Security guarding tenders in the UK

CPV category: Security services (7971*)

We track 398 awarded security services contracts (CPV 7971*) in the UK. 35 of them have a published end date between 7 Jan 2027 and 7 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £506k, and half of awards fall between £115k and £3.4m (373 awards with a value). 208 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.

Ending in 3-18 months35

Open tenders15

Median award£506k

Contracts tracked398

Contracts ending soonest (10 of 35)

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
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
Site Security for Multiple Vacant Properties - S505700 Find a Tender · CPV 79710000	Norfolk County Council	NORSE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED	£50k	31 Mar 2027 re-tender may already be under way	East of England

See all 35 in the renewal radar

Open tenders (10 of 15)

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

By region

Region	Contracts	Ending in window
London	91	6
South East	57	4
North West	28	5
Yorkshire and the Humber	23	2
East of England	22	2
East Midlands	22	3
Scotland	20	1
West Midlands	19	4
South West	16	1
Wales	15	1
Northern Ireland	9	1
North East	8	1

Top buyers

Buyer	Contracts	Value
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office	52	£7.8bn
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust	26	£100.1m
FCDO Services	7	£195k
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)	6	£290k
ESPO	4	£250.0m
Scotland Excel	4	£69.0m
NEUPC Ltd	4	£28.8m
Department for Work and Pensions	4	£21.4m
The Department Of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs	4	£10.0m
Central Bedfordshire Council	4	£3.9m

Most frequent incumbents

Supplier	Contracts	Value
SSG Support Services Group Ltd	37	£336.7m
G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited	32	£392.9m
MPD FM LIMITED	31	£387.8m
Secure FM Ltd	27	£288.7m
Profile Security Services Limited	22	£320.3m
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

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.