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Manned guarding contracts

UK public sector · 70 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
70
Last 12 months
Median contract
£544k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£1.0bn
56 of 57 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
62
Suppliers
52

BidSkim assigns contracts to services from the notice text. How services are assigned

What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most manned guarding contracts took 29% of them (20 of 70).
  • The median contract, £544k, is 5.1 times the median across security contracts (£107k).
  • North Northamptonshire Council awarded 6% of the manned guarding contracts (4 of 70).

Who buys manned guarding

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1North Northamptonshire Council4 contracts
  2. 2City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council3 contracts
  3. 3BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)2 contracts
  4. 4TEC Partnership2 contracts
  5. 5New College Swindon2 contracts
  6. 6Transport for London1 contract
  7. 7Sellafield Ltd1 contract
  8. 8NHS Property Services Limited1 contract
  9. 9Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust1 contract
  10. 10Coventry University1 contract

Top manned guarding contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Mitie7 contracts
  2. 2Chase Services Group Ltd4 contracts
  3. 3G4S3 contracts
  4. 41st Reaction Security3 contracts
  5. 5MPD FM3 contracts
  6. 6Delta Force Group3 contracts
  7. 7KINGS GUARDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED3 contracts
  8. 8Cobra Specialist Security Services2 contracts
  9. 9The Keyholding Company2 contracts
  10. 10Constant Security Services2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

11Q4 2025*24Q1 202619Q2 202616Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 59 · Scotland 5 · Northern Ireland 3 · Wales 3

East Midlands9North East7Yorkshire and The Humber7North West6South West6London5South East5West Midlands4Scotland4Wales3Northern Ireland3East of England1UK-wide or not stated10

What is included

SIA-licensed security officers posted at a UK building or site on a rostered schedule, often 24/7, who control access, patrol the site on foot, respond to incidents and report. Covers any setting: offices, depots, hospitals, courts, museums, campuses, utility, construction and vacant sites.

  • Static and 24-hour guarding of a building or site
  • Night and out-of-hours guarding
  • Foot patrols of the site by the posted officers
  • Guarding of construction, vacant and redevelopment sites
  • Posted officers who also watch site CCTV or alarms as part of the role
  • Security officers and wardens across university and college campuses

What is not included

  • Short-notice, ad hoc or temporary-site cover -> sec.guard.temporary-security-cover
  • Reception and customer-facing front of house security -> sec.guard.front-of-house-security
  • Concierge and security in residential blocks and temporary accommodation -> sec.guard.residential-concierge-security
  • Gatehouse and vehicle entrance officers -> sec.guard.gatehouse-site-access-control
  • Guarding at UK embassies and offices abroad -> sec.guard.overseas-mission-guarding
  • Officers on hospital wards for patient observation -> sec.guard.clinical-security-support
  • Officers with guard dogs -> sec.guard.security-dog-handlers
  • Mobile patrols visiting several sites -> sec.patrol.mobile-patrols
  • Event security -> sec.events.event-security
  • Security inside total or soft FM with no separate security lot -> another industry: cleaning-facilities
  • General temporary staffing frameworks where security is one role among many -> another industry: recruitment-hr
  • Dedicated CCTV control room operators -> sec.monitor.cctv-control-room-operation

Often bought by the same buyers