Official UK procurement notice
Security Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Tendring District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Essex County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of the procurement is to provide security services for the whole of the council including providing staff at council meetings, events, asset monitoring, evictions and locking and unlocking of buildings. Service must cover all times of the day including weekends and bank holidays.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£180,000
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 sub-criteria (7)
- Operational Deployment & Incident Response: 7%
- Staff Competency, Accreditation & Training: 7%
- Technology, Monitoring & Evidence Management: 7%
- Continuity Planning & Resource Resilience: 7%
- Site Risk Assessment & Mobilisation Approach: 7%
- Cost: 60%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
- Cost
- Operational Deployment & Incident Response
- Staff Competency, Accreditation & Training
- Technology, Monitoring & Evidence Management
- Continuity Planning & Resource Resilience
- Site Risk Assessment & Mobilisation Approach
- Social Value
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2028
- First published
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 09:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
EPP0177- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077934- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0661fdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Authority is using the eProcurement portal Open and the URL is www.open-uk.org/login ↗
The project has reference OPEN2026672 or search on EPP0177
All submissions are through the portal.
Timeline
4 Mar 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published236 days ago4 Mar 2026, 12:54 GMT
- Market engagement227 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
All engagement documentation can be found in the link provided. All responses must be through the Pro-Contract portal.
Important: Tender and Contract Management System Replacement
Our current tender portal is being replaced with a new system called Open.
The new system will be used for a small number of new tenders from early March 2026, with all new procurement opportunities being run through Open by the end of April 2026.
- Tender notice published70 days ago17 Aug 2026, 09:06 BST
- Clarification questions by52 days ago4 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline41 days ago15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by6 days ago20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 68 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Mar 2026, 12:54 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Aug 2026, 09:06 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £180,00017 Aug 2026, 09:06 BST
- Status changed to active17 Aug 2026, 09:06 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Aug 2026, 09:06 BST
- Deadline published: 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST17 Aug 2026, 09:06 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Essex County CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcuring on behalf of
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender