Notice Information
Notice Title
UCG - PROVISION OF SECURITY GUARDING SERVICES
Notice Description
PROVISION OF GUARDING SECURITY SERVICES FOR UNITED COLLEGES GROUP ON SITE AT ALL CAMPUSES
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e08b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073581-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- 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, VCSE
- 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
- £6,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 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
- UNITED COLLEGES GROUP
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- finance@ucg.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 020 8208 5000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W2 1NB
- Post Town
- West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Little Venice
- Westminster Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073581-2025
13th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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