Award

C1264- Provision of Security and Ancillary Services

NI WATER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

13 Mar 2025 at 15:07

Tender

10 Jan 2025 at 16:48

Summary of the contracting process

NI Water and its subsidiaries have awarded a contract for the "C1264- Provision of Security and Ancillary Services" in the security services industry category. The contract entails a comprehensive range of services such as access control, patrolling of client sites, mobile patrols of publicly accessible or redundant client sites, call outs and alarms, and CCTV monitoring. The process, which began with an open tender on 10th January 2025 and concluded with the contract award on 13th March 2025, involves a significant procurement in the Northern Ireland region (UKN), valued at approximately £5.6 million. The contract was awarded to COBRA SPECIALIST SECURITY SERVICES LTD, which signifies its completion stage.

This tender represents a substantial business opportunity for firms in the security services domain, particularly those with experience in providing comprehensive security solutions and ancillary services. Companies specialising in access control, site patrolling, mobile surveillance, and alarm response systems, including CCTV monitoring, are well-suited to compete for similar contracts. The procurement, conducted through an open procedure, encourages wide participation and underscores the commitment to securing proficient service providers, thereby fostering potential business growth for qualified entities.

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Notice Title

C1264- Provision of Security and Ancillary Services

Notice Description

Provision of Security and Ancillary Services. Services required under this Contract will include the following; * Access control * Patrolling of Client sites where Contract Staff are generally located * Mobile patrols of Client Sites, Client Publicly Accessible sites or Client redundant sites * Call outs and alarms * CCTV monitoring

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Security and Ancillary Services. Services required under this Contract will include the following; * Access control * Patrolling of Client sites where Contract Staff are generally located * Mobile patrols of Client Sites, Client Publicly Accessible sites or Client redundant sites * Call outs and alarms * CCTV monitoring. Additional information: The contract award notice will be published with a value of PS5.6m. However, the expected spend is likely to range from between PS5m to PS7m. This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account such changes to the demand and scale which may result from future operational requirements.

Renewal: Extensions available as per tender documents

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cf46
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009264-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

75240000 - Public security, law and order services

75241000 - Public security services

79710000 - Security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£5,600,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,627,567 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NI WATER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Contact Name
sourcingniwater.com
Contact Email
sourcing@niwater.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT14 6TE
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Chichester Park
Westminster Constituency
Belfast North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COBRA SPECIALIST SECURITY SERVICES

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