Live tenders / Solihull College and University Centre
Outsourced Security Services
What the buyer is asking for
The College’s existing contract for Outsourced Security Services across all campuses expires on 31 May 2027 and has no further extension available. To ensure continuity of provision, a value for money assessment and compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and College Financial Regulations, the requirement is being competitively tendered. SCUC is looking for a reliable, safeguarding-led security partner to work alongside the College’s in-house Security Team, delivering a robust and seamless security and concierge service across all campuses from 01.06.2027. Continuity of approved officers, prompt cover at short notice and a dependable out of hours response are central to this requirement. Please refer to the Guidance document in the tender pack available for download free of charge from https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home
How this is scored
Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.
- 60%qualityQualityRange of qualitative assessments - please see the Guidance document within the tender pack available for download from https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home
- 40%costCostCost of provision - please see the Guidance document within the tender pack available for download from https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home
- Value
- Not published
- Submission deadline
- 04 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT (27 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by
- 05 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- services
- Lots
- 1
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- CPV codes
- 75241000, 79710000, 79711000
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
How contested is this?
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice publishedyesterday5 Nov 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Clarification questions byin 17 days23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 28 days4 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 91 days5 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome and contract awards
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Contracts (0)
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Bid statistics
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Payment terms
30 days - please see the proposed terms available in the tender pack available for download from https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home
Documents
How to bid
Please submit all tender documentation via https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/educationportal/home. Any problem with the In-Tend Education Portal, including system access and password resets, should be escalated directly to In-Tend on 0114 407 0065 or at support@in-tend.co.uk. In the unlikely event of an unresolved system issue that may prevent access to tender documents or submission, Tenderers may email anna@agmprocurement.com or, in an emergency related to submission, call 07538 463234.
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