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Amethyst Lane Security Provision

Reading Borough Council

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05 Oct 2026 at 11:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Reading Borough Council procured round-the-clock security for a residential housing construction site on Amethyst Lane in Reading. The requirement was to provide continuous security at the site, rather than security services across the borough or for completed housing. This is a site-security service for a live construction project, classified under public security services (CPV 75241000). The work is located in Reading, Berkshire. The contract was awarded to Prime Secure Systems Ltd.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Prime Secure Systems Ltd on 28 September 2026. Reading Borough Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award value is £63,000 excluding VAT (£75,600 including VAT). The contract period runs from 15 October 2026 to 25 January 2027. The requirement was treated as a single lot. No award evaluation criteria are recorded, consistent with the stated route of proceeding without competition.

For security firms considering comparable future requirements from Reading Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for continuous, 24-hour guarding at a residential construction site in Reading. A credible competitor would need the staffing capacity and operational arrangements to maintain uninterrupted site cover, alongside experience securing active building sites and managing site access and security risks. The award went to a small and medium-sized security supplier, showing that a specialist firm could deliver the requirement at this scale. The buyer used a direct award without competition for this below-threshold purchase, so suppliers should note the route used for this instance; it does not establish that any future procurement will follow the same route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Amethyst Lane Security Provision

Notice Description

Provision of twenty-four hour security at the residential housing construction site on Amethyst Lane, Reading

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078081
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093698-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75241000 - Public security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£63,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
15 Oct 2026 - 25 Jan 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Reading Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG1 2LU
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)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Prime Secure Systems Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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