Notice Information
Notice Title
Northern Ireland Sorting Services
Notice Description
Provision of banknote sorting services within Northern Ireland to sort Bank of England banknotes for authenticity and quality.
Procurement Information
Eligible suppliers must operate in Northern Ireland and possess highly specialised infrastructure, including secure vault storage, note sorting equipment, and robust security protocols; and have the financial capacity to hold large values of cash. A change in supplier could introduce incompatible infrastructure, processes, and security protocols, which could undermine the integrity of the Northern Ireland Sorting Services framework. Transitioning to a new supplier would require significant technical reconfiguration, including new security vetting and infrastructure audits. These changes would be disproportionate relative to the value and scope of the services and would risk operational disruption.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ec66
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078681-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66110000 - Banking services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,640,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Dec 2025 - 14 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BANK OF ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- askprocurement@bankofengland.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC2R 8AH
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Walbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078681-2025
1st December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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