Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Security Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNational Highways requires Specialist Security Services (SSS) primarily for the Lower Thames Crossing Programme and potentially for other National Highways projects.
The Lower Thames Crossing is part of the biggest investment in the UK roads for a generation. It consists of a proposed new All Purpose Trunk Road connecting the A2/M2 in Kent, crossing under the Thames through a twin-bored tunnel before joining the M25 south of Junction 29.
The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Programme requires a Specialist Security Services provider to provide specialist security services comprising 3 key functions:
- Provide legally, ethically and proportionally obtained information of potential threats to the project
- Provide mobile patrolling of clients land and properties
- Where required, on instructions of the client, legally safely and effectively mitigate trespasser actions and or remove, trespassers from the client's land and property
How the lots are structured across the Contracting Authority projects and specific requirements will be decided after feedback from the proposed supplier event.
CPV: Guard services · Investigation and security services · Investigation services · Security services · Surveillance services · Tracing system services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Programme requires a Specialist Security Services…Planned
The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Programme requires a Specialist Security Services provider to provide specialist security services comprising 3 key functions:
- Provide legally, ethically and proportionally obtained information of potential threats to the project
- Provide mobile patrolling of clients land and properties
- Where required, on instructions of the client, legally safely and effectively mitigate trespasser actions and or remove, trespassers from the client's land and property Additional information: A virtual supplier event will be held on Wednesday 6th October 2021. Interested suppliers are requested to contact LTCProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk by no later than 17:00 on Monday 4 October to confirm interest in this opportunity and event attendance.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) does not constitute any commitment by National Highways to undertake any public procurement exercise.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023755- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e43eFind a Tender
Publisher note: A supplier event is being held on 6 October 2021. This will be an online Microsoft Teams call and will provide greater clarity on this/these potential opportunity(ies). If you are interested in registering for this event please email: LTCProcurement@highwaysengland.co.uk by no later than 17:00 on Monday 4 October. We will then contact you with further details on how to register. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) does not constitute any commitment by National Highways to undertake any public procurement exercise. Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this PIN. Nor shall a response to this PIN guarantee an invitation to participate in any future procurement process that National Highways may conduct. This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders. National Highways is not bound to accept any proposals offered. National Highways is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party responding to this PIN or any party who may participate in any future procurement process. In the event that National Highways decides to proceed with any procurement, it is currently assumed that such procurement will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 unless any legal requirement requires a different procedure to be adopted.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Sept 2021 → 22 Nov 2021 · 2 dates- Notice published23 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Tender notice expected22 Nov 2021
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
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.