Oxford City Council · Awarded contract
Awarded

Provision of City Centre Ambassadors for Oxford City Council

Awarded 31 May 2015

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Awarded31 May 2015
Value£145,000.00
SupplierScope Security Ltd
AgencyOxford City Council
RegionSouth East
CategoryPublic Safety & Security
Ended 9y 5mo ago2y term
Awarded 31 May 2015Expired 30 May 2017

About

Oxford City Council awarded a contract to Scope Security Ltd for the provision of City Centre Ambassadors to patrol Oxford City Centre, covering Carfax and Holywell wards 7 days per week.

The service involves two officers patrolling at any one time for 35 hours per week, focusing on visitor welcome and street concierge services, business visits on behalf of the City Council, environmental audits and intelligence gathering, and reducing nuisance behaviour.

Duties include meeting and greeting visitors, monitoring buskers and noise levels, ensuring compliance with trade waste and free printed matter regulations, acting as professional witnesses for begging, rough sleeping, and anti-social behaviour, and addressing issues such as graffiti, littering, and highway obstruction.

The contract value is £145,000.

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