Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Guarding Services - Security
Notice Description
Cambridge Regional College is the largest further education college in the East of England and is committed to serving the people of Cambridgeshire and the surrounding area. Cambridge Regional College has two Campuses, one in Cambridge and one in Huntingdon. Our Cambridge Campus has industry standard facilities for construction, engineering, catering & hospitality, science, sports, hair & beauty, art & design, games development and coding, media, motor vehicle and much more. It's also the home of our Higher Education centre, the Park Restaurant and Cafe, our Gyms, Elements Hair & Beauty Salon and our Sport Centre. All in an easily accessible location just off the A14, a few minutes walk from Cambridge North and on the Guided Busway. Our Huntingdon Campus is close to the heart of Huntingdon, and is a welcoming campus, with community feel. For more details of the college please visit our website https://www.camre.ac.uk/ The College is seeking firms to tender for the provision of Guarding Services - Security with a contract start date of 1st August 2025 covering a three-year period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-cca16646-adc7-4590-a3c8-3d0cedfec098
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9350d76-35bf-44ba-a0c7-28d88627e70d
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79710000 - Security services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £130,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £130,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Jemma Clark
- Contact Email
- jclark@camre.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01223418200
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAMBRIDGE
- Postcode
- CB4 2QT
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Electoral Ward
- Milton & Waterbeach
- Westminster Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9350d76-35bf-44ba-a0c7-28d88627e70d
17th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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