Security services tenders in the UK

CPV category: Investigation and security services (797*)

We track 359 awarded investigation and security services contracts (CPV 797*) in the UK. 36 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £400k, and half of awards fall between £88k and £2.4m (344 awards with a value). 148 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months36

Open tenders14

Median award£400k

Contracts tracked359

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 36)

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent supplier(s)	Value	Ends	Region
Night Security, Kew Gardens - RBGKEW1001 call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79710000	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	Mitie Security (First) Ltd	£1.3m	31 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	London
Manned Security Guarding Services for NMC Premises call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79710000	Nursing And Midwifery Council	SSG Support Services Group Ltd	£88k	31 Jan 2027 re-tender may already be under way	London
Security Service Across Multiple NNC Properties Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	North Northamptonshire Council	1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED	£371k	10 Feb 2027 re-tender may already be under way	East Midlands
Provision of Stewarding and Crowd Control for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council	EVENTSEC LTD	£59.8m	15 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Northern Ireland
The Provision of Manned Security & Car Parking Service call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79710000	York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	OCS Group UK Limited	£5.6m	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	Yorkshire and the Humber
National Security Vetting Find a Tender · CPV 79700000	Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)	Individual / sole trader (name not shown)	£750k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	UK-wide
Provision of Site Security Services Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	Regenda Limited (Petrus Community)	ProSentry Ltd	£712k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Direct Award - Provision of Manned Security Services at TTC call-off Contracts Finder · CPV 79710000	Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland	CHASE SERVICES GROUP LTD	£226k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	North East
Counter Fraud and Internal Audit Assurance Services Contracts Finder · CPV 79711000	West Lancashire Borough Council	Veritau Limited	£150k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	North West
Security Stewarding Provisions for Theatres Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council	CONTROLLED SPACE LIMITED	£76k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	UK-wide

See all 36 in the renewal radar

Open tenders (10 of 14)

Opportunity	Buyer	Value	Deadline	Region
Provision of Security Guarding Services at British Embassy Offices & Residences, Kinshasa, DRC. Find a Tender · CPV 79713000	Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	£4.0m	9 Oct 2026, 17:00 UK time expression of interest	London
003635 - Provision of Manned Security Guard Services at Durham County Council Depots Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	Durham County Council	£1.0m	13 Oct 2026, 09:00 UK time	North East
003626 - Provision of Manned Security Guard Services at Aycliffe Secure Centre Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	Durham County Council	£900k	15 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time	North East
PROVISION OF SECURITY GUARDING SERVICES AT THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION LUSAKA ZAMBIA Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	£812k	15 Oct 2026, 16:00 UK time expression of interest	London
EU_1432 ITT Poland Security Services Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	British Council	£239k	16 Oct 2026, 21:59 UK time expression of interest	London
Security Guarding Services for Vietnam Hanoi & Hoi Chi Min Find a Tender · CPV 79713000	British Council	£250k	19 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	London
Facilities Management Services for British Council Thailand Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	British Council(The)	£22.3m	19 Oct 2026, 17:00 UK time expression of interest	London
TWBC - Assembly Hall Theatre Security Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	£250k	21 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	South East
003708 - Provision of Manned Security Guard Services at NETPark Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	Durham County Council	£395k	28 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time	North East
Night Safety Marshall Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex	£360k	28 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time	South East

All open tenders in this category

Expiring by quarter

Q1 2027 (15)Q2 2027 (3)Q3 2027 (8)Q4 2027 (5)Q1 2028 (6)Q2 2028 (3)

By region

Region	Contracts	Ending in window
London	73	5
North West	46	5
South East	29	4
Scotland	23	1
Yorkshire and the Humber	21	2
East of England	16	2
East Midlands	16	3
West Midlands	14	4
South West	13	1
Wales	11	2
Northern Ireland	10	1
North East	7	1

Top buyers

Buyer	Contracts	Value
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	39	£7.8bn
ESPO	29	£350.0m
Health and Safety Executive	21	£6.6m
CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance	7	£877k
FCDO Services	7	£195k
Waste & Resources Action Programme	5	£1.2m
Scotland Excel	4	£69.0m
The Department Of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs	4	£10.0m
Central Bedfordshire Council	4	£3.9m
North Northamptonshire Council	4	£802k

Most frequent incumbents

Supplier	Contracts	Value
SSG Support Services Group Ltd	33	£328.6m
G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited	31	£380.9m
MPD FM LIMITED	29	£379.4m
Secure FM Ltd	26	£288.4m
Profile Security Services Limited	19	£318.9m
Carlisle Security Services Limited	18	£265.3m
Sentinel Group Security Limited	18	£264.0m
BIDVEST NOONAN (UK) LIMITED	16	£302.5m
ESG Security Limited	15	£252.0m
The Keyholding Company Limited	14	£248.0m

Sub-categories

Security services (527)Investigation services (52)

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