Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be4-3258-712b-87cc-e223ea8826c4/contract-for-the-provision-of-security-services-at-county-buildings awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Contract for the provision of Security Services at County Buildings [Staffordshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/staffordshire-county-council) Estimated value £360,000 Published 5 Oct 2026 Deadline Closed 5 Aug 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still 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. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Tenderer shall provide a resilient and responsive guarding service that controls entry to the building, manages the secure and orderly operation of public access meetings, supports the safety of elected members, employees and other building users, and contributes to the organisation's wider protective security arrangements. The Tenderer shall be intelligence led, risk-based and capable of adapting dynamically to changes in threat, attendance levels, protest activity, disorder, safeguarding concerns, suspicious behaviour, emergency situations or revised client instructions. The premises are a historic civic building with regular attendance by elected members, officers, invited guests, contractors, press/media representatives and members of the public. The building hosts formal meetings, democratic proceedings and other public facing activity. The Tenderer shall recognise that the operating environment combines the requirements of a public building, a workplace, a democratic venue and a heritage setting. Security arrangements shall therefore balance safety, access, professionalism, discretion, preservation of the historic environment, customer care and legal compliance. ## CPV classification Security services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06c6e5-2026-10-05T13:27:47+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06c6e5-2026-10-05T13:27:47+01:00) 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 Staffordshire County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/staffordshire-county-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 · Procurement for Housing · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4909-7303-a67f-9c3bff3eb4d8/social-housing-emerging-disrupters-6) [Business travel services – Rahmenvertrag Bearbeitung von Reisekostenabrechnungen nach BRKG · GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-cd6e-73e4-b6e8-3954e5689021/germany-business-travel-services-rahmenvertrag-bearbeitung-von-reisekostenab) [Photocopying services – Externe printdiensten · VZW Sint-Paulusschool · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-34d8-71be-840d-38bf2a8bcc92/belgium-photocopying-services-externe-printdiensten) [Supply services of personnel including temporary staff – Diák- és nyugdíjas munkaerő biztosítása NTH (376) · NTH Nemzeti Tőkeholding Zrt. · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-76f6-70c4-823e-7b614dada7b3/hungary-supply-services-of-personnel-including-temporary-staff-diak-es-nyug) [Interpretation services – Tolktjänster · Stockholms läns sjukvårdsområde · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4e9a-70dc-8b27-e3d274e53dc5/sweden-interpretation-services-tolktjanster) [Printing and distribution services – SGCD53\_MARCHE\_ELECTIONS\_BRGE · Préfecture de la Mayenne · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-7726-73f4-bb67-b3121363d6bf/france-printing-and-distribution-services-sgcd53-marche-elections-brge)