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    ContractsSecurity Guarding Services
    Closed contract

    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· 5 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
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Closed

    No longer open. Published 5 months ago.

    25 May 2026
    Closed — no tender deadline was 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

    16 awards · 11 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY has awarded 16 contracts to 11 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED3× · 19%
    2. NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)2× · 13%
    3. Brighton and Hove City Council2× · 13%
    4. SOUTHBANK CENTRE2× · 13%
    5. COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LIMITED(THE)1× · 6%
    6. Anderson Law LLP1× · 6%

    +5 more suppliers

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, PROMAR INTERNATIONAL, KPMG LLP — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Original closed notice on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06a26a

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