Night Safety Marshall Scheme

What the buyer is asking for

Please note that this is a planned Procurement notice only and not the start of the tender. A Tender notice will be published on or after the 30th September 2026 to commence the tender opportunity and for suppliers to Bid. Sussex Police, under the Authority of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex, will be tendering for the provision of a Night Safety Marshall Scheme contract with a start date of 1st April 2027, for 1 year with the option to extend by a further 2 x 12 month extensions (ultimate expiry date will be 31 March 2030) This will be for the provision of Night Safety Marshals in Brighton and Hove Only. Aim of the Night Safety Marshal Scheme: Increasing public safety and confidence Reducing demand on emergency services Overall reduction in serious violence and knife crime Increase Partnership working. Night Safety Marshal Scheme objectives: To protect our communities by identifying the vulnerable and ensuring they are kept safe. To prevent serious violence with early intervention and the removal of threat. To reduce violence against women and girls. Work alongside local businesses and partner agencies (e.g. Local Authorities, Crime Reduction Partnerships etc.) to make our communities feel safe. The scheme will be to deploy 8 Marshalls in high harm locations identified by Sussex Police at peak hours of 20:00-04:00 on Friday and Saturdays. 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 budget envelope will be £120,000 excluding VAT per annum. Further information will be available when the Procurement Notice is published along with the Tender pack. Please also note that this opportunity is subject to Home Office funding which will not be confirmed until early 2027, Any contract awarded will be subject to the confirmation of funding. If funding is not received then any awarded contract will be cancelled. Any extension under the contract will be subject to Home Office continued funding.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  Insurances : Employers liability insurance - minimum legal requirement where the contractor has less than 5 employees or £5M for any one incident Public Liability Insurance - £5Mfor any one incident General liability limitation - £5M per 12 month contract period.

• technical

  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 Authority requires the successful bidder to either hold Cyber Essentials Plus or have a minimum of core membership (free of charge) with the South East Cyber Resilience Centre (SECRC).  Membership can be secured by registering at the following link. The Cyber Resilience Centre Membership Form The Bidder agrees to register for core membership of the SECRC or already hold Cyber Evidence of this must be submitted alongside your bid. Data centres proposed to use for this contract must be based in UK Only. All processing of data by contractors or sub-contractors, including use of support services, those who will have access to the authority's data are UK based only. Throughout the life of the contract, upon request by the Authority, to complete and return a security questionnaire and provide any security related documentation or certification as required by the Authority.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published32 days ago

   21 Aug 2026, 11:30 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 22 days

   14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 37 days

   28 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 68 days

   28 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice21 Aug 2026, 11:30 BST079824-2026

Payment terms

30 day payment terms upon receipt of a valid invoice with all required backing data to support the invoice.