Provision of Security Services

The Council invites you to submit a Tender for the provision of security services across the Council's estate. The Council require one supplier to provide the following services, intruder alarm maintenance and monitoring, keyholding and response and manned guarding.

The Council does not anticipate Lock-Ups to be included in the contract initially but it may be added to the contract with the winning Tenderer, at the Council's discretion, at any time during its term.

A site visit is a condition of tender in which suppliers will visit 2 to 3 properties of varying size and systems in order to give prospective suppliers an idea of the Council's estate. Tenderers are referred to the Invitation to Tender for further information.

Appendix A of the Council's Specification is an important document which must be reviewed, completed and submitted by all Tenderers and which will form part of the Contract between the Council and the successful Tenderer. Appendix A contains confidential information concerning the Council's intruder and fire alarm systems which the Council will not disclose to Tenderers without a Non-Disclosure Agreement ("NDA") first being put in place - see Section 1.4 to 1.12 in the Invitation to Tender document for full details.

The contract with the winning Tenderer will be for an initial period of 3 years (anticipated start date being 1 October 2022) with the option to extend by a period or periods of up to 2 years, exercisable at the sole discretion of the Council.