Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-946c-70bd-83b7-aaa80a5f019f/003626-provision-of-manned-security-guard-services-at-aycliffe-secure-centre closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 003626 - Provision of Manned Security Guard Services at Aycliffe Secure Centre [Durham County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/durham-county-council) Estimated value £900,000 Published 29 Sept 2026 Deadline Closed 15 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 Council requires a Security Provider to deliver manned security guard services at Aycliffe Secure Centre. Aycliffe Secure Centre is registered to provide care and education for up to 34 vulnerable and complex male and female young people, aged between 10-18. There is also a Transition Home attached to the secure building which can accommodate up to 4 young people moving from within the Secure Centre to community-based accommodation. Further details of the requirements are set out in Document 3a. Contract Specification which can be accessed free of charge at [open-uk.org](https://www.open-uk.org) ## CPV classification Security services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06f607-2026-09-29T10:48:23+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06f607-2026-09-29T10:48:23+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 Durham County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/durham-county-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [003708 - Provision of Manned Security Guard Services at NETPark · Durham County Council · 9 days left · 28 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-c1e1-7192-aa44-75023d45559a/003708-provision-of-manned-security-guard-services-at-netpark) [Procurement of Concierge and Security Services · Look Ahead Care and Support Limited · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-8b7c-7189-9be5-2732b7a70587/procurement-of-concierge-and-security-services) [Customer Care (Security) Services within Emergency Housing and Resettlement Service · Blackpool Coastal Housing Limited · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-8a6d-71c6-9466-aa306bab9f1c/customer-care-security-services-within-emergency-housing-and-resettlement-serv) [Appropriate Adult Service. · Durham County Council · 2 days left · 20 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdd-e8b3-735e-8622-c7bc37f63fb0/appropriate-adult-service) [Bishop Auckland College ~ Cleaning Tender · Bishop Auckland College ~ Cleaning Tender · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-82dd-7270-80b1-225a2de20cdb/bishop-auckland-college-cleaning-tender) [AMCV 342 - The Provision of a Supported Living Service in the Battlefield area of Shrewsbury · Shropshire Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3685-7349-8b60-26d9c22670f1/amcv-342-the-provision-of-a-supported-living-service-in-the-battlefield-area-o)