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 Camden · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Carlisle Security Services Ltd
- Value
- £3,300,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Security services (CPV 79710000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 063282-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2025
- Published6 Jul 2026Published 370 days after the contract date
Description
A contract for physical security guarding across the London Borough of Camden, for a number of roles, including corporate security for Council building reception areas, mobile housing patrols, event security, libraries, hostel concierges and keyholding.
About the supplier
Carlisle Security Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02654100).