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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: SECURITY SERVICES – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
2. Awarding Authority: ESPO, GB Email: tenders@espo.org. (Mrs Marketa Overton)
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Preliminary market engagement (PME) notification – this is not a call for competition as the tender documentation is not yet available. However, interest (Expressions of interest) can be registered here (if not already completed), and please refer to the UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice for further details on the Engagement process that has been undertaken (the Request for Information return deadline and Engagement deadline having now passed) – see ”. Note: the Expression of interest window is being kept open to allow for NEW Expressions of interest to continue to be captured (Expressions of interest only need to be completed once per applicable contact/Workgroup, as once completed please access your ‘Activities’ in this eProcurement Portal instead).
Please access the messages section on the activity dashboard (once an expression of interest has been completed) for any further communications for this preliminary market engagement – the Request for Information (RFI) Questionnaire will remain accessible For reference only in the Public Messages (the return deadline having now passed). Note: Any questions or clarifications MUST be received via the Messaging facility on this eProcurement Portal only (as also stated below). Also, if you are unable to complete an Expression of interest, this is likely to be due to this having already been registered. Please check your Activities area in this case instead (or otherwise contact Proactis Supplier Support for any other system related help).
The Awarding Authority have been conducting a scoping exercise via this PME with the intention of establishing a national framework for provision of site and event security services, to include key holding, static guarding, and mobile guarding.
The duration of the framework agreement is expected to be for 24 months, with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.
The total estimated value stated includes the option to extend the framework as noted above.
Note: for any questions relating to the operation of the Portal itself, ProContract, these should be submitted to Proactis, and the following links (URL’s) can be used for this for supplier support and system technical queries: or via Otherwise, any questions relating to this pme should be submitted to espo by accessing the Messages section on the Activity dashboard screen once an Expression of interest has been registered.
5. CPV Code(s): 79710000
6. NUTS code(s): UKF, UKF2, UKF22, UKD, UKJ, UKC, UKM, UKH, UKI, UKE, UKK, UKL, UKN, UKG
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Region(s) of supply North West (England), South East (England), East Midlands (England), North East (England), Scotland, East of England, London, Yorkshire and the Humber, South West (England), Wales, Northern Ireland, West Midlands (England)
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Opportunity Id DN775434
347_26
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated value £120,000,000.00
10. Expression of interest end date 27.2.2026 (12:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: Keywords key holding, static, mobile, guarding, Security, Services, 347_26, site and event security services
Key dates
Estimated contract dates
Start date 20/04/2026
End date 19/04/2028
Please visit the website above for documentation
TKR-2026210-EX-1866386