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Security Services to the Museums Security Consortium

Victoria and Albert Museum

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

01 Apr 2026 at 10:08

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

30 Jan 2026 at 15:14

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

13 Jun 2025 at 10:28

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Victoria and Albert Museum, in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, is actively seeking suppliers for the provision of security services under the Museums Security Consortium. This process, currently at the tender stage and marked as active, is focused on securing services for their sites in key regions across the United Kingdom including London, Hertfordshire, and Reading. The procurement is being conducted via an open competitive flexible procedure, offering opportunities for tenders till the submission deadline of 6 May 2026, with an award period ending on 12 August 2026. A notable engagement date is 14 April 2026, where potential bidders can join an online session to better understand the requirements. The value of this procurement is substantial, with a gross amount reaching £102,995,629, and it includes essential security services under the main category of services in industry code CPV 79710000—focused on security services. This procurement falls under the legislative framework of UKPGA 2023/54, ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations.

This tender offers a prime opportunity for businesses specializing in security services to expand their portfolios by aligning with prestigious institutions such as the V&A and Natural History Museum. The contract encompasses a broad range of services, including 24/7 control room operations, security guarding, event security, and logistical support, making it ideal for firms with comprehensive security capabilities. Suitable businesses should demonstrate robust financial capacity with a turnover threshold of £20 million or higher, membership in the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme, or possess equivalent accreditation. The multi-stage procurement process allows suppliers to showcase innovation, social value, and quality service delivery, potentially leading to extended engagements with multiple renewal options. This is particularly beneficial for established security providers aiming for significant growth through long-term partnerships.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Security Services to the Museums Security Consortium

Notice Description

We - the Natural History Museum and the V&A - are the Museums Security Consortium. We are looking for a supplier of security services to provide 24/7 control room services, security guarding and patrols, key and pass issuing services, event security, logistic services (deliveries etc.), and other related services for the following sites: For the NHM: - Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London - Natural History Museum Tring, Hertfordshire - NHM Storage, South-west London - NHM Unlocked, Thames Valley Science Park, Reading (completion summer 2027 and its inclusion/exclusion in the scope of this contract will be confirmed at Stage Two) For the V&A - V&A South Kensington - Young V&A (Bethnal Green) - V&A East Storehouse - V&A East Museum - Object store, Wiltshire (monitoring & response only) - Commercial Store, North-west London (monitoring & response only) For more information, log on to Delta and look at the tender pack which includes a draft spec. We also invite you to join an online session at 13:00 on 14 April 2026 where we will talk through our requirements and take any questions. If you'd like to attend, log on to Delta to get notified of the link out nearer the time of the session. Anyone can attend this session and a recording will be available on Delta afterwards for anyone that missed it. This is a single contract for the delivery of all of the services to us. The following organisation has carried out part of the procurement on our behalf: Toro Risk Solutions - Global Ltd, company number 09465940, whose registered address is 124 City Road, London, United Kingdom, EC1V 2NX. Their role in this procurement is assisting us with pre-procurement activity such as drafting procurement documentation, and assisting with procurement activity such as evaluating submissions from suppliers. They may also provide contract lead-in and aftercare services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The right to additional purchases and any variations required to meet the operational requirements of the Museums Security Consortium members during the contract period. Option to include additional ad hoc requirements for security services. Option to vary the scope of services to meet the buildings' operational needs. Option to vary the buildings that are included in the contract based on any changes to the Museums Security Consortium members' estates. Option to include additional or fewer ad hoc requests event security.

Renewal: Option for three one year extensions to be agreed by mutual consent.

Planning Information

To respond to our survey, please use this link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=pqhybT5ixEK4FwRbTfKt1P9TzZfPOsVLljXFrpdOTGFUM08wNE1GSElNRllaOTNaRENCOE83Q0QwVyQlQCN0PWcu We are looking to go out to market for security services in 2026 for a start date of March 2027. We are currently considering our options for how those services could be provided. This includes thinking about whether we remain as a consortium and if so, in what form. We want to hear your views to help us make this decision so we are issuing this survey as part of our preliminary market engagement. The purpose of this survey is to help us understand suppliers' appetite and capability for providing these services to us a. individually or as a consortium, and b. as a single combined contract or in various packages. We want to get your opinion on what benefits there might be from us packaging up the contract in various ways. Responses submitted in this survey will not in any way impact any future submission for these - or any other - tenders with the NHM, SMG and V&A. Any data received as part of our preliminary market engagement activities will be retained and deleted in line with Regulation 98 (4) of the Procurement Act 2023 (three years after a contract is entered into). We will not share responses to this survey with any third parties except in an anonymised format. We have carried out a conflicts interest assessment for all individuals that will have sight of the responses received. To fulfil our duty under the Regulation 16(3) of the Procurement Act 2023 we will include in our tender pack an aggregated summary of all responses received once we go out to market for these services but such summary will not contain any personally identifiable information. The survey closes at the end of the day on 07 July 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05483c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030146-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£85,829,691 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£85,829,691 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Apr 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Mar 2027 - 16 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Victoria and Albert Museum
Additional Buyers

Natural History Museum

Science Museum Group

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW7 2RL
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Brompton & Hans Town
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Further Information

Notice Documents

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