Security services

Tender description

HCC will be procuring a new security services contract to provide static guarding, mobile patrols, key holder service, call out response and control room operations for schools and other HCC buildings across Hampshire in total around 500 buildings. The purpose of this PIN is to seek best practice guidance from security company suppliers via a questionnaire Hampshire County Council will be procuring a contract to provide security services to most Hampshire schools, plus also headquarter office building, adult services buildings, childrens services buildings, recreational, culture and leisure facilities and empty properties. The total number of buildings is circa 300, being 250 schools and 50 other buildings The current annual spend is circa GBP 475 000. The security services provision varies according to location, type of building function and scope of end user requirement. The scope includes the following: 1) static guarding (mainly HQ buildings), 2) control room operations (main HQ building), 3) mobile patrols (mainly night time patrols to approx. 250 schools), 4) key holder service with alarm response attendance (mainly schools), 5) alarm monitoring and call-out operation (via security provider call/alarm centre). The proposed contract is for a single supplier on a 2-year basis with an option to extend for a further 3 years. The security requirement will vary over the duration of the contract. As part of the process, we are looking to engage with providers who would be interested in delivering this service and/or have experience of delivering similar services by means of a questionnaire to ensure that at Hampshire County Council, we embrace best industry practice in the procurement and operation of the contract. The questionnaire is basically requesting you to send to HCC copies of what you consider to be best practice security services specification, pricing documents, modern technology and then general advice. More information is available within the InTend system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/ If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire InTend portal, please go to the website stated above and click on the ‘Register’ tab — registration is free. Logging into InTend (once registered) — to view this opportunity please click on ‘Tenders’ then ‘Current’ and then scroll down to the project; — selecting ‘View Details’ on the relevant opportunity; — clicking the ‘Express Interest’ tab; — following the on-screen instructions; — the short questionnaire is available via the Synopsis button. We would appreciate responses via InTend correspondence by 20 March 2020. We recommend that you refer to the eTendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on ‘Information for Suppliers’ at the top of the InTend home page. All communication should be via the correspondence function on the project.