Notice Information
Notice Title
Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Notice Description
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is looking to procure an organisation who can provide a 'Safer Neighbourhoods Team'. This would be a team of four (split into two teams) working for 42 hours per week (per officer), Wednesday to Sunday. This team would provide high visibility patrols and reassurance across the borough, and a key aim will be to enforce the Borough Council's Public Space Protection Order
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Can be extended to include the 2027 season of 5th May to 7th November 2027.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0600a1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027501-2026
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
75240000 - Public security, law and order services
75241000 - Public security services
79700000 - Investigation and security services
79710000 - Security services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £204,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £204,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £201,903 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 May 2026 - 8 Nov 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TONBRIDGE AND MALLING BOROUGH 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
- WEST MALLING
- Postcode
- ME19 4LZ
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ46 West Kent
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Electoral Ward
- Kings Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027501-2026
25th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000926-2026
7th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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