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UoR Security Services

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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04 Aug 2026 at 10:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust procured security services from the University of Reading. The requirement covers daily external routine security patrols, monthly reporting and additional patrols when required. It is a service contract delivered across England, covering the English regions represented in the procurement. The buyer is an NHS foundation trust based in Bracknell, Berkshire. The scope is focused on regular physical security patrols and associated reporting rather than construction, equipment supply or general facilities management. Businesses operating in commercial security, mobile patrols, site protection and security reporting would find the requirement most relevant. The arrangement concerns one completed service requirement and identifies security services as its primary classification.

The procurement has been completed and awarded, with an active contract. Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The University of Reading was selected as supplier for the single security-services requirement. The contract was signed on 24 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £18,674.50 excluding VAT, or £22,409.40 including VAT. The requirement includes daily external routine patrols, monthly reporting and additional patrols. The contracting process was evaluated through the buyer’s direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The contract is active and the tender is complete.

This award indicates a defined requirement for recurring, operational security coverage: daily external patrols, additional patrol capacity and structured monthly reporting. A credible competitor for a future requirement from this NHS buyer would need to organise reliable mobile or site-based patrol teams, maintain consistent coverage across a wide English geography, and respond flexibly when extra patrols are requested. It would also need to produce clear, dependable management reports that record patrol activity and relevant findings. The work suits an established security provider with operational scheduling, incident escalation and quality-control processes, rather than a business offering only security products or occasional guarding. Experience delivering routine patrol services for institutional or public-sector sites would strengthen a supplier’s position when this type of requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UoR Security Services

Notice Description

Daily Security External Routine Patrols; Monthly Reporting; Additional Patrols.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06daae
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073502-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£18,674 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRACKNELL
Postcode
RG12 2UT
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ15 Berkshire East
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bracknell Forest
Electoral Ward
Bullbrook
Westminster Constituency
Bracknell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

University of Reading

Further Information

Notice Documents

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