Invitation To Tender - Provision of security services at events in The Apex & Athenaeum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk- Contract Duration – 01 May 2026 to 31st March 2028 (with options to extend into 31 March 2030)
Awarded to Stage Event Security Ltd
West Suffolk Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 27 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 27 March 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
- West Suffolk CouncilBuyer
2 live opportunities · 25 awarded contracts
Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PRVM-1828-ZPTJ
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £100,000
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Published
- 27 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £151,202
- Award date
- 28 April 2026
- Contract period
- 30 April 2026 → 31 March 2028
- Contract length
- 1 year 11 months
- Could run to
- 31 March 2030
- Against estimate
- 51% above
- Bids received
- 17
- Stage Event Security Ltd
This contract ends on 31 March 2028, or 31 March 2030 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
Stage Event Security Ltd
- Based in
- Ipswich
- Public contracts won
- 1
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
17
15 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.
Market context
Typical award in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£73,982
Median of 18,935 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 2.0× the median.
West Suffolk Council in the last 12 months
34
contracts awarded, worth £12,953,156 in total
Recent awards in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Notice history
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Contract
29 April 2026
Contract Notice
27 February 2026
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