Estimated Value
Up to £1,800,000
Deadline
8 May 2026
Published
21 September 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Manchester City Council is procuring security and crowd-safety services across three Lots covering Specialist Markets, City Events, and the Taxi Marshal Scheme. Lots 1 and 2 will be established as single supplier framework agreements to support a flexible annual programme of markets and events.
Lot 3 will be procured as a single-supplier contract to deliver a uniformed Taxi Marshal service supporting the safe and effective operation of taxi ranks within the City Centre night time economy. Manchester City Council seeks suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver security, stewarding, crowd management and associated services across its markets, events, and nighttime-economy operations.
There is no restriction on the number of Lots a supplier may tender for, or be awarded to. Subcontracting of any part of the services is prohibited for all Lots.
Lots (1)
- Lot 1Specialist Markets (Framework) Lot 2: Events (Framework) Lot 3: Taxi Marshals (Contract) It is intended that Manchester City Council will award the framework agreements as follows subject to meeting the Award Criteria stated in the ITT documents: Lot 1 - Specialist Market to a single supplier Lot 2 - Events to a single supplier This frameworks will allow Manchester City Council to call off contracts by Direct Award without competition
Eligibility & compliance
Providers must demonstrate the ability to deploy trained and SIA-licensed personnel, provide resilience at short notice, and deliver high-quality customer-facing services across busy and complex urban environments.
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Award Details
SHOWSEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
£5,000,000
RADIUS SECURITY LTD
£900,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
ROSGAL LIMITED
£45m
total awarded
- 2
Great Places Housing Group Limited
3 contracts wonlatest 31 Mar 2026ends 31 Mar 2029£34m
total awarded
- 3
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2029£8m
total awarded
- 4
CENTENNIAL PROPERTY LIMITED
£33m
total awarded
- 5
Grace Live In Carers Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 22 Jul 2026£16m
total awarded
ROSGAL LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Manchester City CouncilKey Dates
Published
21 September 2026
Submission deadline
8 May 2026
Notice type
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