Award

National Specialist Security Services

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

09 Jul 2025 at 11:25

Tender

17 Sep 2024 at 10:34

Planning

08 Dec 2023 at 10:48

Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited, a public body governed by law, has invited tenders for a contract titled "National Specialist Security Services," falling under the industry category of public security, law, and order services. This contract aims to manage protest and trespass incidents effectively within the Strategic Road Network across multiple regions in the UK, including UKC, UKD, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKJ, and UKK. As of the latest update, the procurement process is at the 'award' stage, with the contract already actively signed on 18th June 2025 with Triton Risk Management Limited as the supplier. The procurement method used was 'open procedure,' and the contract is valued at £20,000,000, set for a duration of five years. Key dates and deadlines included the end of the tender period on 29th October 2024.

This tender provides significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in investigation and security services. Companies that possess the capability to respond to security incidents swiftly and adhere to safety standards would be well-suited to compete. The contract encourages potential task orders for bodies maintaining trunk roads, thus offering extensive business scope. Firms with expertise in serving legal documents and supporting emergency services would find this procurement beneficial in establishing or expanding their foothold within the public security sector. The opportunity is especially advantageous for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Triton Risk Management Limited, who can leverage this contract to enhance their reputation and business portfolio.

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Notice Title

National Specialist Security Services

Notice Description

National Highways invites tenders for a National Specialist Security Services contract, to provide safe and effective management of protest and trespass incidents that affect the operation and improvement of the Strategic Road Network.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement is for a contract to provide the services described in the procurement documentation under an amended NEC4 Term Service Short Contract for a period of 5 years, up to a maximum value of 20 000 000 GBP. The service requirements include (but are not limited to) the following: * Response to incidents at short notice. * Provision of relevant updates during incidents. * Provision of support to the emergency services when requested during an incident. * Process serving of court papers and any other legal documents to intended recipient(s). * Provision of support and feedback during lessons learnt sessions to aid continuous improvement. * Provision of support and evidence as required, post-incident. The Contractor must be knowledgeable, experienced and professional in the removal of unauthorised people from affected National Highways land and premises whilst adhering to Health, Safety & Wellbeing standards. Any other body leading, delivering, managing, improving and/or maintaining any trunk road will be able to place a task order under the contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0422ab
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038558-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

75240000 - Public security, law and order services

79700000 - Investigation and security services

79710000 - Security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
11 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
17 Jun 20258 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED
Additional Buyers

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
specialistsecurityservices@nationalhighways.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GUILDFORD
Postcode
GU1 4LZ
Post Town
Guildford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Guildford
Electoral Ward
Stoke
Westminster Constituency
Guildford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TRITON RISK MANAGEMENT

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