Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Northern Trains Limited · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £4,692,588
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Guard services (CPV 79713000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 033041-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Apr 2026
- Published13 Apr 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
A contract has been awarded for the provision of fully managed depot security services across multiple operational railway depots. The contract delivers 24/7 static guarding and security support, including access control, patrols, incident reporting and asset protection. The services ensure compliance with health and safety requirements, data protection obligations, and security industry standards, while protecting staff, visitors, contractors, rolling stock, and the physical assets and facilities required to support safe and continuous railway operations. The Contractor shall deliver depot security services including access control and gatehouse operations, visitor and contractor sign in and verification, parking and vehicle oversight, safety briefings and incident or emergency response. Security officers shall undertake regular patrols using electronic monitoring systems to maintain secure and controlled operational environments.
About the supplier
Carlisle Support Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07880629).