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Cash Collection and Cash and Valuables in Transit

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 09:21

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Summary of the contracting process

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council procured a cash collection and cash and valuables in transit service. The requirement covers collecting and depositing cash and cheques, supporting the council’s banking and financial operations. It is a financial services contract, with the work associated with Dudley. The procurement was structured around this single requirement, although the related lot was subsequently cancelled. The service is relevant to cash-in-transit operators, secure cash collection providers and financial services businesses able to manage the controlled collection, transport and deposit of cash and cheques for a local authority. Suppliers would need to understand public-sector cash-handling requirements and provide a dependable operational service linking council-held cash and cheques with deposit arrangements.

The procurement has reached completion and an active award was made to Security Plus Limited. The contract value is £70,000, and it was signed on 29 July 2026. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a call for competition, described as an approved call-off from the ESPO 324F_24 Framework; the stated rationale was that the procurement fell outside the relevant directive’s scope. The planned evaluation basis was 60% price and 40% quality. The associated lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are active. One bid was recorded. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

This award indicates a defined requirement from Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council for secure, routine cash and cheque collection and deposit services, together with cash and valuables in transit capability. A credible future competitor would need established secure transport and cash-handling operations, reliable collection and deposit controls, and the capacity to serve a local authority consistently. Experience managing physical cash, cheques, valuables and associated audit trails would be directly relevant. Suppliers should also be able to compete through an approved framework route and demonstrate service quality alongside price, since quality represented 40% of the stated evaluation. The incumbent is a large security business, indicating that operational scale and specialist security capability were relevant to this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cash Collection and Cash and Valuables in Transit

Notice Description

Collection and deposit of cash and cheques facility

Lot Information

Lot 1

Collection and deposit of cash and cheques facility

Procurement Information

Approved call off via ESPO Ref 324F_24 Framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d84a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072479-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

66110000 - Banking services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£70,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUDLEY
Postcode
DY1 1HF
Postcode Area
Dudley
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG36 Dudley
Delivery Location
TLG36 Dudley
Local Authority
Dudley
Electoral Ward
St. James's
Westminster Constituency
Dudley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Security Plus + Limited

Further Information

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