Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Security Guarding Services
Notice Description
Swansea University is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide: Additional Security Capacity over and above the in-house service to meet increased demand. Some of these will be known events that are listed below, but additional short notice requirements such as VIP visits or an increase in the National Alert State will set a requirement for additional temporary staff. Backfill for staff absences, as and when required. Yearly average staffing requirement (this is a notional planning figure for staffing over and above the University in house services) equating to circa 17,000 hours.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Swansea University (the University) is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide: Additional Security Capacity over and above the in-house service to meet increased demand. Some of these will be known events that are listed below, but additional short notice requirements such as VIP visits or an increase in the National Alert State will set a requirement for additional temporary staff. Backfill for staff absences, as and when required. Yearly average staffing requirement (this is a notional planning figure for staffing over and above the University in house services) equating to circa 17,000 hours.
Renewal: Option to extend for a further two periods of up to 12 months (2+1+1)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04897f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004191-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79710000 - Security services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Aug 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Cancelled
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- l.miles@swansea.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1792602779
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWANSEA
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL43 Swansea
- Delivery Location
- TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot, TLL18 Swansea
-
- Local Authority
- Swansea
- Electoral Ward
- Sketty
- Westminster Constituency
- Swansea West
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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