Provision of Ad-hoc Security and Guarding Services
Details
- Supplier(s)
- TEAM SECURITY SERVICES UK LIMITED
- Value
- £294,910
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Security services
- Published
- 12 August 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Provision of ad-hoc manned guarding services to supplement the National Oceanography Centre's in-house security services. The contract includes the provision of SIA-licensed security personnel to support security operations at the NOC Southampton site, Royal Research Ships James Cook and Discovery when berthed in Southampton, and major public and operational events. Services include access control, patrols, CCTV and alarm monitoring, security control room operations, incident response, visitor management and related security activities. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published12 August 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date12 August 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date31 August 2028in 2 years
About the buyer
National Oceanography Centre is one of the world's top oceanographic institutions, and a dedicated procurement team runs its purchasing. Contracts above threshold are advertised through Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Much of its buying goes through pre-negotiated framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. A framework covers refit, maintenance and equipment support for research vessels including RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook. Just over 1,400 suppliers work with the centre, four in five of them based in the UK. The procurement team is currently implementing the Procurement Act 2023 across its processes.
£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.
Over the past 5 years, most of National Oceanography Centre's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79710000 · Security services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@national-oceanography-centre.gov |
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