Notice Information
Notice Title
Security Services
Notice Description
Contract award for the provision of manned guarding at multiple sites and roving security patrols across the Tyne and Wear light rail Metro System as well as to deter, detect, and respond effectively to threats affecting the safety and security of Nexus and its customers.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The term of this Contract is for an initial period of 3 years, Nexus shall have the discretionary option of extending the term for a further period of 12 months on 2 occasions, the total maximum permissible term is 5 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05069a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073344-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £13,600,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £13,600,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £14,671,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TYNE AND WEAR PASSENGER TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE T/A NEXUS
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@nexus.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE4 5DE
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Arthur's Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073344-2025
12th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016725-2025
24th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016636-2025
23rd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.open-uk.org
Potential Suppliers must be a registered user on the North East Procurement Organisation procurement portal - 'Open' - to secure free access to procurement documents. Please access at www.open-uk.org
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