Source: our analysis of Contracts Finder award notices (17 Oct 2023 to 17 Oct 2026) and open Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices, security CPV codes with exclusions, run on 17 October 2026. End dates exclude optional extensions. Find a Tender award notices are added by the daily refresh, so the ending count is a minimum.
How it works
From public notice to your inbox
We read every notice, every day
Contracts Finder and Find a Tender publish pre-market notices, tenders (with bid deadlines) and awards (with start and end dates). We collect the security ones daily and remove the noise.
You set up to 10 saved searches
Keywords, CPV codes, words to exclude, regions, value range, buyer type and how far ahead to look (up to 24 months). Add the buyers and competitors you want to watch.
Delivered the way you work
Daily, weekly or monthly email to you and up to 25 colleagues, with CSV and calendar files. Or send it to Slack, a webhook, your calendar or your CRM.
Features
Everything in one subscription
- Public security tenders open now, with bid deadline and estimated value, from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender
- Buyers preparing to tender: pre-market, market engagement and planned procurement notices, before the tender is published
- Every public security contract ending in the window you choose (6–12 months by default, up to 24 months ahead)
- Buyer, current contractor (incumbent), total value, estimated value per year and a "re-tender likely from" date
- Up to 10 saved searches: keywords, CPV codes, words to exclude, regions, value range, buyer type and stage
- Daily (Monday to Friday), weekly or monthly, set per saved search
- Send to up to 25 colleagues at no extra cost; each saved search can go to its own list
- Watch named buyers: every open tender and renewal from them
- Watch named competitors: the contracts they hold that end within 18 months
- Track a contract in one click and get an alert when its buyer opens a new tender
- A 0–10 fit score on every item with the reasons, plus the buyer's past awards and who won them
- Recent security contract awards in your area, and certificate and insurance expiry reminders
- CSV and calendar (.ics) files with every alert, a live calendar subscription, CSV and JSON feeds, and Slack or webhook delivery
- A private settings page (link in every alert) to change all of it without logging in
- A link to every official notice, where the buyer's contact details are published
- 14-day free trial, and a free weekly top-3 digest if you are not ready to pay
Real data
What a real alert looks like
Live public data on 17 October 2026. Each row links to the official notice, where the buyer's contact details are published.
| Ends | Buyer | Contract | Incumbent | Value | Re-tender likely from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2027 | Oxford City Council Council · South East | Provision of Taxi Marshalling Scheme - AWARD | withheld (possibly an individual) | £48,972 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| 20 May 2027 | HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED Central government · South West | RM6257 - Security Baguley Hall and Canada House Manchester | OCS Security Limited | £96,462 | 20 Nov 2026 |
| 2 Jun 2027 | Bury College College or university · North West | CA13350 - Bury College - Provision of Security Services - ITT | MADIGANGILL RESOURCE LIMITED | £564,679 | 2 Dec 2026 |
| 30 Jun 2027 | The Coal Authority Other public body · East Midlands | HO - Manned Security Services | Marvellous Security Services Ltd | £291,139 | 30 Dec 2026 |
| 30 Jun 2027 | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Central government · London | Africa Hub_Mbabane Provision of security guarding services at the British High Commission in Mbabane | Not stated | £38,914 | 30 Dec 2026 |
| 30 Jun 2027 | Home Office Central government · UK-wide | Security Guarding Services (SGS) Surge | Mitie Security Limited | £65,000,000 | 30 Dec 2026 |
Compare
How Contracts Radar for security compares
Each provider's entry paid plan for one search profile, from their own public pages, checked 18 October 2026. We show the features where Contracts Radar matches or beats them; prices and full plan details are on their pricing pages, linked below.
| Feature | Contracts Radar | Tender Radar | ContractsDue (Pro) | CleanTender (Pro) | TenderHawk (Standard) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open tenders | Security only, with bid deadline | All sectors, daily scored digest | Daily alerts | Soft FM sectors, daily matched alerts | Up to 5 matches per alert |
| Buyers preparing to tender (pre-market notices) | Find a Tender pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices | Not listed (profile filters include "stages") | Not listed | Lists "buyers planning to tender" | Not listed |
| Contracts ending: how far ahead | You choose: up to 24 months ahead | Renewal radar 18 months forward | 3–18 months | Not listed | Up to 3 renewals per alert |
| Re-tender date and re-tender alerts | Re-tender likely date on every contract, and an alert when the buyer of a contract you track opens a new tender | Re-tender alerts on contracts you track | Re-tender date on each contract (end date minus 6 months) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Incumbent and value | Plus estimated value per year and the buyer's past awards | Buyer and incumbency reports | Yes | Value shown; incumbent not listed | Value shown; incumbent not listed |
| Filters | Keywords, CPV codes, words to exclude, regions, value range, buyer type, stage | Keywords, CPV, value bands, stages | Trade and region | Sectors, regions and value band | Sectors, regions and capacity |
| Buyer-type filter (schools, councils, NHS, housing…) | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Saved searches | Up to 10, each with its own filters, recipients and frequency | One profile per radar; each extra radar £30/month | 10 saved searches | One company profile | Not listed |
| Watch named buyers | Every open tender and contract ending within 24 months from buyers you name | Buyer and incumbency reports on demand | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Watch named competitors | Contracts they hold that end within 18 months | Displacement alerts on named competitors | Not listed | Not listed | Not on Standard (Pro adds competitor awards) |
| Spreadsheet export | CSV with every alert, plus a live CSV feed | Excel export | CSV export | Not listed | Not listed |
| Calendar | .ics file with every alert, a live calendar subscription and add-to-calendar links | Contract dates in your calendar | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| How often | Daily (Mon–Fri), weekly or monthly, set per saved search | Daily (Mon–Fri) or weekly, set per recipient list | Daily at 07:00 | Daily (Pro) or weekly (Free) | Daily monitoring; email when matches are found |
| Slack or webhook delivery | Included | Not listed (lists an API for your CRM) | Team plan only (£49/month) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Certificate and insurance expiry reminders | In your alert from 90 days before expiry | Not listed | Not listed | Compliance Vault | Not listed |
| Price | £19/month or £190/year | £30/month or £300/year per radar | £19/month or £190/year | £99/month + VAT | £19/month (first month £9.99) |
Checked 18 October 2026 from each provider's public pages (copies saved). "Not listed" means we did not find it on their public pages, not that it doesn't exist. Re-checked before every outreach batch.
Their pricing and feature pages: Tender Radar pricing · ContractsDue pricing · CleanTender pricing · TenderHawk pricing
Pricing
Pricing
Free weekly top 3 security contracts
Not ready to pay? Get the 3 largest public security contracts ending in 6 to 12 months, every Monday, free. We email you a link to confirm first.
Get it freeMonthly
Everything: up to 10 saved searches, daily, weekly or monthly alerts, up to 25 recipients, buyer and competitor watchlists, tracked contracts with re-tender alerts, pre-market notices, CSV, calendar and JSON feeds, and Slack or webhook delivery.
Start your 14-day free trialYearly
or £190 a year (two months free). Both start with a 14-day free trial. Everything in monthly.
Pay yearlyBusiness customers only: we ask for your company name, your trade and VAT number (if registered) at checkout. 14-day free trial: we take your card at signup and the first payment is taken when the trial ends, unless you cancel before then. Cancel any time; access runs to the end of the paid month or year.
Free
Free weekly top 3 security contracts
Not ready to pay? Get the 3 largest public security contracts ending in 6 to 12 months, every Monday, free. We email you a link to confirm first.
Free, no card. One email a week; one-click unsubscribe in every email. We use your address only to send this digest (see Privacy).
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where can I find council and NHS security guarding contracts?
Councils, NHS trusts, universities and housing providers publish security tenders and award notices on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Contracts Radar collects the manned guarding, patrol, key-holding and alarm-response ones and emails you those open now and those ending in 6 to 12 months.
Where can I find public security tenders that are open now?
Open security tenders are published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Contracts Radar collects them every day and puts the ones still open, with the bid deadline, the buyer and the estimated value, at the top of every alert.
How do I find out when a public security contract ends?
The award notice on Contracts Finder or Find a Tender usually states the contract start and end dates. Contracts Radar emails you the contracts that end in the next 6 to 12 months, with a "re-tender likely from" date six months before the end.
Where does the data come from?
Official UK tender and award notices on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, including pre-market notices, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We remove personal contact details and link every row to the official notice. We do not yet cover Public Contracts Scotland or Sell2Wales.
What are pre-market notices?
Notices a public buyer publishes on Find a Tender before the tender itself: pipeline notices, preliminary market engagement and planned procurement notices. They often give the expected tender date. Contracts Radar lists them so you can talk to the buyer before the tender is out.
Can my team get the alerts?
Yes. Add up to 25 colleagues at no extra cost. Each saved search can go to its own list, with its own frequency, and every person gets their own copy.
Can I get alerts every day?
Yes. Set a saved search to daily: you get the full alert on Monday and, Tuesday to Friday, any tenders published since the day before (no email on days with nothing new). Weekly and monthly are there too.
Can I watch specific buyers or competitors?
Yes. Name the buyers you want to follow and every open tender and contract ending within 24 months from them is listed. Name competitors and you see the contracts they hold that end within 18 months.
Does it work with Slack, Excel or my CRM?
Every alert has a CSV spreadsheet and a calendar file. You also get a live calendar subscription, live CSV and JSON feeds for your CRM, and you can send each alert to Slack or any webhook.
Can I choose my region and contract size?
Yes. Set regions, a minimum and maximum value, buyer types (schools, councils, NHS, housing, universities and more), keywords, CPV codes and words to exclude, for up to 10 saved searches. Change them any time from the settings link in every alert.
Can I get the contracts into Excel or my calendar?
Yes. Every alert comes with a CSV spreadsheet and a calendar file, each contract has an "add to calendar" link, and you can subscribe to a live calendar of bid deadlines and contract end dates.
How much does it cost?
£19 a month, or £190 a year (two months free). Business customers only; cancel any time. Both plans start with a 14-day free trial.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, 14 days. We take your card at signup and the first payment (£19 a month, or £190 a year) is taken when the trial ends, unless you cancel before then from your billing portal.
Is there a free version for security firms?
Yes: a free weekly email with the top 3 public security contracts ending in 6 to 12 months (the largest by yearly value), in your region if you choose one. Confirm your address from the email we send; unsubscribe in one click. The paid alert lists every contract plus tenders open now, with filters, CSV and calendar files.
Do you bid for me?
No. Contracts Radar is an information service, not bid writing or advice.
Contracts Radar: Security and manned guarding
For UK security businesses. B2B only. Cancel any time from your billing portal.