Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Campus Security Services
Notice Description
Queen's employs a Security Service that works on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis.The Security Service consists of an in-house Security Team by day; supported by a specialist Security Service contractor by night. This contract is for the outsourcing element of the University Security Service. New buildings / areas may be added to or removed throughout the duration of the Contract where directed by the University, and as a consequence, the requirements for the outsourced provision may increase/decrease accordingly.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Queen's employs a Security Service that works on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis.The Security Service consists of an in-house Security Team by day; supported by a specialist Security Service contractor by night. This contract is for the outsourcing element of the University Security Service. New buildings / areas may be added throughout the duration of the Contract where directed by the University, and as a consequence, the requirements for the outsourced provision may increase/decrease accordingly.
Options: The Contract shall be for an initial period of 3 years, subject to satisfactory annual review, with the option to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dbcf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028675-2025
- 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79710000 - Security services
79713000 - Guard services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £7,926,884 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 May 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 5 years
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
- Contact Name
- Dónall Patton
- Contact Email
- d.patton@qub.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
- 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
- TLN06 Belfast
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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