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Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) has initiated an open tender for the "DoJ NICTS – Provision of Security and Ancillary Services 2026" across 23 estate locations in Northern Ireland. Managed by the Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, this contract focuses on a range of security and ancillary services, including security, alarm-monitoring, patrol, and various office-support services. The process is presently at the tender update stage with a submission deadline set for 27th July 2026. The estimated contract value is £102 million, covering services within the industry category of security services, and falls under the light touch regime, adhering to Northern Irish devolved regulations.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in comprehensive security and related administrative services. Businesses providing innovative solutions in security equipment and services, guard and patrol operations, as well as infrastructure for alarm-monitoring and reception services, will find this tender particularly suitable. Additionally, firms with a robust capability in service delivery and a solid governance and transition planning will be well-positioned to meet the tender's comprehensive quality criteria. Engaging with this procurement process can pave the way for extended business growth, given the potential contract renewals and the substantial financial scale it represents.

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Notice Title

DoJ NICTS - Provision of Security and Ancillary Services 2026

Notice Description

Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) - 'the Client', is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of Security and Ancillary Services at 23 NICTS estate locations throughout Northern Ireland. Tenderers should refer to the Specification Schedule and Annexes for full detail on the requirements of this contract. Neither CPD nor the Client can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: One optional extension period of up to four (4) years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aca3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061814-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

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

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

35121000 - Security equipment

64122000 - Internal office mail and messenger services

75231100 - Law-courts-related administrative services

79500000 - Office-support services

79710000 - Security services

79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services

79713000 - Guard services

79714000 - Surveillance services

79715000 - Patrol services

79992000 - Reception services

79993100 - Facilities management services

98341120 - Portering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£102,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£102,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Jul 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
27 Jul 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN IRELAND COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE (NICTS)
Additional Buyers

CPD - SUPPLIES & SERVICES DIVISION

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT1 3LA
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Sydenham
Westminster Constituency
Belfast East

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                "datePublished": "2026-07-01T14:35:16+01:00",
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        "contractTerms": {
            "financialTerms": "For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice Contract Value The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority."
        },
        "riskDetails": "Exclusions If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become 'excluded' or 'excludable' as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and (IV). to award contract(s) in stages. and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. This project will be used to progress the Government's wider social, economic and environmental objectives. Suppliers should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.",
        "amendments": [
            {
                "id": "061814-2026",
                "description": "Please note that the competition closing date has been amended from 17 July 2026 and will now close at 3pm on Monday 27 July 2026. The deadline for clarifications will remained unchanged and close on 8 July 2026."
            }
        ]
    },
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}