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003626 - Provision of Manned Security Guard Services at Aycliffe Secure Centre

Issued by Durham County Council · via UK Find a Tender Service

Published
9 Sept 2026
Closes
12 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC
Value
GBP 9,00,000
Reference
OPEN20261944
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Facility Management & Cleaning
Type
services

Details

The Council requires a Security Provider to deliver manned security guard services at Aycliffe Secure Centre. Aycliffe Secure Centre is registered to provide care and education for up to 34 vulnerable and complex male and female young people, aged between 10-18. There is also a Transition Home attached to the secure building which can accommodate up to 4 young people moving from within the Secure Centre to community-based accommodation. Further details of the requirements are set out in Document 3a. Contract Specification which can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org

Context for bidders

We hold 8 notices from Durham County Council, going back to August 20268 of them still open. They buy mostly in Facility Management & Cleaning, IT & Telecom and Livelihoods & Enterprise Development. There are 57 open Facility Management & Cleaning tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 33 days.

Documents

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