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Security Services - Taxi Marshals

Manchester City Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

21 Sep 2026 at 14:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

21 Sep 2026 at 13:57

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

18 Sep 2026 at 18:45

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

29 Apr 2026 at 14:56

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

31 Mar 2026 at 16:32

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Manchester City Council procured security and crowd-safety services for activity in Manchester city centre. The requirement covered three areas: security for specialist markets, security and stewarding for city events, and a uniformed taxi marshal service supporting the safe operation of taxi ranks in the night-time economy. Services include crowd management, public-facing safety operations and associated security provision in busy, complex urban environments. The first two areas were set up as single-supplier frameworks to support markets and events, while taxi marshalling was procured as a single-supplier contract. The work is classified as security services. The council allowed suppliers to tender for, and potentially be awarded, any number of the three areas. The requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through an open procedure. Showsec International Limited was awarded the Specialist Markets framework on 18 September 2026 for £5,000,000 gross (£6,000,000 including VAT), running from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with an extension option to 30 September 2030. Showsec was also selected for the Events framework, valued at £1,800,000 net (£2,160,000 gross), with a period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028 and the same possible extension date; that award remained pending a standstill period ending 30 September 2026. Radius Security Ltd was selected for Taxi Marshals on 19 September 2026, valued at £900,000 net (£1,080,000 gross), from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with an extension option to 31 October 2030. Evaluation weighted price at 25%, quality at 45%, social value at 20% and environmental factors at 10%.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from Manchester City Council for providers able to deliver security at high-footfall markets, public events and city-centre night-time operations. A credible future competitor would need substantial experience matched to the relevant service: large outdoor, festive or high-profile markets and crowd management; major or intermediate un-ticketed events; or queue management, taxi-rank operations and challenging public-facing environments. Multi-agency working is important across the requirement. Personnel undertaking licensable duties must hold valid SIA licences. The organisation must hold SIA Approved Contractor Scheme status or equivalent controls through UKAS-accredited systems covering vetting, training, supervision, incident management, business continuity and service quality. Technical capability is assessed pass or fail, suppliers must meet participation conditions in their own right, and subcontracting is prohibited.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Security Services - Taxi Marshals

Notice Description

Manchester City Council is procuring security and crowd-safety services across three Lots covering Specialist Markets, City Events, and the Taxi Marshal Scheme. Lots 1 and 2 will be established as single supplier framework agreements to support a flexible annual programme of markets and events. Lot 3 will be procured as a single-supplier contract to deliver a uniformed Taxi Marshal service supporting the safe and effective operation of taxi ranks within the City Centre night time economy. Manchester City Council seeks suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver security, stewarding, crowd management and associated services across its markets, events, and nighttime-economy operations. Providers must demonstrate the ability to deploy trained and SIA-licensed personnel, provide resilience at short notice, and deliver high-quality customer-facing services across busy and complex urban environments. The procurement comprises the following Lots: Lot 1: Specialist Markets (Framework) Lot 2: Events (Framework) Lot 3: Taxi Marshals (Contract) There is no restriction on the number of Lots a supplier may tender for, or be awarded to. Subcontracting of any part of the services is prohibited for all Lots. Contract length for all Lots will be 2 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.

Lot Information

Specialist Markets

Renewal: The contract and frameworks period will be for 2 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.

Events

Renewal: The contract and frameworks period will be for 2 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.

Taxi Marshals

Renewal: The contract and frameworks period will be for 2 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0679eb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089209-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£7,700,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£7,700,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£7,700,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
8 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Manchester City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M60 2LA
Postcode Area
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
TLD33 Manchester
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Showsec International Ltd

RADIUS SECURITY LTD

Further Information

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