Awarded contract

Security Services - Taxi Marshals

Details

Supplier(s)
Showsec International Limited, RADIUS SECURITY LTD
Value
£7,700,000
Duration
2 years
Topic
Security services
Published
18 September 2026

Tender description

Manchester City Council is procuring security and crowd-safety services across three Lots covering Specialist Markets, City Events, and the Taxi Marshal Scheme. Lots 1 and 2 will be established as single supplier framework agreements to support a flexible annual programme of markets and events. Lot 3 will be procured as a single-supplier contract to deliver a uniformed Taxi Marshal service supporting the safe and effective operation of taxi ranks within the City Centre night time economy. Manchester City Council seeks suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver security, stewarding, crowd management and associated services across its markets, events, and nighttime-economy operations. Providers must demonstrate the ability to deploy trained and SIA-licensed personnel, provide resilience at short notice, and deliver high-quality customer-facing services across busy and complex urban environments. The procurement comprises the following Lots: Lot 1: Specialist Markets (Framework) Lot 2: Events (Framework) Lot 3: Taxi Marshals (Contract) There is no restriction on the number of Lots a supplier may tender for, or be awarded to. Subcontracting of any part of the services is prohibited for all Lots. Contract length for all Lots will be 2 years with the option to extend for an additional 2 years. ## Contract award Title: Security Services - Specialist Markets Lots: - Lot 1: Specialist Markets ## Contract award Title: Security Services - Events Lots: - Lot 2: Events ## Contract award Title: Security Services - Taxi Marshals Lots: - Lot 3: Taxi Marshals

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published18 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date18 September 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester, and buys through its Corporate Procurement Service. Category leads across the council handle procurement for their own areas of goods and services. A Professional Services Framework covers consultancy and professional services work for the council.

Over the past 5 years, most of Manchester City Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.

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