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Night Safety Marshall Scheme

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex

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21 Aug 2026 at 11:30

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex intends to procure a Night Safety Marshall Scheme for Brighton and Hove. The service is classified as public security and public law and order services. It will deploy eight marshals in high-harm locations identified by Sussex Police, during peak hours from 20:00 to 04:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. The scheme aims to increase public safety and confidence, reduce demand on emergency services, serious violence and knife crime, and improve partnership working. Marshals will identify vulnerable people and help keep them safe, intervene early to prevent violence, reduce violence against women and girls, and work with local businesses, local authorities, crime reduction partnerships and other agencies. Sussex Police will deliver the scheme under the Commissioner’s authority.

This is a planned procurement at the pre-tender stage, not an invitation to bid. The buyer expects to publish the tender notice on or after 30 September 2026. It expects enquiries to close on 14 October 2026, tender submissions on 28 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and an award decision by 28 November 2026. The proposed route is a single-lot open procedure. The initial contract is planned for 1 April 2027 to 31 May 2028, with two 12-month extension options and a possible final expiry of 31 March 2030. The annual budget envelope is £120,000 excluding VAT (£144,000 including VAT). Any award and extensions depend on Home Office funding, with additional services or wider coverage subject to further funding. Payment terms are 30 days from a valid, supported invoice.

The work is likely to suit experienced providers of night-time safety, community safety, public protection, security or violence-reduction services, with the operational capacity to recruit, vet, train, schedule and manage eight accredited marshals across Brighton and Hove. Each deployed marshal must hold valid Security Industry Authority Door Supervisor accreditation, although the supplier itself does not need to be SIA-approved. Bidders will need appropriate insurance, including employers’ liability and £5 million public liability cover, with general liability limited to £5 million per 12-month contract period. The service also requires Cyber Essentials Plus or core membership of the South East Cyber Resilience Centre. Suppliers and subcontractors must use UK-based data processing and UK-based data centres, and be prepared to complete security questionnaires and provide requested security evidence.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Night Safety Marshall Scheme

Notice Description

Please note that this is a planned Procurement notice only and not the start of the tender. A Tender notice will be published on or after the 30th September 2026 to commence the tender opportunity and for suppliers to Bid. Sussex Police, under the Authority of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex, will be tendering for the provision of a Night Safety Marshall Scheme contract with a start date of 1st April 2027, for 1 year with the option to extend by a further 2 x 12 month extensions (ultimate expiry date will be 31 March 2030) This will be for the provision of Night Safety Marshals in Brighton and Hove Only. Aim of the Night Safety Marshal Scheme: Increasing public safety and confidence Reducing demand on emergency services Overall reduction in serious violence and knife crime Increase Partnership working. Night Safety Marshal Scheme objectives: To protect our communities by identifying the vulnerable and ensuring they are kept safe. To prevent serious violence with early intervention and the removal of threat. To reduce violence against women and girls. Work alongside local businesses and partner agencies (e.g. Local Authorities, Crime Reduction Partnerships etc.) to make our communities feel safe. The scheme will be to deploy 8 Marshalls in high harm locations identified by Sussex Police at peak hours of 20:00-04:00 on Friday and Saturdays. To deliver the Night Safety Marshal Scheme, whilst the Successful Supplier does not have to be a Security Industry Authority (SIA) approved supplier, the marshals deployed as part of the Scheme must be and hold valid SIA Door Supervisor Accreditation. The budget envelope will be PS120,000 excluding VAT per annum. Further information will be available when the Procurement Notice is published along with the Tender pack. Please also note that this opportunity is subject to Home Office funding which will not be confirmed until early 2027, Any contract awarded will be subject to the confirmation of funding. If funding is not received then any awarded contract will be cancelled. Any extension under the contract will be subject to Home Office continued funding.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Should further funding become available from the Home Office, the Authority will reserve the right to request additional services of the supplier. This may include additional Marshalls or a wider geographic spread.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension options

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e968
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079824-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75241000 - Public security services

75242000 - Public law and order services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
28 Oct 20263 months to go
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 May 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
2029-08-21

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Further Information

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