Crawley security firm set to miss out on multi-million pound police outsource deal

7:49am Wednesday 30th January 2013 in News

A Crawley-based security firm is set to miss out on a multimillion-pound deal to take over services provided by three police forces after negotiations collapsed.

Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner David Lloyd said the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Alliance had discontinued negotiations with G4S over a deal estimated to save £73 million by outsourcing support functions.

The proposals involved switching 1,100 roles, including human resources, IT and finance to the security contractor but doubts were raised after the company was forced to admit severe failings over the Olympics security contract last summer.

The firm, based in The Manor in Crawley, were heavily criticised for their Olympic security preparations which led to police officers and 3,500 extra troops being deployed to support the operation.

Police chiefs said they would still be looking to negotiate with other private security firms.

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Comments(6)

angrymonkey says...
7:56am Wed 30 Jan 13

Good

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Angryoldman says...
8:01am Wed 30 Jan 13

G4S? The same company that failed to deliver security to the Olympics!
Britain has turned into a banana republic under this vile government and its benefit/expense fiddling MP's.
All these companies have to do in order to win contracts with massive payments and bonuses paid from our taxes, is fail abysmally.
You just couldn’t make it up.

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still waiting says...
8:21am Wed 30 Jan 13

Olympics debacle or not, what would you expect? Police & Crime Commissioners are fundamentally political animals, many of whom depend on the patronage of political parties not wholly dissimilar to the current government. Just as turkeys would rarely vote in favour of Christmas it seems probable that a P&CC would endorse a commercial deal with an organisation that isn't the political favourite flavour at the moment. But, give it a year or so, and a few political donations towards election expenses & I expect you may find that G4S become rehabilitated. Magic, isn't it...?

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still waiting says...
8:23am Wed 30 Jan 13

Correction. Olympics debacle or not, what would you expect? Police & Crime Commissioners are fundamentally political animals, many of whom depend on the patronage of political parties not wholly dissimilar to the current government. Just as turkeys would rarely vote in favour of Christmas it seems probable that a P&CC wouldn't endorse a commercial deal with an organisation that isn't the political favourite flavour at the moment. But, give it a year or so, and a few political donations towards election expenses & I expect you may find that G4S become rehabilitated. Magic, isn't it...?

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peterthomas says...
10:42am Wed 30 Jan 13

How could G4S even have been in the frame after the Olympics nonsense - another case of big business ticking the boxes - the last thing to consider is are they any good!!?? Welcome to over administered/good in the interview Britain!

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Fight_Back says...
1:23pm Wed 30 Jan 13

Angryoldman wrote:
G4S? The same company that failed to deliver security to the Olympics!
Britain has turned into a banana republic under this vile government and its benefit/expense fiddling MP's.
All these companies have to do in order to win contracts with massive payments and bonuses paid from our taxes, is fail abysmally.
You just couldn’t make it up.
You do realise that outsourcing and PFI contracts were used by the previous government as well don't you ?

Or are you just spewing political rhetoric because you wanted a different coloured government ?

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