Security & Guarding

Security Technical Proposal - SSIAP Template

Surveillance, security and fire safety. Patrol organisation, SSIAP posts, business continuity plan and incident management.

The document is in French, as required by French public procurement. The guidance inside is written to be followed step by step.

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The market in figures

French public procurement open data, 12 rolling months, as of 2026-08-25.

7,422
contracts awarded
4,205
winning companies
1,745
active buyers
102,336 EUR
median amount
36 months
median duration

What the buyer actually scores

Weightings observed on this type of contract.

Staffing and coverage rate

30 a 45 %

Guards per shift, absence handling and replacement time. A replacement time over two hours scores badly on sensitive sites.

Instructions and logbook

15 a 30 %

Permanent and site-specific instructions, timestamped digital logbook, alert and verification procedure.

Guard training and clearances

15 a 25 %

Up-to-date professional cards, fire safety qualifications, scheduled refreshers. The buyer checks validity dates.

Mistakes that get a bid rejected

Specific to this sector, not generic advice.

  • Omitting the national licence to operate. Without it the application is inadmissible, whatever the rest of the file contains.
  • Proposing staffing that does not cover public holidays and closure periods. The buyer always recalculates the annual hour volume.
  • Being vague on the incident procedure. The scenario must be described minute by minute, with named contacts.

Required documents and qualifications

To gather before you start writing.

  • Autorisation CNAPS : Company licence to operate and guards professional cards. A blocking document.
  • SSIAP 1, 2 et 3 : Fire safety qualification levels. The required level depends on the building category.
  • Certification APSAD ou MASE : Valued on industrial sites and large public-access buildings.

Template excerpt

Items in brackets are for you to complete.

Surveillance setup and shifts

Le dispositif repose sur [effectif] agents titulaires et [effectif] agents volants affectes au site. La vacation de jour couvre [horaire], la vacation de nuit [horaire], avec une ronde toutes les [duree] minutes tracee par [systeme]. En cas d'absence imprevue, le remplacement est assure sous [duree] par l'agent volant du secteur, dont les consignes du site sont deja validees. Le responsable d'exploitation est joignable [disponibilite].

Sections included

  1. 1.Cover page
  2. 2.Security context
  3. 3.Presentation and approvals
  4. 4.Security set-up
  5. 5.Patrol planning
  6. 6.SSIAP staff
  7. 7.Intervention procedures
  8. 8.Continuity plan
  9. 9.Incident management
  10. 10.Ongoing training
  11. 11.Technical resources
  12. 12.References
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