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002712 - Contract for the Provision of Crowd Management & Event Security Services
Published 2 Oct 2025
2 Oct 2025
Closed 6 Nov 2025
- Primary CPV
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75242000 *
Public law and order services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Durham County, North East
- Value
- £160,000
- Contract
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1 year Duration
01/01/2026 31/12/2026
- Contract Types
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75 *Administration, defence & social securit...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, DH1 5WB, United Kingdom · UKC14
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Durham County Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
75242000 *
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Reference: OPEN20251675
Durham County Council hosts a number of large-scale festivals and events each year. As a result, the Council require a Provider to manage and provide Crowd Management & Event Security services to ensure all events and festivals operate safely.
The following is a list of the types of Durham County Council Festivals and Events which can be expected to take place throughout the duration of this Contract, please note this list is not exhaustive and there is no guarantee that the listed events will take place.
• Bishop Auckland Food Festival (BAFF)
• Seaham Food Festival (SFF)
• BRASS Festival
• Gala Theatre & Cinema, Empire Theatre, Durham Town Hall and Bishop Auckland Town Hall
• Remembrance Day
• Anniversary or one-off special events
• Elections
This procurement exercise is being undertaken to award a light touch contract, that is, a contract that is wholly or mainly for the supply of services as specified in Procurement Regulations 2024, Schedule 1.
Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org and must be submitted via this portal.
Full CPV breakdown
- 75242000 — Public law and order services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- 12 month initial contract term to 31st December 2026 then 3 x 12 month extension periods, subject to requirements review and funding.
- Submission method
- Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org and must be submitted via this portal.
- Enquiries close
- 31 Oct 2025
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 02 Oct 2025 13:07
- Deadline
- 06 Nov 2025 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a6bf
- Notice ID
- OPEN20251675
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | Durham County Council |
| Address › Street | Corten House, Dunholme Close |
| Address › Town / city | Durham |
| Address › Postcode | DH1 5WB |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC14 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | http://www.durham.gov.uk/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Durham County Council |
Tender
| Title | 002712 - Contract for the Provision of Crowd Management & Event Security Services |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Public law and order services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Security services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKC14 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £192,000 |
| Value › Value | £160,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Below threshold - open competition |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | No |
| How to submit | Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org and must be submitted via this portal. |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Bidding period › End | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Questions period › End | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £192,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £160,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Description | Security Industry Authority (SIA) Licence/Registration Number and Certification DBS Disclosure Certificate Systems for the Management of Lone Working, Violence & Aggression |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Dec 2029 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | 12 month initial contract term to 31st December 2026 then 3 x 12 month extension periods, subject to requirements review and funding. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Description | 70% price weighting 30% quality weighting Quality questions comprise of 2 written response questions regarding Recruitment, Training and Managing Staff Absence and Service Delivery. |
| Document › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061699-2025 |
| Document › Published | 2 Oct 2025 |