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Harborough District Council

HDC-1632 Keyholding, Security and Out of Hours Response Service

Business ServicesCPV 79710000
Value£75k
Deadline14 Aug 2026
Published1 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 1 Jul 202619 days leftCloses 14 Aug 2026
Who to contact
wellandprocurement@melton.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£75ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Business Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Harborough District Council is seeking suppliers who will work in partnership with the Council to carry out the provision of a keyholding, locking/unlocking, and response service both in / out of hours for The Symington Building, Harborough Innovation Centre, Harborough Enterprise Centre and Harborough Indoor Market.

Please not that site visits are mandatory for this tender, and potential suppliers must arrange to undertake a supervised visit.

Suppliers are welcome to view and register for this opportunity through ProContract using the link below. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=82ac6e04-6875-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Stated in this notice

  • Show at bidSite visit / supplier day…rborough Indoor Market. Please not that site visits are mandatory for this tender, and potential suppliers mus…

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
  • Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
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