How to win: Security Guarding

About this contract

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION. IT IS A PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT. Shropshire Council is launching this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in advance of a formal procurement process for a security guarding requirement. The envisaged award of this contract will be to a single provider for a period of up to 4 years with an estimated value of £600k over the entire term. The successful contractor will be responsible for providing a 24-hour, 365-day planned and emergency service across the entire geographic area of Shropshire. PME introduction to the requirement Shropshire Council is launching this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in advance of a formal procurement process for a security guarding requirement. The to award this contract to a single provider for a period of up to 4 years with an estimated value of £600k over the entire term. The successful contractor will be responsible for providing a 24-hour, 365-day planned and emergency service across the entire geographic area of Shropshire. Core Service Scope The requirement is characterised by decentralised property-specific services responding to the needs of a diverse estate that may include corpora

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Shropshire Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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