AwardedAwarded 26 October 2026

SMG SECURITY SERVICES (Light Touch Regime)

Science Museum Group · Central government

In brief

Science Museum Group awarded security work to Carlisle Security Services Limited and Amulet (Churchill Security Solutions) Ltd on 26 October 2026.

The notice gives a value of £42,920,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The Science Museum Group (“SMG”) is seeking the provision of security staffing services across its 6 sites. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA23”). The Light Touch Regime also applies to this procurement, which specify the services qualifying as light touch services by description and by reference to the corresponding Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes. You can find out more detail in the attached tender documents.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032 What this lot covers Security provision for Science Museum (London)	Security	£24,000,000
Lot 2 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032 What this lot covers Security Provision for Science and Innovation Park (Wiltshire)	Security	£4,920,000
Lot 3 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032 What this lot covers Security Provision for the National Railway Museum (York), Science and Industry Museum (Manchester), National Science and Media Museum (Bradford) and Locomotion (Shildon)	Security	£14,000,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Carlisle Security Services Limited 38 bids received	Lot 1	£20,501,051	Awarded 26 October 2026
Carlisle Security Services Limited	Lot 2	£5,075,406	Awarded 26 October 2026
Amulet (Churchill Security Solutions) Ltd	Lot 3	£16,315,307	Awarded 26 October 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

2 December 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 079110-2025
2 December 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 079114-2025
5 January 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 000423-2026
5 January 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 000425-2026
9 January 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 001874-2026
18 March 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 024735-2026
18 March 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 024831-2026
26 October 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 100949-2026
28 October 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 101864-2026

Last time this was bought

Security Consultancy Framework

Won by: Risk To Resolution Ltd
Awarded: 18 February 2026
Value: £500,000
Bids: 19
Contract ends: 17 February 2028

Matched on Science Museum Group, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Science Museum GroupLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for security

Amulet (Churchill Security Solutions) Ltd1 contract
Carlisle Security Services Limited1 contract
Risk To Resolution Ltd1 contract

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From notice 079110-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 2 December 2025, last updated 28 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 October 2026.