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Provision of Security Services for the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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Planning

11 Sep 2026 at 16:55

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom plans to procure security, guarding and operational services for its Parliament Square site in Westminster, London. The service is intended to protect Justices, staff, contractors, visitors, the court building and its assets, while allowing the Court’s work and activities to continue safely at the main site and elsewhere where required. The requirement covers access control and guarding for the Supreme Court, the United Kingdom’s highest court of appeal, which is also an educational destination for the Rule of Law. The building is open to the public during weekday daytime hours and hosts corporate and charitable events outside those hours, requiring security coverage for court operations and events.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has announced an intention to procure but has not yet invited tenders. The expected route to market is the Government Commercial Agency RM6264 Dynamic Purchasing System. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 25 September 2026, with supplier engagement taking place through the tender process once it is published. The estimated value is £4,200,000. The contract is planned for an initial three-year service period, with the Supreme Court able to extend it by up to two further periods of one year, giving a possible maximum term of five years. There is one requirement covering the Parliament Square service. Formal expressions of interest are expected only after the tender goes live.

This will suit established security and guarding providers able to deliver a resilient, round-the-clock service in a high-profile government and court environment. Suppliers should be prepared to deploy an appropriate number of trained and qualified security officers for continuous access control and site guarding, including support for public opening hours and events outside normal hours. The service is within the Government Secure Zone, so bidders should be able to manage heightened security risks and protect people, premises and assets without disrupting court activity. The requirement refers to compliance with Security Industry Authority requirements and the security officer provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act 2025. Businesses not already onboarded to RM6264 should allow around 10 working days for onboarding before the tender is published.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Security Services for the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Notice Description

The buyer is seeking proposals for the security, guarding and operational service at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC). The service is in place to ensure the safety of Justices, staff, contractors, visitors, and the physical site itself, as well as ensuring the work of the Court, both at its main site and any other location where the work or activities of the Court take place, are done safely and securely.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The UKSC is the United Kingdom's highest court of appeal. It hears appeals on arguable points of law of general public importance, concentrating on cases of the greatest significance. The UKSC is the final court of appeal for all United Kingdom civil cases, and criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland and (in certain cases) Scotland. The Court plays an important role in the development of UK law. The impact of UKSC decisions extends far beyond the parties involved in any given case, helping to shape our society. Its judgments directly affect everyday lives. The requirement of this contract is for guarding of the UKSC in Parliament Square for an initial period of three years from the commencement of service, and extendable at the discretion of the UKSC for a further two-year period of up to one year each (bringing the total maximum possible term of the contract up to five years). The UKSC is located on Parliament Square and is therefore recognised to be within the Government Secure Zone. The Supplier will need to deploy an appropriate number of security officers, with relevant training and qualifications, to control access and guarding on a 24-hour basis, throughout the contract period to prevent unauthorised access to the premises or any harm to the premises, persons or assets therein. The UKSC is both a non -ministerial government department and a fully operational court and educational destination for the Rule of Law. The Supplier has to ensure that officers and others working on this contract meet the operational and statutory requirements required which include, but are not limited to, the requirements of the SIA and the Security Officer requirements as set out in the Constitutional Reform Act 2025. The site is open to the public Monday through to Friday between the hours of 08:30 and 17:30, but the building is also used for corporate and charitable events out of hours, where officers will be required to be on site. Formal expressions of interest must be raised in the appropriate way after the tender has gone live. We will undertake supplier engagement as part of tender process and the pack, once published, will provide details on how to register your interest. No engagement will take place with any potential suppliers outside of those arrangements either before the tender goes live or during the process. The route to market will be via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6264 DPS. More information on this, including details regarding the onboarding process, can be found here. If you are interested in tendering for this procurement and are currently not onboarded to this DPS, you will need to begin the process as soon as possible. Due to the required timetable, there is limited time before the new procurement goes live, and we have been advised that the onboarding process will take approximately 10 working days. If you have any queries or questions regarding the framework, including whether you are a listed supplier, please email info@gca.gov.uk and reference RM6264 to ensure they have sight of this early and are able to prioritise a response. Additional information: Formal expressions of interest must be raised in the appropriate way after the tender has gone live. We will undertake supplier engagement as part of tender process and the pack, once published, will provide details on how to register your interest. No engagement will take place with any potential suppliers outside of those arrangements either before the tender goes live or during the process. The route to market will be via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6264 DPS. More information on this, including details regarding the onboarding process, can be found here. If you are interested in tendering for this procurement and are currently not onboarded to this DPS, you will need to begin the process as soon as possible. Due to the required timetable, there is limited time before the new procurement goes live, and we have been advised that the onboarding process will take approximately 10 working days. If you have any queries or questions regarding the framework, including whether you are a listed supplier, please email info@gca.gov.uk and reference RM6264 to ensure they have sight of this early and are able to prioritise a response.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086633-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£4,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BD
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI32 Westminster
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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