PAN3249 - Cash Handling & Collection Services

Leicester City Council
East Midlands
Open procedure
18 August 2025 to 17 August 2028

The contract involves the secure collection of cash, cheques, and coins from various council sites and pay-and-display machines, including counting, reconciliation, and preparation for banking. Additionally, the service provider must manage a change float replenishment service for council establishments. The scope covers two lots, with the primary focus on end-to-end cash logistics and secure transit to the council's authorised cash centre.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.5m; As published
Published: 19 May 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 9 July 2025; Guardian Protection Services Limited
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 17 August 2028

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of secure cash handling, collection, reconciliation, and banking services for local authority establishments and pay-and-display car park infrastructure.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
19 May 2025
Contract awardedto Guardian Protection Services Limited
9 July 2025
Contract starts
18 August 2025
Contract ends
17 August 2028

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How it compares

21× the typical cash in transit contract (£70k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/321889/pan3249-cash-handling-and-collection-services
Buyer reference: PAN3249
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-051701
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Leicester City Council. PAN3249 - Cash Handling & Collection Services. Contract award, 19 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/321889/pan3249-cash-handling-and-collection-services (accessed 12 October 2026).