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Security Stewarding Provisions for Theatres

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

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18 Sep 2026 at 12:48

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council procured security stewarding services for theatres. The requirement is to provide security support that assists with the smooth operation of theatre venues. This is a service contract rather than a supply or construction opportunity, and falls within the security services category. Delivery covers locations across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, the South East and the South West. The buyer is a sub-central public authority based at City Hall in Bradford. The requirement is organised as one service package and is specifically identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is relevant to firms providing theatre security, event stewarding or related venue safety support across multiple English regions.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition, and the tender is complete. One supplier, CONTROLLED SPACE LIMITED, was selected for the single service package. The awarded value is £76,000 excluding VAT and £91,200 including VAT. The award was recorded on 18 September 2026, with the contract period running from 18 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The requirement was evaluated through a non-competitive direct award rather than an open tender. The contract covers security stewarding services for theatres, with delivery across England. The published outcome records the award as pending and schedules signature for 18 September 2026, so the selection has been made while formal completion follows.

This procurement indicates demand from Bradford Council for specialist security stewarding supporting theatre operations, delivered across a broad English footprint. A credible future competitor would need to provide reliable venue security and stewarding teams able to work in theatre environments, support smooth public-facing operations and deploy consistently across multiple locations. Relevant experience in theatre, events, arts venues or comparable visitor settings would help demonstrate that capability. Suppliers should also be able to manage staffing, scheduling, supervision and operational coordination at the scale implied by a multi-region service requirement. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs, suggesting that a smaller specialist security business could be credible where it can evidence sufficient workforce capacity, geographic coverage, service reliability and experience meeting public-sector requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Security Stewarding Provisions for Theatres

Notice Description

Providing Security Stewarding support to assist with the smooth operations of Theatres.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077565
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088664-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£76,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 1HX
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CONTROLLED SPACE LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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