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Night Safety Marshall

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex

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30 Sep 2026 at 09:06

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Summary of the contracting process

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex seeks a supplier to run a Night Safety Marshal Scheme in Brighton, focused mainly on the city’s nighttime economy and high-harm areas identified by Sussex Police. The service combines patrols with identifying vulnerable people and helping keep them safe, early intervention to prevent serious violence, and reporting lower-level public-order incidents and intelligence about criminal activity to Sussex Police. The supplier must provide scheme management, management information, marshal training, uniforms and equipment. Patrol locations will be directed by Sussex Police. The contract covers one scheme in Brighton, rather than separate lots or multiple locations.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure for one contract. The deadline for clarification questions was 14 October 2026 at 12:00; bids were due by 28 October 2026 at 12:00. The planned award decision date was 28 November 2026. The contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028, with two optional 12-month extensions. The estimated value is £360,000 excluding VAT (£432,000 including VAT). Evaluation gives 75% to technical quality, 20% to price and 5% to social value. Bids may be submitted electronically in English through the Sussex Police In-tend portal; suppliers must register with the portal and Sussex Police to access the tender.

This work suits security providers able to recruit, deploy and manage licensed door supervisors for night-time patrols, with the operational capacity to staff high-harm areas during peak hours. Every marshal must hold valid Security Industry Authority Door Supervisor accreditation; the supplier itself does not need to be an SIA-approved supplier. Teams deployed in each high-harm area must include at least two women among the eight marshals. The specification makes safeguarding, appropriate support for victims, violence prevention, early intervention and reliable incident and intelligence reporting central to delivery. Suppliers also need to provide training, uniforms and equipment, manage the scheme and supply management information to Sussex Police. A workforce representative of the communities it patrols is important to the Authority.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Night Safety Marshall

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to award one contract to deliver the Scheme in Brighton. For the period from 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2028, with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month extensions. 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 Night Safety Marshal Scheme will, as a minimum, be required to deliver the following: To deploy 8 Security Industry Authority (SIA) accredited and licenced marshals in each of the high harm hyperlocal areas identified by Sussex Police at peak hours (20:00-04:00) (as set out in 1.2.1 Patrolling the Nighttime economy (NTE) Hyperlocal areas) To ensure that the 8 marshals deployed in each high harm area comprise of a minimum of 2 females. Preventing violence against women and girls is a priority for the Authority and as such, keen to ensure all marshals are trained and equipped to deal with victims appropriately. A diverse workforce, representative of the communities they patrol, engage and support through the patrols is important. To deploy marshals to identify vulnerable individuals and ensure that they are kept safe To deploy marshals to prevent serious violence with early intervention and the removal of threat (as set out in 1.2.2 Vulnerability reduction and early interaction) To deploy marshals for patrols in high harm areas as directed by Sussex Police; predominantly the nighttime economy area of Brighton. To report low level public order incidents to Sussex Police, gather information and intelligence on criminal activity (as set out in 1.2.3 Crime reduction and incident/intel reporting) To provide the required training to the marshals (as set out in 1.2.4 Training) To provide the required uniform and equipment to the marshals. To manage the Scheme and provide management information to Sussex Police (as set out in 3.1 - Management Information Reporting)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d0b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092133-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender 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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79710000 - Security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
28 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
2029-09-30

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Further Information

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