Security services

Tender description

LUPC, acting as the Consortium, is working with its Member Institutions to establish a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Security Services in Greater London and the South East of England (Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex). LUPC's primary purpose is to maximise value from the collaborative procurement of goods and services for 75 Full Members, made up of universities and colleges, as well as government agencies, research organisations and museums and other cultural establishments. A full list of LUPC Members may be found at: http://www.lupc.ac.uk/about/members-list.aspx. Member Institutions of LUPC's sister consortium, Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), that are based in the Greater London or the South East of England will also be able to use this Framework Agreement. A full list of SUPC's Member Institutions may be found at: http://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members Please note that only SUPC's Member Institutions in Greater London and the South East will have access to this Framework Agreement. It is estimated that LUPC Member Institutions and applicable SUPC Member Institutions collectively spend over £45 million each year on security services. LUPC is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced Providers to tender for the provision of these services to Member Institutions under a framework agreement that will run initially for three years, up to a maximum period of four years, subject to satisfactory performance. The Framework Agreement will be divided into two Lots: Lot 1: Security Services: Guarding and Reception (Large) — contracts over 250 000 GBP p.a. Lot 2: Security Services: Guarding and Reception (Small) — contracts under 300 000 GBP p.a. . LUPC plans to award each Lot to a panel of four Providers, following the tender process.