Published date: 5 December 2024
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Security services - 79710000
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Guard services - 79713000
Patrol services - 79715000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£900,000
Procurement reference
WIRLC001-DN750820-14504844
Published date
5 December 2024
Closing date
13 January 2025
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 March 2025
Contract end date
28 February 2029
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Wirral Council is looking for a single supplier for the provision of the following
Key-holding and Alarm Response - to provide 24 hours/365 days a year services for key holding and response to alarm activation and incidents of Wirral Council building, the service provider will provide a responsive service to respond to alarm activations. This will require holding & collection of keys, holding of alarm and access details for all the sites and provide a 24 hour / 365-day response to activations of alarms in these buildings.
Venue Security - Attendance will be required at Wirral Council premises for the days and periods notified by the Client, Wirral Council. The Service provider will be required to provide services as and when required, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including all days deemed to be bank holidays in the United Kingdom.
The provision of this service shall be called off on an "as and when required" basis. For some premises / occasions the provision of consistent and regular personnel will be preferred to ensure familiarity with both physical layout and with Wirral Council contacts and procedures.
These services will consist of a mixture of provisions as detailed below: -
Static security for events/incidents
Static security for public and closed meetings
Licensed door supervisors for public and closed meetings
Mobile security patrols - Mobile Patrols are not expected to form a major component of this contract however Wirral Council may request provision of mobile patrols of specific areas in relation to an identified threat or concern.
The service provider must be able to meet all the requirements and standards of British Standard BS7499 for manned security services and the current ACPO policies on key-holding, and also be a member of the SIA approved contract scheme and ACS accreditation.
This services contract will run for a period of 24 months with options to extend for two (2) periods of 12 months each (maximum 24 months). Estimated contract start date: 1st March 2025
More information
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The tender document and any additional information are accessible via The Chest portal, https://www.the-chest.org.uk to participate in this exercise please register your interest in contract ID DN750820.
Should you have any questions relating to the tender document please raise them via the 'messages' section on the portal.
About the buyer
Contact name
Procurement Place
Address
Mallory Building
2 Alice Kerr Square
Birkenhead
CH41 2AB
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1516062000
procurementplace@wirral.gov.uk
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Closing: 13 January 2025, 12pm