Summary
Machine-generated summarySCUC is competitively tendering for outsourced security services across all of its campuses, as the existing contract expires on 31 May 2027 with no extension available. The College seeks a reliable, safeguarding-led security partner to work alongside its in-house Security Team, delivering a robust and seamless security and concierge service across all campuses from 1 June 2027. Central requirements include continuity of approved officers, prompt cover at short notice and a dependable out-of-hours response. The procurement is conducted to secure value for money, comply with the Procurement Act 2023 and the College Financial Regulations, and ensure continuity of provision.
Timing
28 days from publication to deadline. Usual length in United Kingdom: 30 days. Usual length
- Published
- Today
- Deadline
- Awarded pending
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Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, above the EU threshold) give a median of 30 days, half of them between 26 and 36 days, based on 2,112 notices of the last two years.
Description
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Can I bid?
- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
- Documents in English.
Official source
Source: Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service)
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Last verified against Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) 6 hours ago
Market
Public administration services in United Kingdom
- median award in this market
- €184,446
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What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 64 awards for Public administration services in United Kingdom.
- Median award
- €184,446
- Middle half of past awards
- €82,440 to €950,757
Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
Market context
Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Public administration services
- 278
- median open notice
- €608,528
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Public administration services
- different companies won awards here
- 70
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 11%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 51
Based on 82 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
The buyer in figures
Solihull College and University Centre
The buyer
Full buyer profileSolihull College and University Centre
This is the only notice from this buyer in the register so far, so there is no record to show yet.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Public administration services - United Kingdom
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxton | 4 | Sep 2026 | |
| Prison Advice & Care Trust (pact) | 3 | €198,266 | Sep 2026 |
| Chase services group LTD | 2 | €9.5M | Sep 2026 |
| DAI Global UK | 2 | €8.1M | Sep 2026 |
| Harmony fire limited | 2 | €252,608 | Oct 2026 |
Based on 84 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
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