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title: "Lower Thames Crossing - Specialist Security Services"
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# Lower Thames Crossing - Specialist Security Services

Buyer: HIGHWAYS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c89c

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## Summary

Highways England has initiated a procurement process for "Lower Thames Crossing - Specialist Security Services", focusing on critical security services needed for the Lower Thames Crossing project in the UK. The contract, awarded under a limited negotiation procedure due to extreme urgency, is set for a duration of 9 months starting from June 29, 2021, without prior publication. The key activities involve mobile patrols, incident response, and protestor mitigation, with attention to immediate threats that have arisen. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, as the contract has been signed, facilitating urgent action to mitigate risks associated with the project.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for security service providers, especially those specialising in protestor mitigation, incident response, and social media monitoring. Businesses equipped to handle high-pressure situations and provide mobile patrol services would be well-positioned to benefit from this contract. With the full competitive procurement set to follow within a few months, smaller and larger security firms alike can prepare to engage in future opportunities as Highways England seeks longer-term partnerships for the ongoing needs of the Lower Thames Crossing project.

## Notice

Highways England has an urgent requirement to put in place some specialist security services for its Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) scheme. LTC is a proposed new All Purpose Trunk Road connecting the A2/M2 in Kent, crossing under the Thames through a twin-bored tunnel before joining the M25 south of Junction 29. The contract will be for a period of 9 months to allow a full competitive procurement process to take place for longer term delivery of these services. The Scope of the services covers: Specialist protestor mitigation and removal Social Media Monitoring Incident Response Mobile Patrols

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Lower Thames Crossing is a proposed new All Purpose Trunk Road connecting the A2/M2 in Kent, crossing under the Thames through a twin-bored tunnel before joining the M25 south of Junction 29. It has an urgent requirement to put in place some specialist security services to cover the following services: Mobile Patrol Services (MPS): deployment of mobile patrol resources to be a proactive and reactive response to incidents involving land and property owned or leased by LTC The MPS teams have the ability to attend either side of the Thames to offer mutual support. This function would be able to ensure oversight of locations that have seen criminal and trespass activity taking place during earlier stages of the programme. And are considered high-risk due to their locations within the Programme red line boundary. Mobile patrol teams would be deployed on 24-hour 7 days a week basis for continuous patrolling. The mobile patrols would also be able to give mutual support as required during any event either side of the Thames Incident Response Team: In the event of an incident and depending on the scale, a dedicated incident response team (IRT) would provide on the ground support. Specialist protestor mitigation and removal: In the event of a protester or group breaching security at a location, or preventing works being carried out at any location within the programme red line boundary, a specialist security response service can be deployed. Examples where a specialist response is required could include: * Regaining possession of land or property * Executing High Court Writs * Removing protesters from height, confined spaces, underground or from buildings or other structures * Dealing with trespass and squatter incursion Social Media Monitoring and Threat Assessments * The Contractor will provide a process to carry out proactive monitoring of social media sites that have the potential to disrupt or delay the development of the project. * The Contractor will develop accurate threat and risk assessments from that intelligence gained and transferring this into biweekly/quarterly reports on the activities of sites and advise, guide and support when required on the actions to take with LTC Project Manager.

### Procurement Information

This notice is being published under a Negotiated procedure without prior publication (in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU). The Authority considers that there are grounds to award a contract directly to Control Risks under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR") on the basis that the immediate urgency is not of Highways England's making - it is only now aware of an imminent threat of protestor action. The immediate urgency therefore requires a contract in place more quickly than a regulated competitive procurement would allow for. The publication of a VEAT notice notifies the market of its intention to place a Direct Award with Control Risks for a period of 9 months only while a full competitive process takes place to award a longer term contract for the provision of these services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016682-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £900,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HIGHWAYS ENGLAND |
| Locality | BEDFORD |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK41 7LW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Harpur |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex, TLH32 Thurrock, TLJ4 Kent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CONTROL RISKS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79710000 - Security services
- 79715000 - Patrol services

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016682-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.highwaysengland.co.uk

## Provenance

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