Award

Security Services (including Key holding, intruder alarm, manned guarding, lone working)

  • General Medical Council (GMC)

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-084491

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a048 (view related notices)

Published 18 December 2025, 2:59pm



Scope

Reference

GMC2072

Description

The GMC employs some 1400 staff, the majority working out of offices in Manchester and London, with small teams based in our premises in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh. There are around 90 staff who are home based and visit external organisations and venues. Our existing security systems and process are designed to ensure the physical safety of staff and visitors and to ensure that the organisation complies with the data protections and information security standards resulting from out ISO27001 registration.


Contract 1. Security Services (including Key holding, intruder alarm, manned guarding, lone working)

Supplier

Contract value

  • £458,333 excluding VAT
  • £550,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

2 December 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

2 December 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 31 December 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

5 January 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029
  • Possible extension to 28 February 2030
  • 4 years

Description of possible extension:

Annual based on service

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79713000 - Guard services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Information about tenders

  • 18 tenders received
  • 18 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 13 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 1 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 17 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Delta Force Group Ltd

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHY-5659-XQQD

31 The Broadway

Rainham

RM13 9YW

United Kingdom

Region: UKI52 - Barking & Dagenham and Havering

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Security Services (including Key holding, intruder alarm, manned guarding, lone working)


Contracting authority

General Medical Council (GMC)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXLD-1125-PGBY

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

United Kingdom

Contact name: Chris Park

Email: gmctenders@gmc-uk.org

Website: http://www.gmc-uk.org

Region: UKD33 - Manchester

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government