Ends in 6 weeks
COM(R)0269: Request for extension of CCTV Operator Contract under imiplied terms
London Borough of Tower Hamlets · London · 3-month contract
Held by Charter Security Limited
CCTV monitoring tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
211 CCTV monitoring tenders and contracts, 43 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£350k
- Contracts a month1
- Won by SMEs41%
- Renewing in 6 months5
- Frameworks and DPSs3
- Live now2See them →
CCTV monitoring contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
23 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
2 CCTV monitoring opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses in 4 weeksSBC1026 For the Provision of CCTV OperativesStevenage Borough Council · East of EnglandEst.£2.5m
- Awarded8 Oct 2026COM(R)0269: Request for extension of CCTV Operator Contract under imiplied termsLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets · LondonWon by Charter Security Limited
- Awarded31 Jul 2026Security Services (Trust-wide)Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · North WestWon by Guarding Solutions and Training Services Ltd
- Awarded21 Jul 2026Physical Security Guarding and Reception ServicesTransport for London · LondonWon by Mitie
- Awarded6 Jul 2026Security and CCTV Monitoring ContractorChoice Housing · Northern IrelandWon by Insec Northern Ireland Limited
- Awarded25 Jun 2026CCTV Monitoring and Maintenance for FelixstoweEast Suffolk Council · East of EnglandWon by West Sussex County Council£158k
- Awarded1 Jun 2026North Northamptonshire Council - Kettering CCTV OperationsNorth Northamptonshire Council · East MidlandsWon by 3 Lions Security Limited£215k
- Awarded30 Mar 2026CCTV Control Room Monitoring ServiceDudley Metropolitan Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by Enigma Group Holdings PLC£384k
- Awarded25 Mar 2026COM(R)0021: Request for extension of CCTV Operator Contract under implied termsLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets · LondonWon by Grosvenor Security Services Limited
- Awarded24 Mar 2026Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Monitoring for Stafford BoroughStafford Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by Enigma Security Solutions£1m
- Awarded27 Feb 2026The supply and management of CCTV monitoring staff and OOH callsTunbridge Wells Borough Council · South EastWon by Enigma Security Solutions£1.3m
- Awarded1 Aug 2025TD2255 - CCTV Active Monitoring & Taxi Marshal ProvisionDerby City Council · East MidlandsWon by Atlas Enforcement Limited£457k
- Awarded1 Aug 2025Provision of CCTV Monitoring ServicesHinckley and Bosworth Borough Council · East MidlandsWon by Gryphon Event Safety and Security Ltd£449k
- Awarded25 Jul 2025Provision of Security, CCTV Monitoring & Concierge Services at Lagan Valley Island, LisburnLisburn and Castlereagh City Council · Northern IrelandWon by Bidvest Noonan
- Awarded18 Jul 2025STA-25023 Provision of Monitored CCTVRoyal Holloway, University of London · South EastWon by BauWatch
- Awarded16 Jul 2025Provision of Physical Building Security for The National ArchivesGovernment Commercial Agency · LondonWon by Corps Security (UK) Limited
- Awarded1 Jul 2025TD2255 - CCTV Active Monitoring & Taxi Marshal Provision 2025Derby City Council · East MidlandsWon by Atlas Enforcement Limited£457k
- Awarded31 Mar 2025CCTV DownloadingEssex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by Homeview Surveillance£70k
- Awarded1 Mar 2025Provision of a CCTV Control Room Monitoring ServiceDudley Metropolitan Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by Enigma Group Holdings PLC£346k
- Awarded1 Feb 2025Livv Housing Group CCTV MonitoringLivv Housing Group · North WestWon by MPD FM£960k
- Awarded14 Jan 2025CCTV Monitoring and MaintenanceSt Albans City and District Council · South EastWon by Videcom Security Limited£1.7m
- Awarded30 Dec 2024PSNI - Security and Operational Support ServicesPolice Service of Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
- Awarded10 Dec 2024Further Competition Exercise for Maintenance of CCTV & Concierge Systems - AWARDSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by Total Integrated Solutions
- Open to joinApply by 24 Feb 2029South East DPS2 suppliers on it
Where to bid
Where CCTV monitoring tenders are run
Delta eSourcing4 57%
Atamis1 14%
In-Tend1 14%
London Tenders Portal1 14%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
3 frameworks and DPSs for CCTV monitoring work are running. 1 is open to join now.
Enigma Security Solutions won the most CCTV monitoring contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsCentral governmentNHS and healthHousingEducationOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Enigma Security Solutions West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £2.3m | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Atlas Enforcement Limited East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £914k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Enigma Group Holdings PLC West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £730k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Mitie London · 2 framework places · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Videcom Security Limited South East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £1.7m | 1 | ||
| 5joint | MPD FM North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £960k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Gryphon Event Safety and Security Ltd East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £449k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | 3 Lions Security Limited East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £215k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | West Sussex County Council East of England · See every contract | 1 | £158k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Homeview Surveillance East of England · SME · See every contract | 1 | £70k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 61% of CCTV monitoring contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
3 buyers bought CCTV monitoring more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many CCTV monitoring contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many CCTV monitoring contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsCentral governmentNHS and healthHousingEducationOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby City Council | 2 | £914k |
| 2 | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | £730k |
| 3 | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | 2 | Not published |
| 4 | St Albans City and District Council | 1 | £1.7m |
| 5 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 1 | £1.3m |
| 6 | Stafford Borough Council | 1 | £1m |
| 7 | Livv Housing Group | 1 | £960k |
| 8 | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 1 | £449k |
| 9 | North Northamptonshire Council | 1 | £215k |
| 10 | East Suffolk Council | 1 | £158k |
69 CCTV monitoring contracts awarded since 2021
- 52021
- 162022
- 202023
- 72024
- 102025
- 112026 so far
Prices
Half of CCTV monitoring contracts are worth less than £453k
CouncilsNHS and healthHousing
The 10 biggest CCTV monitoring contracts
- St Albans City and District CouncilVidecom Security Limited · 14 Jan 2025
- Tunbridge Wells Borough CouncilEnigma Security Solutions · 27 Feb 2026
- Stafford Borough CouncilEnigma Security Solutions · 24 Mar 2026
- Livv Housing GroupMPD FM · 1 Feb 2025
- Derby City CouncilAtlas Enforcement Limited · 1 Jul 2025
- Derby City CouncilAtlas Enforcement Limited · 1 Aug 2025
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough CouncilGryphon Event Safety and Security Ltd · 1 Aug 2025
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilEnigma Group Holdings PLC · 30 Mar 2026
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilEnigma Group Holdings PLC · 1 Mar 2025
- North Northamptonshire Council3 Lions Security Limited · 1 Jun 2026
Renewing contracts
9 CCTV monitoring contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
5 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Mar 2027
CCTV Control Room Monitoring Service
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · West Midlands · 1-year contract
Held by Enigma Group Holdings PLC
Ends Mar 2027
Provision of Public Space Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Surveillance Monitoring and Operating Staff - AWARD
Bedford Borough Council · East of England · 5-year contract
Held by Broadland Guarding Services Ltd
CCTV monitoring contract for a central government bodyYorkshire and the Humber£100k to £1mEnds Mar 2027
CCTV monitoring contract for a councilUK-wide or not stated£1m or moreEnds Apr 2027
CCTV monitoring contract for a councilEast Midlands£100k to £1mEnds May 2027
CCTV monitoring contract for a councilEast Midlands£100k to £1mEnds May 2027
CCTV monitoring contract for a councilWest Midlands£1m or moreEnds Aug 2027
CCTV monitoring contract for a central government bodyNorthern Ireland£1m or moreEnds Sep 2027
Where and when
March and July are the busiest months
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | 0 | 4 | £1.6m | £453k | Atlas Enforcement Limited (2) | Derby City Council (2) | 2 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 4 | £1.7m | £384k | Enigma Group Holdings PLC (2) | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (2) | 2 |
| London | 0 | 4 | Not published | – | – | London Borough of Tower Hamlets (2) | 1 |
| South East | 0 | 3 | £3.1m | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | Not published | – | – | – | 1 |
| North West | 0 | 2 | £960k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 1 | 2 | £228k | – | – | – | 1 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 1 |
| South West | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with CCTV monitoring
Related services
Key findings
- £350k a month
of CCTV monitoring contracts awarded.
Typical contract £384k x 0.9 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 5
CCTV monitoring contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027. - 3
frameworks and DPSs are running for CCTV monitoring work.
1 open to join now. - 41%
of CCTV monitoring contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 17 award notices.
How many CCTV monitoring tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 43 | 211 |
| Contracts awarded | 11 | 65 |
15 CCTV monitoring contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 15 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 20 buyers awarded CCTV monitoring contracts to 19 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many CCTV monitoring contracts does the UK public sector award?
23 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 20 public buyers.
How long are CCTV monitoring tenders open for?
The median CCTV monitoring tender is open for 33 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector CCTV monitoring contract worth?
The median is £453k, and 25% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most CCTV monitoring contracts?
Councils award 61% of them.
How many CCTV monitoring contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
9 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 15 December 2026. Another 1 ending is one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for CCTV monitoring work that are open to join?
3 frameworks and DPSs for CCTV monitoring work are running. 1 is open to join now.
What is included
Staffing and running a CCTV or security control room: trained, SIA-licensed operators watching cameras around the clock, working with police and guards, handling incidents and producing evidence, sometimes with system management bundled in.
- Public space CCTV control room operators
- Campus and estate CCTV operators
- 24/7 security control room services
- Hospital CCTV monitoring and management
- Housing estate CCTV operation
- Fully managed public space CCTV services that include monitoring
- CCTV download and export management
What is not included
- Off-site video monitoring of unoccupied sites (see Remote CCTV monitoring and remote guarding)
- Alarm signal monitoring (see Alarm receiving centre monitoring)
- Control room equipment and VMS (see Video management and CCTV control room systems)
- Guarding officers (see Static manned guarding)
- Emergency services control rooms and call handling (see Computer aided dispatch)
- Telecare monitoring centres (see Telecare)