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Published 29 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

STH - Security Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £1.7m / year · £6,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2026
Next notice expected 1 Apr 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Nov 2029 · up to 1 Nov 2031 with extensions · starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Trust is looking to appoint a supplier to provide security support services across its estate.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2031, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£5,000,000
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Nov 2031 with extensionsValue: £5,000,000 exc. VAT · £6,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 x further 2 years
79710000 Security services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    See tender documents

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 45%
  • Commercial: 45%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
  • Social Value
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    See tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

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 Aug 2031
First published
29 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
Last source update
29 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Sept 2026
Authority reference
C461945
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071550
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Security services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0611c6 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

See tender documents

Review and risk notes
Risks

See tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
26 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please submit via Atamis E tendering platform

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

29 Jan 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published271 days ago
    29 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
  2. Market engagement245 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

    Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to engage with the market ahead of a formal procurement process for the provision of Security Support Services for STH.

    The Trust is undertaking this pre-market engagement to gain a better understanding of the market’s capacity, capability, and appetite to deliver these Services.

    Interested suppliers are invited to review the attached documents and respond as outlined. Feedback from this exercise will help inform the development of the procurement strategy and service specification.

  3. Next notice expected208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published90 days ago
    29 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
  5. Clarification questions by76 days ago
    12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline62 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by33 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  9. Contract startsin 5 days
    2 Nov 2026

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    29 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £5,000,000
    29 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
    was £0
  4. Status changed to active
    29 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    29 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
  6. Deadline published: 26 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    29 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYZV-3517-VQCJ Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S10 2JFContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure