Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Alarms 2026-28 Lot 1: Monitoring and Response and Call Handling Lot 2: Provision of Equipment
Notice Description
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Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 2 years (with an option to extend up to 2 years +1+1)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059f38
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046229-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
35121700 - Alarm systems
45233292 - Installation of safety equipment
71700000 - Monitoring and control services
79512000 - Call centre
79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Jan 20265 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jun 2026 - 15 Feb 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFORD
- Postcode
- SG17 5TQ
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Shefford
- Westminster Constituency
- Hitchin
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046229-2026
20th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046217-2026
20th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067559-2025
22nd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058558-2025
22nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire/aspx/Home
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