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
- London Borough of Enfield · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Guarding Professionals Ltd SME
- Value
- £7,600,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Guard services (CPV 79713000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 054151-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Dec 2025
- Published9 Jun 2026Published 190 days after the contract date
Description
**Please note: this is NOT an opportunity, it is the publication of an award notice inline with the Governments Transparency Agenda** Manned security services and vacant property security services to be provided at various sites throughout Enfield. This covers the monitoring of temporary and portable alarm systems, resident guarding and mobile security patrols with the provision to include any future requirements if required. Awarded as a direct award call-off under the EEM Vacant Property Services Framework (Ref. EEM0071). The contract duration is 12 months, with the option to extend for a period of up to a further 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The estimated stated value covers the entire contract period if the entire extension is taken up (i.e. 24 months) and excludes VAT.
About the supplier
Guarding Professionals Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07282373).