Published date: 22 November 2017

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.


Closing: 5 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Security services - 79710000

  • Surveillance services - 79714000

  • Patrol services - 79715000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£600,000 to £675,000

Procurement reference

TOWER001-DN300460-92140934

Published date

22 November 2017

Closing date

5 January 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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 London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is seeking expressions of interest from interested organisations for the above service.
The Supplier will deliver predominantly out of hours Antisocial Behaviour Patrols (ASB Patrols) across the housing stock Tower Hamlets Homes (THH) manages on behalf of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. THH does not expect to subcontract any part of this service.

THH has identified a problem with Anti-Social Behaviour across the stock it manages on behalf of the Council.

We have a current Patrolling contract that is supported by a Metropolitan Police accredited contractor that undertakes dedicated Anti-Social Behaviour Patrols. This additional support is necessary to effectively respond to Anti-Social Behaviour issues on housing estates and streets.

We are currently procuring a 2 year (plus potential for a single extension of a further year) borough-wide patrolling contract. The contract replaces the current patrolling contract and will allow continued patrolling to be undertaken. The new contract is timetabled to start in April 2018.

The benefit of using a supplier with Metropolitan Police accreditation enables patrol officers to exercise powers normally reserved for the Police, such as issuing fixed penalty notices, lawfully obtaining names and addresses and detaining individuals.

An accredited patrol service is a valuable resource and forms part of THH's strategy of working in partnership to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. An accredited Anti-Social Behaviour patrol contractor supports the reduction of all forms of anti-social behaviour whilst increasing resident satisfaction.

This service provides support to partners including police officers and neighbourhood housing officers. The service also provides reassurance to residents and users of a uniformed presence. Their involvement in targeted patrols assists in a more comprehensive source of information and a deterrent to individuals through the presence of them.

The supplier must be approved under the Association of Chief Police Officers Community Safety Accreditation Scheme and accredited by the Metropolitan Police to provide uniformed officers with specific delegated enforcement powers.


About the buyer

Contact name

Ambia Begum

Address

Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 2BG
England

Telephone

+44 2073640783

Email

procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Website

http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk