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EEAST - Boarding Up Services (Essex) (26-T07)

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

26 Aug 2026 at 15:34

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

08 May 2026 at 15:56

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East of England Ambulance NHS Trust procured emergency boarding-up and restorative services across Essex. The requirement is for a qualified locksmith to provide a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year response when Trust personnel, police, fire or other emergency services have forcibly entered premises for welfare or other emergency reasons. The supplier must promptly secure affected properties to prevent unauthorised access or further risk. The work is a specialist locksmith service, with ancillary building-service elements, classified under CPV 98395000. It covers emergency securing and restoration of premises rather than routine locksmithing. The procurement was for one service lot, delivered across the county of Essex, for the ambulance Trust as buyer and contracting authority.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an above-threshold open procedure. The tender enquiry deadline was 20 May 2026 at 12:00, bids were due by 9 June 2026 at 12:00, and the award decision was dated 10 July 2026. Two bids were received and both reached the final stage. Boing Rapid Secure was awarded the contract on 26 August 2026 for £200,000 excluding VAT (£240,000 including VAT). The awarded contract runs from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2029, with options for two further periods of up to 12 months, allowing extension to 8 September 2031. Evaluation covered technical quality, social value and commercial cost. The lot was identified as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

This award indicates sustained demand from an ambulance service for rapid, specialist premises security after emergency entry. A credible competing supplier would need qualified locksmith capability, the operational capacity to provide round-the-clock response throughout Essex, and the ability to attend promptly and make properties secure against unauthorised access or further risk. Relevant experience should include emergency boarding-up and restorative work in situations involving welfare incidents, forced entry and coordination with ambulance, police or fire personnel. The successful approach also had to address technical quality, social value and commercial cost, so future competitors should be able to evidence reliable service delivery alongside wider social-value commitments and competitive pricing. The requirement was structured as a single lot and was suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EEAST - Boarding Up Services (Essex) (26-T07)

Notice Description

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust ("the Trust") requires a qualified locksmith to provide 24 hour, 7 days a week, 365 days a year Emergency Boarding Up and/or restorative services ("the Services") across the county of Essex. These services are required when the Trust's personnel, or other emergency service personnel, acting in support (such as Police and/or Fire), have forcibly entered a property for welfare or other emergency reasons. The Supplier will be required to secure such premises promptly to prevent unauthorised access or further risk.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The contract duration will be three (3) years with the Contracting Authority having the option to extend for up to two (2) further period of up to twelve (12) months

Renewal: The contract duration will be three (3) years with the Contracting Authority having the option to extend for up to two (2) further period of up to twelve (12) months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06950b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081454-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

71326000 - Ancillary building services

98395000 - Locksmith services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
9 Sep 2026 - 8 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2031-06-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MELBOURN
Postcode
SG8 6EN
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward
Melbourn
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BOING RAPID SECURE LIMITED

Further Information

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