Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-11-24
Buyer: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79710000: Security services | 79713000: Guard services | 79714000: Surveillance services | 79715000: Patrol services
Estimated value: 675000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-01-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Council wishes to appoint a provider for the provision of out of hours Antisocial Behaviour Patrols (ASB Patrols) across the housing stock Tower Hamlets Homes (THH) manages on behalf of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. THH does not expect to subcontract any part of this service.
THH has identified a problem with Anti-Social Behaviour across the stock it manages on behalf of the Council.
We have a current Patrolling contract that is supported by a Metropolitan Police accredited contractor that undertakes dedicated Anti-Social Behaviour Patrols. This additional support is necessary to effectively respond to Anti-Social Behaviour issues on housing estates and streets.
We are procuring a 2 year (plus potential for a single extension of a further year) borough-wide patrolling contract. The contract replaces the current patrolling contract and will allow continued patrolling to be undertaken. The new contract is timetabled to start in April 2018.
The benefit of using a supplier with Metropolitan Police accreditation enables patrol officers to exercise powers normally reserved for the Police, such as issuing fixed penalty notices, lawfully obtaining names and addresses and detaining individuals.
An accredited patrol service is a valuable resource and forms part of THH's strategy of working in partnership to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. An accredited Anti-Social Behaviour patrol contractor supports the reduction of all forms of anti-social behaviour whilst increasing resident satisfaction.
This service provides support to partners including police officers and neighbourhood housing officers. The service also provides reassurance to residents and users of a uniformed presence. Their involvement in targeted patrols assists in a more comprehensive source of information and a deterrent to individuals through the presence of them.
The successful provider must be approved under the Association of Chief Police Officers Community Safety Accreditation Scheme and accredited by the Metropolitan Police to provide uniformed officers with specific delegated enforcement powers.
The successful provider will need to supply patrol officers with delegated authority to carry out the following powers:
— To require a person to give their name and address if they are believed to have committed; a relevant offence causing injury, alarm or distress; a relevant offence cause harassment, alarm or distress; or a relevant offence causing damage/loss to property;
— To require a person to give their name and address if they are believed to have acted in an anti-social manner;
— Disorderly, threatening or abusive behaviour (verbal and physical), including displays of writing, signs or other visible representations which are considered to be threatening or abusive;
— Misuse of fireworks, including: any breach of fireworks curfew; possession of a category 4 fireworks or possession by a person under 18 of an adult firework;
— Sale of alcohol to a person under 18, the buying, or attempting to buy, of alcohol on behalf of a person under 18 or the delivery (or allowing of a delivery) of alcohol to a person under 18;
The service will also be expected to provide support for Metropolitan Police led operations which mean that the successful provider must be legally able to participate in these operations, including those relating to weapon or drug related offences.

Eligibility requirements: The supplier must be approved under the Association of Chief Police Officers Community Safety Accreditation Scheme and accredited by the Metropolitan Police to provide uniformed officers with specific delegated enforcement powers.

Award value: 675000