live · £819k 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. | 9% above n=2 |
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.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
80% title match.
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.
80% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (80% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Provision of Security and Steward Services — held by Prestige Support Limited and Shield Security Services (Yorkshire) Limited; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2026, 13:01 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 12:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
JP2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090070- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a115Find a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement will be a competitive flexible procedure consisting of two stages. Stage 1 commences with the issuing of a Tender Notice and includes a procurement specific questionnaire (PSQ) which all Suppliers are required to complete and return in accordance with the Procurement Timetable. Tenderers must achieve a minimum score of 3 for each scored question. Failure to achieve the minimum score of 3 in any scored question within the PSQ may result in the Tender being excluded from further consideration. Only Tenderers that successfully pass all Pass/Fail questions with in the PSQ will progress to the evaluation of the scored questions. Scored questions will be evaluated using the scoring matrix included in the PSQ. Stage 1 will complete with Suppliers being notified in writing of whether or not they have been successfully shortlisted to participate in Stage 2. Suppliers not invited to Stage 2 will be provided with a written explanation of the reasons why they have not been shortlisted to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting Suppliers that have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 1 to submit their final tenders.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via EU-Supply (CTM)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2026 → 28 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published158 days ago22 May 2026, 13:01 BST
- Market engagement129 days ago19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published34 days ago23 Sept 2026, 12:02 BST
- Next notice expected26 days ago30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 36 days3 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 42 days9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 63 days29 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 92 days28 Jan 2027
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 May 2026, 13:01 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Sept 2026, 12:02 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £800,00023 Sept 2026, 12:02 BSTwas £2,400,000
- Status changed to active23 Sept 2026, 12:02 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Sept 2026, 12:02 BST
- Deadline published: 9 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT23 Sept 2026, 12:02 BST
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender