Access control systems contracts
UK public sector · 71 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026
Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count
- Contracts awarded
- 71
- Last 12 months
- Median contract
- £94k
- Recorded value
- Recorded value
- £25.3m
- 66 of 68 main-service contracts have a published value
- Buyers
- 57
- Suppliers
- 61
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See which ones
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What stands out
- The five suppliers that won the most access control systems contracts took 18% of them (13 of 71).
- The median contract, £94k, is close to the median across security contracts (£107k).
- South East had the most contracts: 16, or 23% of the total.
Who buys access control systems
By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.
- 1NHS Property Services Limited4 contracts£279k
- 2Hampshire County Council3 contracts£457k
- 3UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)3 contracts£124k
- 4Hull City Council2 contracts£3.9m
- 5Oxford City Council2 contracts£907k
- 6University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust2 contracts£541k
- 7London Borough of Enfield2 contracts£537k
- 8Leicester City Council2 contracts£229k
- 9Middlesbrough Council2 contracts£96k
- 10Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited2 contracts£33k
Top access control systems contractors by contracts won
The 12 months to 6 October 2026.
- 1G4S4 contracts£632k
- 2Openview Security Solutions3 contracts£1.7m
- 3Softcat2 contracts£1.3m
- 4ATEC Fire and Security2 contracts£537k
- 5Chubb Fire & Security2 contracts£123k
- 6BAYLEY SECURITY LIMITED2 contracts£96k
- 7VINDEX SYSTEMS LIMITED2 contracts£46k
- 8Cipher101 contract£6.6m
- 9ABCA Systems Ltd1 contract£3.8m
- 10CURRANT LIVE LTD1 contract£1.8m
Latest and largest awards
Each links to the official notice.
Latest
CADENT GAS LIMITED to CURRANT LIVE LTD · Awarded 18 September 2026
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust to I2C Systems Limited · Awarded 17 September 2026
North Yorkshire Council to Softcat · Awarded 10 September 2026
Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited to ASGuk Systems Limited · Awarded 10 September 2026
Royal Holloway, University of London to VINDEX SYSTEMS LIMITED · Awarded 18 August 2026
London Borough of Enfield to ATEC Fire and Security · Awarded 14 August 2026
London Borough of Enfield to ATEC Fire and Security · Awarded 14 August 2026
Oxford City Council to VENTOL BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED · Awarded 12 August 2026
Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited to Constellia · Awarded 31 July 2026
Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority to G4S · Awarded 30 July 2026
Largest
Government Property Agency to Cipher10 · Awarded 30 November 2025
Hull City Council to ABCA Systems Ltd · Awarded 18 June 2026
Torus Group Limited to Openview Security Solutions · Awarded 31 October 2025
FCDO Services to Fortus · Awarded 13 January 2026
Curo to Severnside Security Limited · Awarded 12 June 2026
Contracts awarded by quarter
Where the contracts were awarded
England 65 · Wales 3 · Scotland 2 · Northern Ireland 1
What is included
Card, fob, PIN or mobile door access control for offices, hospitals, campuses, police, fire and research sites: readers, door controllers, electronic locks, management software and credentials, supplied, installed, upgraded, supported or maintained.
- Card and fob door access control
- Automatic access control systems (AACS) on police and fire estates
- Door controllers and proximity readers
- Electronic and wireless locks such as Salto
- Access control software upgrades, support and licence renewals
- Managed access control services
- High-security (NPSA-assured) access control for critical sites
- Leisure centre and sports facility entry control, including booking-linked smart gate locks
What is not included
- Door entry, intercom and fob entry on residential blocks -> sec.access.door-entry-intercom
- Turnstiles, speed gates and security portals -> sec.access.turnstiles-speed-gates
- Vehicle barriers, security gates and access-controlled rising bollards -> sec.access.vehicle-access-barriers-gates
- ID badge and access card production and pass office services -> sec.access.id-badges-pass-office
- One contract covering access control together with CCTV or intruder alarms -> sec.access.integrated-security-systems
- Electronic key cabinets -> sec.access.key-management-cabinets
- Mechanical master key and restricted key systems -> sec.perim.master-key-systems
- Network access control and identity and access management -> it.cyber.identity-access-management
- Biometric identification and facial recognition software not tied to door access -> it.lob.biometric-identification
- Visitor sign-in software -> another industry: it-software
- Access control fitted as one package of new-build, refurbishment or M&E works -> another industry: construction-trades
- Automatic doors -> another industry: construction-trades