Official UK procurement notice
Technical Security Maintenance Service
Authority: THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE CROWN REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AGENCY (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe GPA currently procures maintenance (planned and reactive) services to technical security assets in secure spaces (Intruder alarms, CCTV, access control doors etc.) through a contract with Security Services Group (SSG) which expires on 31 March 2025. The GPA now intends to award a short-term contract to SSG to allow for the provision of this business critical service across London sites due to a proportion of the contract relating to closed protocol assets, which can only be maintained by the incumbent supplier. This will allow the GPA to procure a long-term replacement contract via CCS framework RM6257 (Security - Physical, Technical and Support Services) for the London & South region.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a voluntary transparency notice that acknowledges the Government Property…
This is a voluntary transparency notice that acknowledges the Government Property Agency's (GPA's) intention to contract directly with Security Services Group (SSG) for the delivery of maintenance services for a period of 10 months at a proposed value of £440,000.
The GPA intends to award the contract using the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) for the reasons provided below. The GPA therefore considers the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice to be permitted by Part 2 of the PCR.
Competition Absent for Technical Reasons - A number of the security assets under this contract are closed protocol assets that can only be maintained by the Incumbent supplier. The intention would be to replace these assets in the short-medium term to open up competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Feb 2025, 17:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2025, 17:29 GMT
- Authority reference
C1001118- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006003- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The GPA intends to award the contract using the negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) for the reasons provided below. The GPA therefore considers the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice to be permitted by Part 2 of the PCR.
Competition Absent for Technical Reasons - A number of the security assets under this contract are closed protocol assets that can only be maintained by the Incumbent supplier. The intention would be to replace these assets in the short-medium term to open up competition .
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Services Group | £440,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006003-2025-1 · Security Services Group
- Signed
- 19 Feb 2025
- Value
- £440,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Courts and Tribunals JudiciaryReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Security Services GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.