Notice Information
Notice Title
Key Holding Services
Notice Description
We require a contractor to undertake Key Holding Services for properties that are the responsibility of River Clyde Homes and are located within Inverclyde. RCH require 24/7 service availability throughout the year. The Key Holding Service will be informed by an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) of any alarm activations and must be capable of attending the site within 20 minutes of the call being received from the ARC. The Key Holding Service will be required to reset the Fire Alarm, following clearance from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
River Clyde Homes manage a number of properties that have Fire and Intruder Alarm systems. River Clyde Homes require an 'out of hours' response when a Fire or Intruder alarm is activated. This service is to be provided for all alarm activations 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and 365 days per common year. The Key Holding Service will be informed by an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) of any alarm activations and should be capable of attending the site within 20 minutes of the call being received from the ARC. The Key Holding Service will be required to reset the Fire Alarm, following clearance from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.
Renewal: The contract will run for an initial two year duration. RCH may wish at its sole discretion to extend any resultant agreement for up to a further two twelve month periods subject to the agreement of the successful bidder.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000826196
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY556764
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79710000 - Security services
79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Apr 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- March 2030
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- RIVER CLYDE HOMES
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GREENOCK
- Postcode
- PA15 2UZ
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
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- Local Authority
- Inverclyde
- Electoral Ward
- Inverclyde East Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR551409&idx=1
11th March 2026 - RCH666 - Key Holding Services Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR551409&idx=2
11th March 2026 - RCH666 - Appendix A - SPD -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR551409&idx=3
11th March 2026 - RCH666 - Appendix B - Tender Response Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR551409&idx=4
11th March 2026 - RCH666 - Appendix C - Pricing Schedule -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR551409&idx=5
11th March 2026 - RCH666 - Appendix D - Contract Ts & Cs -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR551409&idx=6
11th March 2026 - RCH666 - Appendix E - Certification -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR551409&idx=7
11th March 2026 - RCH666 - Appendix F - Key Holding Property Details -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551409
Key Holding Services - We require a contractor to undertake Key Holding Services for properties that are the responsibility of River Clyde Homes and are located within Inverclyde. RCH require 24/7 service availability throughout the year. The Key Holding Service will be informed by an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) of any alarm activations and must be capable of attending the site within 20 minutes of the call being received from the ARC. The Key Holding Service will be required to reset the Fire Alarm, following clearance from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY556764
Key Holding Services - We require a contractor to undertake Key Holding Services for properties that are the responsibility of River Clyde Homes and are located within Inverclyde. RCH require 24/7 service availability throughout the year. The Key Holding Service will be informed by an Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) of any alarm activations and must be capable of attending the site within 20 minutes of the call being received from the ARC. The Key Holding Service will be required to reset the Fire Alarm, following clearance from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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