Published date: 22 September 2022

Last edited date: 11 November 2022

This notice was replaced on 22 September 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Early engagement (published 22 September 2022, last edited 14 November 2022)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Security services - 79710000

Location of contract

England

Procurement reference

EALING001-DN634233-39747626

Published date

22 September 2022

Closing date

15 November 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Subject to governance, in Autumn 2022 the London Borough of Ealing will be seeking a quality cost effective provider to deliver security ser-vices for Council hostels

The Council's Hostel Team spends circa £80,000 per annum on security services. Additionally, the Team requires the provision of ad hoc security services when a particular problem or need arises to support the overall Team service. The Council is looking for efficiencies and innovation to make best use of this budget. It is anticipated that the contract will commence in April 2023 and will be for three (3) years, with two possibilities of one (1) year extension. Total value approximately £400,000 over 5 years (if extensions used).

Ealing wishes to carry out market engagement with providers who are interested in tendering for a contract for the provision of Security Ser-vices for Council Hostels

Ealing is wishes to get feedback from the market and would like to in-vite interested providers to submit a market engagement questionnaire using the link below. The deadline for the questionnaire is 5pm on 7th October 2022

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Q4w6AYeCi0yHixMeMM258yr18p-24EtEgTV6UR8rX4lUOTBPSTdTODMzQ0NGVEk4Q1BCVUpXTUhSNy4u


Ealing Council has statutory responsibilities to provide residents with advice and information on available housing options. This can include the Council providing temporary accommodation to residents whilst a longer-term housing option is sought. The Council's Hostel Team provides the housing management services to about 400 units of accommodation and as part of the service provided, has an outsourced security service which visits the hostels on a rota basis out of normal working hours and at weekends.
Our aim is to provide stable and secure accommodation provision for residents who have experienced homelessness, and the security service will enhance the existing Hostel Team service to provide support from trained experienced security staff whilst in such accommodation.
It is envisaged that the contract to be tendered will be a core and flexi contract with a commissioned block volume arrangement for existing hostels (visited on a rota basis), with an additional flexible element to allow the Council to request additional hours to meet expected and unexpected demands.
Providers are invited to fill in the questionnaire using the link provided above, and express an interest on the London Tenders Portal using the link below. Providers who are not already registered on pro contract will need to do so.
Ealing Hostel's Security (due-north.com)


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Ealing Hostel's Security

  • Early engagement
  • Published 22 September 2022

Links


About the buyer

Contact name

Christine Baker

Address

London Borough of Ealing, Perceval House
14-16 Uxbridge Road
Ealing
W5 2HL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2088255122

Email

bakerc@ealing.gov.uk

Website

http://www.ealing.gov.uk