Official UK procurement notice
DOJ NICTS — Provision of Security and Ancillary Services 2026
Authority: Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConstruction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), on behalf of the Northern Ireland Courts
and Tribunals Service (NICTS) — 'the Client', has established a Contract for the
provision of Security and Ancillary Services at 23 NICTS estate locations throughout
Northern Ireland.
Full details of the requirements were published in the Specification Schedule and Annexes. Neither CPD nor the Client provide any guarantees as to the level of business under this contract.
- No preliminary market engagement: PME on this project was undertaken prior to the implementation of Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Alarm-monitoring services · Facilities management services · Guard services · Internal office mail and messenger services · Law-courts-related administrative services · Office-support services · Patrol services · Portering services · Reception services · Security equipment · Security services · Surveillance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£102,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (22)
- AC1 Implementation Planning and Governance: 5%
- AC2 Workforce Transition and Readiness: 7%
- AC3 Training and Operational Preparedness: 3%
- AC4 Equipment, Systems and Uniform Deployment: 2%
- AC5 Organisational and Management Structure: 1%
- AC6 Day-to-Day Operational Delivery: 4%
- AC7 Security Operations: 4%
- AC8 Health, Safety and Compliance: 2%
- AC10 Attendance and Proof of Presence: 3%
- AC11 Recruitment and Retention: 3%
- AC12 Disciplinary and Performance Management of Staff: 2%
- AC13 Risk and Issue Management: 2%
- AC14 Complaints and Escalation Handling: 2%
- AC15 Business Continuity Planning: 4%
- AC16 KPI Monitoring and Compliance: 2%
- AC17 Reporting: 1%
- AC18 Communication: 2%
- AC19 Data Protection and Information Security: 5%
- AC22 Price: 30%
- AC20 Social Value – Indicator 1.4: 5%
- AC21 Social Value – Indicator 4.3: 5%
- AC9 Operating in a Fluid Court Environment: 6%
Published award criteria (22)
- AC1 Implementation Planning and Governance: As per Tender Documentation
- AC2 Workforce Transition and Readiness: As per Tender Documentation
- AC3 Training and Operational Preparedness: As per Tender Documentation
- AC4 Equipment, Systems and Uniform Deployment: As per Tender Documentation
- AC5 Organisational and Management Structure: As per Tender Documentation
- AC6 Day-to-Day Operational Delivery: As per Tender Documentation
- AC7 Security Operations: As per Tender Documentation
- AC8 Health, Safety and Compliance: As per Tender Documentation
- AC9 Operating in a Fluid Court Environment: As per Tender Documentation
- AC10 Attendance and Proof of Presence: As per Tender Documentation
- AC11 Recruitment and Retention: As per Tender Documentation
- AC12 Disciplinary and Performance Management of Staff: As per Tender Documentation
- AC13 Risk and Issue Management: As per Tender Documentation
- AC14 Complaints and Escalation Handling: As per Tender Documentation
- AC15 Business Continuity Planning: As per Tender Documentation
- AC16 KPI Monitoring and Compliance: As per Tender Documentation
- AC17 Reporting: As per Tender Documentation
- AC18 Communication: As per Tender Documentation
- AC19 Data Protection and Information Security: As per Tender Documentation
- AC20 Social Value – Indicator 1.4: As per Tender Documentation
- AC21 Social Value – Indicator 4.3: As per Tender Documentation
- AC22 Price: As per Tender Documentation
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jun 2026, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 11:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6022379- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052430- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aca3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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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.
- Risks
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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Jul 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
3 Jun 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Tender notice published139 days ago3 Jun 2026, 14:58 BST
- Clarification questions by104 days ago8 Jul 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline85 days ago27 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent15 days ago5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends4 days ago15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago16 Oct 2026, 11:19 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 163 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2026- Tender notice published3 Jun 2026, 14:58 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published1 Jul 2026, 14:35 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 27 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST1 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST+10 days · was 17 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract award notice published5 Oct 2026, 14:27 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2026, 14:27 BST
- Contract details notice published16 Oct 2026, 11:19 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
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.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 3 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Withheld Section 94 supplier1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2034Extensions: One optional extension period of up to four (4) years | £102,000,000 | 2 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DOJ NICTS — Provision of Security and Ancillary Services 2026 · Withheld Section 94 supplier
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2026
- Value
- £102,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One optional extension period of up to four (4) years
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonWithheld Section 94 supplier · Northern Ireland
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Withheld Section 94 supplierAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender