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Static Guarding & Security Services for Boston Borough Council, South Holland and East Lindsey District Council

Boston Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

20 Aug 2026 at 08:56

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

27 Jan 2026 at 12:58

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Boston Borough Council, South Holland District Council and East Lindsey District Council sought security services for their municipal buildings and related locations. The requirement covered static guarding and Customer Care Officers supporting the safety and comfort of Department for Work and Pensions staff, visitors and customers, and the smooth operation of public-facing services. Boston required three officers on site during weekday daytime hours, with occasional Saturday cover. South Holland required Customer Care Officers to manage public areas, offices, the council’s customer information centre and self-service facilities. East Lindsey required ad hoc security for council meetings, incidents and trespass, evening patrols, and fire and intruder alarm response with keyholding. The work was delivered in Boston, Spalding and East Lindsey locations, with wider UK delivery areas also listed.

The procurement reached tender: the councils invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic tenders submitted through the In-Tend system. It was divided into three independently evaluated lots, and suppliers could bid for one, two or all three. The tender enquiry deadline was 17 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC and the tender submission deadline was 2 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The intended contract period was 26 March 2026 to 26 March 2029, with renewal options of 1+1 years and a maximum extent to 26 March 2031. Estimated values were £1,257,000 excluding VAT and £1,507,000 including VAT overall: £950,000, £176,000 and £131,000 excluding VAT for the three lots. Evaluation was price 50%, quality 45% and social value 5%. The procurement was cancelled on 20 August 2026 because the requirement no longer reflected anticipated needs and the councils were considering consolidating wider security services.

This opportunity suited security companies able to provide both planned static guarding and responsive operational security. Relevant capability included managing staffed public-facing buildings, protecting staff and visitors, supporting council and Jobcentre operations, and coordinating effectively with building managers and public-sector users. Suppliers for the East Lindsey requirement needed to handle variable demand, including meeting security, trespass incidents, evening patrols and alarm activations. The alarm service required 24-hour attendance within 30 minutes, keyholding, checking and escalating confirmed activations, resetting alarms, advising occupiers when premises were safe and reporting incidents to the council. Providers also needed capacity for weekday staffing, occasional Saturday cover and separate service responses across multiple councils. The lots were identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and bidders could compete for one or more lots.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Static Guarding & Security Services for Boston Borough Council, South Holland and East Lindsey District Council

Notice Description

Boston Borough Council, South Holland District Council, and East Lindsey District Council invite tenders for the provision of security services across their respective municipal buildings and locations. For Boston Borough Council and South Holland District Council, the requirement is for Static Guarding Services to ensure the safety and comfort of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff and visitors, and to support the smooth operation of public-facing services. For East Lindsey District Council, the contract will primarily cover security support for incidents, committee meetings, and response to fire and intruder alarms with some ad-hoc requirement for additional short term static guarding that may be identified.

Lot Information

Static Guarding Services for Boston Borough Council

Boston Borough Council, Municipal Buildings West St, Boston PE21 8QR There must be three Customer Care Officer's (CCO) on site at all times during the hours of 08:30 - 17:30 Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays. There will also be a requirement for Saturday working on occasion, in which there must be two CCO's on site at all times during the hours 08:30 to 17:00. The contractor will be given at least 7 days' notice when this is required. It is estimated that Saturday working would be required roughly 12 times across each year (this figure is subject to change).

Renewal: 1+1

Static Guarding Services for South Holland District Council

Lot 2 - South Holland District Council, Priory Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2XE Customer Care Officers (CCOs) main duty is to ensure the safety and comfort of DWP staff and customers. DWP deliver a full range of Jobcentre services to the public. The Council's Building Manager, will work in co-operation with the CCOs and the DWP to ensure the control and smooth operation of the DWP public area, offices and the Council's Customer Information Centre, including the supervision of the self-service PC facility. The CCOs and their Contract Manager (employer) will report to/liaise with the Council's Building Manager who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the contract.

Renewal: 1+1

Security Services for East Lindsey District Council

East Lindsey District Council have a requirement for security provision to cover the following main ad-hoc security services: i) Council Meetings where additional security may be required depending on the likely number of attendees and increased risks depending on the nature of the meeting being held. ii) Incursions on ELDC land/buildings where additional attendance may be required to ensure that any trespassers leave peacefully once they have had the relevant period of legal notice served. iii) Evening security patrols as required for any sites that may be vulnerable following any increased security risks that may be identified. iv) Fire alarm and intruder alarm 24/7 attendance within 30 minutes of activation including keyholding services to check for confirmed activations and escalate as necessary within a suitable priority, reset alarms as required and advise building occupiers when it is safe to re-enter premises once confirmed that there are no further issues that may need to be addressed and to report back to ELDC Buildings & Property as necessary.

Renewal: 1+1

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060fa6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079269-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open 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
£1,257,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,257,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
2 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
26 Mar 2026 - 26 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Boston Borough Council
Additional Buyers

East Lindsey District Council

South Holland District Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOSTON
Postcode
PE21 8QR
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Boston
Electoral Ward
Station
Westminster Constituency
Boston and Skegness

Further Information

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