Notice Information
Notice Title
Key Holding & Call Out service provision (out of hours security)
Notice Description
We are looking to appoint a third-party partner, with the capabilities and experience, to roll out and mobilise a gradual key holding and call out service provision on agreed sites on a priority order basis. There are up to 25 initial properties.
Lot Information
Lot 1
We are looking to appoint a third-party partner, with the capabilities and experience, to roll out and mobilise a gradual key holding and call out service provision on agreed sites on a priority order basis. There are up to 25 initial properties.. Suppliers are invited to tell us more about their service offerings via a short Microsoft Forms survey at https://forms.office.com/e/uexH09KD2g
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000818490
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC546180
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Prior Information 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
79713000 - Guard services
79715000 - Patrol services
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Mar 20263 months 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
- NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Jonathan Livingstone
- Contact Email
- jlivingstone@nts.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7543507245
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 9LD
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Drum Brae/Gyle
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC546180&idx=1
22nd December 2025 - Market Engagement Brief Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC546180
Key Holding & Call Out service provision (out of hours security) - We are looking to appoint a third-party partner, with the capabilities and experience, to roll out and mobilise a gradual key holding and call out service provision on agreed sites on a priority order basis. There are up to 25 initial properties.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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