Rai, 86 million security tender: seven lots awarded to four groups

Rai has closed the tender for armed security, access control, surveillance, and fire prevention at its sites, awarding all seven lots for assigned contracts totaling 64,495,946.42 euros, against an estimated value of 86,211,029.95 euros excluding VAT. The result is published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, 5th Special Series – Public Contracts, no. 120 of October 21, 2026, with reference TX26BGA432. The contracting authority is RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana S.p.A., acting as a public law body with headquarters at via Alessandro Severo 246 in Rome.

An open procedure divided into seven lots

The award was announced as an open procedure pursuant to article 60 of Legislative Decree no. 50/2016, with a legal basis in Directive 2014/24/EU and procedure identifier c94a9d48-f8e8-494b-a047c4254610d0c7. The scope covers armed security and access control, surveillance and fire prevention, reception, and monitoring of entertainment and performance activities for TV production centers, Rome offices, Radio production sites, and regional offices.

The main classification is CPV 98341140 (building security services), with additional classifications 79714000 (surveillance services) and 79716000 (issuance of identification badges). The indicated place of performance is Rome, NUTS code ITI43, with services carried out throughout the national territory. The award criterion is the most economically advantageous tender: 70 points for the technical offer, with a minimum threshold of 35, and 30 points for the economic offer. Rai S.p.A. reserves the right to renew the contracts under the same conditions for a further 24 months.

The winners, lot by lot

• LOT-0001 – Rai TV Production Rome 1: awarded to the forming RTI Security Service Srl–Union Facility Srl, bid of 17,062,393.04 euros out of an estimated value of 22,809,370.29 euros.
• LOT-0002 – Rai TV Production Rome 2: R.T.I. Urbe Vigilanza s.r.l./Consorzio Stabile Euro Global Service Grandi Appalti, with Consorzio Stabile BACNET as the official name, bid of 15,555,324.96 euros out of 21,147,271.14 euros.
• LOT-0003 – General Directorate sites and dependencies: RTI Security Service Srl–Union Facility Srl, bid of 10,467,279.04 euros out of 14,046,269.00 euros.
• LOT-0004 – Rai regional offices, central area: R.T.I. Urbe Vigilanza s.r.l./Consorzio Stabile Euro Global Service Grandi Appalti, bid of 5,525,490.23 euros out of 7,347,201.20 euros.
• LOT-0005 – Rai regional offices, northern area: SICIVRI ALLSYSTEM L5, with Sicuritalia S.p.A. responsible for the bidding party and allSYSTEM Spa as the official name, bid of 6,182,794.68 euros out of 7,719,703.00 euros.
• LOT-0006 – Rai regional offices, southern area and islands: R.T.I. Securpol Puglia S.p.A./Italpol Vigilanza s.r.l./Metronotte d’Italia s.r.l./Cosmopol Vigilanza s.r.l., bid of 5,599,851.89 euros out of 7,632,430.00 euros.
• LOT-0007 – Radio sites: R.T.I. Urbe Vigilanza s.r.l./Consorzio Stabile Euro Global Service Grandi Appalti, bid of 4,102,812.58 euros out of 5,508,785.32 euros.

Covered sites and actual competition

The largest lot, LOT-0001, concerns the TV production sites in Rome; LOT-0007 lists in detail the Raffaella Carrà TV Production Center, the Fabrizio Frizzi Television Studios, Fontanella Borghese, Service Centers Salario 1 and 2, the Teatro delle Vittorie, and the radio offices in via Asiago and via Oslavia.

Participation remained limited: four bids for LOT-0001, five for LOT-0002, six for LOT-0003, three for LOT-0004, only two for LOT-0005, three for LOT-0006, and five for LOT-0007. In all lots, bids were submitted electronically by micro, small, or medium-sized enterprises, while none were received from operators based outside the European Economic Area or from other EU countries. Subcontracting is declared only for lots 1 and 3, without indication of value or percentage.

The selection of winners dates back to December 19 and 20, 2024, while the contract conclusion dates are spread between December 19, 2024, and June 18, 2025. The procurement manager signing the notice is Olga Ferraioli.

Appeals and European publication

Appeals are under the jurisdiction of the territorially competent TAR (Regional Administrative Court) pursuant to Article 120 of Legislative Decree no. 104/2010, located at via Flaminia 189 in Rome. The notice was transmitted on October 9, 2026, and was also published in the Official Journal of the European Union under number 707273-2026, S edition 198/2026 of October 13, 2026.

For the private security market, this is an award of national significance, which consolidates the arrangements between the sector’s major operators: Security Service and Union Facility were awarded two lots, Urbe Vigilanza with Consorzio Stabile BACNET three, while allSYSTEM with Sicuritalia and the group led by Securpol Puglia with Italpol Vigilanza split the remaining two. The difference between the 64.5 million awarded and the 86.2 million estimated leaves room for the planned biennial renewals, an element that will impact employment levels and the programming of services across Rai sites throughout Italy.

Source: Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, 5th Special Series – Public Contracts, no. 120 of October 21, 2026, RAI – Tender Outcome (TX26BGA432).