Provision of Security Services for the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Description

The buyer is seeking proposals for the security, guarding and operational service at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC). The service is in place to ensure the safety of Justices, staff, contractors, visitors, and the physical site itself, as well as ensuring the work of the Court, both at its main site and any other location where the work or activities of the Court take place, are done safely and securely. Lot 1: The UKSC is the United Kingdom's highest court of appeal. It hears appeals on arguable points of law of general public importance, concentrating on cases of the greatest significance. The UKSC is the final court of appeal for all United Kingdom civil cases, and criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland and (in certain cases) Scotland. The Court plays an important role in the development of UK law. The impact of UKSC decisions extends far beyond the parties involved in any given case, helping to shape our society. Its judgments directly affect everyday lives. The requirement of this contract is for guarding of the UKSC in Parliament Square for an initial period of three years from the commencement of service, and extendable at the discretion of the UKSC for a further two-year period of up to one year each (bringing the total maximum possible term of the contract up to five years). The UKSC is located on Parliament Square and is therefore recognised to be within the Government Secure Zone. The Supplier will need to deploy an appropriate number of security officers, with relevant training and qualifications, to control access and guarding on a 24-hour basis, throughout the contract period to prevent unauthorised access to the premises or any harm to the premises, persons or assets therein. The UKSC is both a non -ministerial government department and a fully operational court and educational destination for the Rule of Law. The Supplier has to ensure that officers and others working on this contract meet the operational and statutory requirements required which include, but are not limited to, the requirements of the SIA and the Security Officer requirements as set out in the Constitutional Reform Act 2025. The site is open to the public Monday through to Friday between the hours of 08:30 and 17:30, but the building is also used for corporate and charitable events out of hours, where officers will be required to be on site. Formal expressions of interest must be raised in the appropriate way after the tender has gone live. We will undertake supplier engagement as part of tender process and the pack, once published, will provide details on how to register your interest. No engagement will take place with any potential suppliers outside of those arrangements either before the tender goes live or during the process. The route to market will be via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6264 DPS. More information on this, including details regarding the onboarding process, can be found here. If you are interested in tendering for this procurement and are currently not onboarded to this DPS, you will need to begin the process as soon as possible. Due to the required timetable, there is limited time before the new procurement goes live, and we have been advised that the onboarding process will take approximately 10 working days. If you have any queries or questions regarding the framework, including whether you are a listed supplier, please email info@gca.gov.uk and reference RM6264 to ensure they have sight of this early and are able to prioritise a response. Additional information: Formal expressions of interest must be raised in the appropriate way after the tender has gone live. We will undertake supplier engagement as part of tender process and the pack, once published, will provide details on how to register your interest. No engagement will take place with any potential suppliers outside of those arrangements either before the tender goes live or during the process. The route to market will be via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6264 DPS. More information on this, including details regarding the onboarding process, can be found here. If you are interested in tendering for this procurement and are currently not onboarded to this DPS, you will need to begin the process as soon as possible. Due to the required timetable, there is limited time before the new procurement goes live, and we have been advised that the onboarding process will take approximately 10 working days. If you have any queries or questions regarding the framework, including whether you are a listed supplier, please email info@gca.gov.uk and reference RM6264 to ensure they have sight of this early and are able to prioritise a response.