Provision of physical security guarding services
Home OfficeEstimated Value
Up to £3,000,000
Deadline
31 March 2019
Published
5 April 2019
Type
services
Overview
The Contractor will be responsible for providing security guarding services for in-scope UK premises as follows: Static security service: The Contractor will supply staff to perform the duties of static security officers. The requirement is to provide static security officers, who may either be required to work in premises where no Authority security personnel are present or be required to supplement Authority security personnel.
Key holding and emergency response service: The Contractor will supply staff to respond to intruder alarm activations and other emergency situations, on an ad hoc and as instructed basis. Emergency response service: Additional emergency resource service.
Where unstaffed premises are subject to temporarily increased risk, the Authority may require mobile security patrols or Static Security Services to supplement electronic security systems. The Contractor will supply staff to respond to such requests, on an ad hoc and as instructed basis.
Additional details
Additional information: The Authority is preparing to conduct a procurement competition for provision of these services from April 2020 onwards. The competition is currently expected to commence in Q2 2019. Further detail can be found at the link above.
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Serco Ltd
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Home OfficeKey Dates
Published
5 April 2019
Submission deadline
31 March 2019
Notice type
award
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