Notice Information
Notice Title
Security Services (including Key holding, intruder alarm, manned guarding, lone working)
Notice Description
The GMC employs some 1400 staff, the majority working out of offices in Manchester and London, with small teams based in our premises in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh. There are around 90 staff who are home based and visit external organisations and venues. Our existing security systems and process are designed to ensure the physical safety of staff and visitors and to ensure that the organisation complies with the data protections and information security standards resulting from out ISO27001 registration.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a048
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020979-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79713000 - Guard services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £458,333 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £458,333 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £458,333 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £458,333 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Dec 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2029 3-4 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
- GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M3 3AW
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020979-2026
9th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084491-2025
18th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058949-2025
23rd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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