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    ContractsSecurity Guarding Services
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    Security Guarding Services

    Contract value
    £2.6m
    Published 25 May 2026

    Provide security guarding services including static posts, patrols, control room operations, and alarm response across multiple UK locations.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 25 May 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £2.6m
    Published 25 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,560,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 3 months ago.

    25 May 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    This opportunity involves the provision of comprehensive guarding services at the Open University Walton Hall Campus and multiple locations nationwide. Services include: static guarding (fixed-post security presence), patrols (regular monitoring of premises), control room operations (monitoring systems and access), lock and unlock services, key holding and management, and alarm response (responding to security alerts). The contractor will be responsible for maintaining security across multiple sites and ensuring protection of assets, personnel, and facilities.

    Track record

    11 awards · 9 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY has awarded 11 contracts to 9 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)2× · 18%
    2. Brighton and Hove City Council2× · 18%
    3. Anderson Law LLP1× · 9%
    4. FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE)1× · 9%
    5. SOUTHBANK CENTRE1× · 9%
    6. EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC1× · 9%

    +3 more suppliers

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    Full notice and submission process on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06a26a
    OU
    Buyer
    THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
    Sector
    Professional Services