Published date: 22 October 2025

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


Closing: 2 December 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Security services - 79710000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£8,000,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN729530-61150434

Published date

22 October 2025

Closing date

2 December 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2025

Contract end date

28 February 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?

Yes

Description

Leicester City Council wishes to appoint Supplier(s) who have the necessary skills, expertise and proven experience to deliver security services across a range of the Authority's estate and to provide cover for in-house security teams. The requirement has been split into the following two lots:

- Lot 1 - Keyholding, opening and closing, mobile patrols and out of hours call-outs

- Lot 2 - Manned Guarding

The proposed Contract will be for two (2) years with an option to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than a further three (3) years taking the contract term to a maximum of five (5) years. Any subsequent extension to the contract will be subject to satisfactory performance of the selected Supplier and budget availability.

Please note, this procurement exercise has been abandoned. This is due to the tender validity period relating to price lapsing and it not being possible to assess the most economically advantageous tender in a fair and transparent manner.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

28 February 2025

Contract start date

1 March 2025

Contract end date

28 February 2027

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

N/A

Address

Please note, this procurement exercise has been abandoned. This is due to the tender validity period relating to price lapsing and it not being possible to assess the most economically advantageous tender in a fair and transparent manner.

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Services

Address

City Hall (4th Floor)
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
England

Email

procurement@leicester.gov.uk

Website

https://www.leicester.gov.uk