Published date: 14 February 2025

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: 13 February 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Security services - 79710000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

BIP925577742

Published date

14 February 2025

Closing date

13 February 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 April 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: not specified

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Modification Notice
Original description: The 3 museum partners (The Natural History Museum, the Science Museum Group and the Victoria and Albert Museum) commission Wilson James Limited to provide security services across the numerous sites of the 3 museum partners, including control rooms, perimeter security and internal patrols, emergency response and first aid, management of electronic security systems, event and exhibition security officers, staff entrance security, traffic control, loading bay, bag search and door security across the various sites, providing co-ordinated, professional security services.
Description of the modifications
The 3 museum partners extended their contract for security services across the numerous sites of the 3 partners with Wilson James Limited (due to expire 31/03/26) by a further year until 31/03/27 with an estimated increased value for that further year of £12,150,514. The original agreement for with Wilson James Limited (notice 2018/S 085 - 191827 estimated value £63.487,185) was extended by a further year in 2022 (notice 2018/S 085 - 191827 estimated value £11.979,731) to expire 31/03/26.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
To incentive WJ to invest in security for new V&A building now to avoid risk. WJ expertise needed for NHM collections move to new site and for SMG major construction works, to avoid risk/cost/operation issues from a new supplier at critical point. SMG/VA's planned security assessments to address increasing risk need WJ's knowledge of systems/equipment. Until Terrorism Bill becomes final law actions required of new supplier unclear and inconvenient/costly to vary. For further details see VEAT

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Address

Cromwell Road
London
SW7 5BD
UK

Telephone

+4479425000

Email

nhmprocurement@nhm.ac.uk