Published date: 15 July 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Public security, law and order services - 75240000

Location of contract

MK42 9AP

Value of contract

£1,400,000 to £1,800,000

Procurement reference

BBC EN 02631 - AWARD

Published date

15 July 2022

Closing date

22 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Council has set up a comprehensive CCTV system throughout the urban, open spaces, park facilities and some rural areas of the Borough. This tender is for the provision of operators to manage and monitor the equipment from the control room.

The primary objectives of the scheme are to provide a safe Town Centre & Open Spaces (including parks) for the benefit of those who live, work, trade, visit and enjoy the facilities of Bedford Borough and to reduce the fear of crime and the occurrence of crime in our local communities. In addition, the control room currently provides out of hours services (OOH) for the Council, Highways Team and partner agencies, for example Housing Associations

The system has been in operation since 1995 and currently consists of 600+ cameras situated throughout the urban and rural areas areas of Bedford and Kempston and within Council owned car parks. In addition, it proactively & reactively monitors various third party camera systems (subject to service level agreements).

The control room for this system, which has recently been upgraded , is located in the centre of Bedford and consists of a bank of colour monitors; custom built desk facilities for CCTV operators; digital recording via hard drives; reviewing and copying facilities; printers and all the associated services for communications with Police, retailers, licenced premises and businesses operating within the town.

Award information

Awarded date

15 February 2022

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£1,950,226.12

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Broadland Guarding Services Ltd

Address

Delta House, Vulcan Road North, Norwich, United Kingdom, NR6 6AQ

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Sukhjinder Jhalli

Address

Cauldwell Street
Bedford
England
MK42 9AP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01234 276170

Email

Sukhi.Jhali@bedford.gov.uk