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
- Coventry University · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £16,942,609.31
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Security services (CPV 79710000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 080093-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Jul 2026
- Published21 Aug 2026Published 31 days after the contract date
Description
Coventry University has awarded a contract for the provision of comprehensive Protection Services across its estate. The services include front-of-house and back-of-house security operations, parking enforcement, incident management, and associated support services to protect students, staff, visitors, and University assets. The appointed contractor is responsible for the management, delivery, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the services through a dedicated contract management structure. The contract includes technology-enabled service management, real-time reporting, communications systems, staff training, performance monitoring, and management information to support the University's security and operational objectives. This contract has been awarded to G4S using the framework OJEU Contract Award Notice 077-1122 OET AEC's the "Omni CPV NVMSP Framework established by Agri-EPI Centre Limited (Company Number 09922991) whose registered office is at Midlands Agri-Tech Innovation…
About the supplier
G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01046019).