Contract awardedKey holding

QW Keyholding and Security

Qualifications Wales
Wales
Open procedure
18 July 2026 to 17 July 2028

The contractor will provide daily opening and closing services, alarm monitoring, and 24/7 incident response for a single office site. The service requires a 20-minute maximum on-site response time, necessitating local staff availability at all times. The scope includes planned and unplanned additional cover as required.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £61k; As published
Published: 16 April 2026
Awarded: 11 June 2026; SGD Guarding LTD
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 17 July 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of 24/7 keyholding, intruder alarm monitoring, and emergency incident response services for commercial office premises in Newport.

Week-day opening and closing of the Qualifications Wales office building, including daily unlocking at 7am and locking at 7pm Monday-Friday.
Intruder alarm monitoring.
Emergency incident response when alarms are activated out of hours.
Planned additional cover.
Unplanned additional cover.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Contract dates: 18 July 2026 to 17 July 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79993000, 79710000

Services in this contract

Key holding and alarm responseMain service£75k typicalKey holding and out-of-hours alarm response for an office
Lock and unlock services£55k typicalWeekday daily opening and closing of the office

Lifecycle

Published
16 April 2026
Contract awardedto SGD Guarding LTD
11 June 2026
Contract starts
18 July 2026
Contract ends
17 July 2028

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Qualifications Wales

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/2867202/qw-keyholding-and-security
Buyer reference: QWL262701
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06843c
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Qualifications Wales. QW Keyholding and Security. Contract award, 16 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/2867202/qw-keyholding-and-security (accessed 5 November 2026).