Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bce-5de5-7171-95c1-f69f48c1ac79/security-service-for-cheltenham-ice-rink-20252026-202627-20272028 awarded GB open procedure # Security Service for Cheltenham Ice Rink 2025/2026, 2026/27, 2027/2028 [Cheltenham Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cheltenham-borough-council) Often single bidder Estimated value £30,000 Published 26 Jan 2026 Deadline Closed 15 Aug 2025 ## Who can bid - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The Council is seeking an experienced security contractor to provide out of hours security services at Cheltenham’s outdoor Ice Rink for the next three winter seasons. The Cheltenham Ice Rink will be located in Imperial Gardens, GL50 1BQ. The rink will be housed in a solid sided marquee with additional facilities and equipment located in nearby external compounds. The successful bidder will ensure the protection of the ice rink, its facilities such as mobile toilets, and any equipment or materials onsite during non-operational hours. The selected provider will demonstrate a robust understanding of the unique challenges associated with securing an outdoor venue, particularly in maintaining vigilance and addressing potential incidents promptly and effectively. For the 2025/26 season, the site build will commence on Monday 10 November 2025 and the anticipated date for completion of break is Friday 9 January 2026. The rink will be open to the general public from Friday 21 November 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026, every day except Christmas day. Opening hours are slightly longer on Fridays and Saturdays, with an additional skating session scheduled at the end of the day. An anticipated 40,000 tickets will be sold for the event. ## CPV classification Public security services Security services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-056b2b-2026-01-26T14:23:48Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-056b2b-2026-01-26T14:23:48Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Cheltenham Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cheltenham-borough-council) [Sector More Public administration & defence services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/public-administration-defence) ## More tenders like this [Administrative educational services – V/GF/2026/17/BT2028 · Institut zur Qualitätsentwicklung im Bildungswesen - Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung der Länder an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin e. V. · 41 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9d74-71d2-964a-1657b4b80245/germany-administrative-educational-services-vgf202617bt2028) [Foreign economic-aid-related services – 10035573-Operationalization of the circular economy in Colombia · Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-db39-72ba-aa7b-3b83ee3d9845/germany-foreign-economic-aid-related-services-10035573-operationalization-of) [Government services – Erfahrungsaustausch zu Vergrämungsmaßnahmen (Los 1) und Planung von koordinierten Vergrämungsabschüssen (Los 2) für das Interreg-Projekt "Fischartenschutz und Kormoranmanagement am Bodensee" · Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum, Landwirtschaft und Heimat Baden-Württemberg · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-61c9-7080-9aa6-6fa69a6e43b1/germany-government-services-erfahrungsaustausch-zu-vergramungsmassnahmen-los) [Administrative services of agencies – Ψηφιακός Συμπαραστάτης των χρηστών ψηφιακών υπηρεσιών του Ελληνικού Κτηματολογίου · ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΚΤΗΜΑΤΟΛΟΓΙΟ · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8db4-73e0-ae71-d5c4dc053ea5/greece-administrative-services-of-agencies-psifiakos-simparastatis-ton-khristw) [Supporting services for the government – Prestations de mise à jour des informations des bases de données de l'administration (service-public.gouv.fr) · DSAF · 37 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-cd7a-7366-9761-a59f4ce36818/france-supporting-services-for-the-government-prestations-de-mise-a-jour-des) [Benefit services – Accord Cadre relatif à des prestations de portage de personnes et de déplacement, montage et démontage de mobilier · Antin Plus (75) · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-dbf4-731e-9cc9-ab45a5f34aeb/france-benefit-services-accord-cadre-relatif-a-des-prestations-de-portage-de)