Official UK procurement notice
Lock and Unlock Services T2627-001
Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Published estimate£516,981total for 4 lots · £620,377 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2026awarded 20 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Cobra Specialist Security Services +2 more
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 3 yrs from 15 Jun 2026 · see each lot
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLisburn and Castlereagh City Council have a number of facilities that require an opening and closing service. Toilet facility management, Key Holding and Alarm Response service. This contract will be awarded in the form of 4 Lots. Lot 1 Open Close with visual inspection, litter lift and disposal. Lot 2 Open Close Toilet facilities with facility cleaning Lot 3 Key holding and alarm response. Lot 4 Open Close Dundonald Ice Bowl and Bradford Court.
CPV: Security services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£516,981 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Open / Close with visual inspection, litter lift and disposalAwardedRenewalPublished value£402,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Open /Close Toilet facilities with facility cleaningAwardedPublished value£60,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Key /holding and alarm responseAwardedPublished value£15,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Open/Close Dundonald Ice Bowl & Bradford CourtAwardedPublished value£39,981
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Criteria Questions: 30%
- Cost Criteria Questions: 60%
- Social Values: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality Criteria Questions
- Social Values
- Cost Criteria Questions
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 May 2026, 09:45 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 08:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042793- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0690e6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 31 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published172 days ago5 May 2026, 09:45 BST
- Tender notice published166 days ago11 May 2026, 09:11 BST
- Submission deadline140 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts131 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by130 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent96 days ago20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published95 days ago21 Jul 2026, 08:17 BST
- Standstill ends84 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 May 2026, 09:45 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published11 May 2026, 09:11 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £516,98111 May 2026, 09:11 BSTwas £516,981
- Status changed to active11 May 2026, 09:11 BST
- Procurement method changed11 May 2026, 09:11 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST11 May 2026, 09:11 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 08:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 08:17 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £516,9811 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1715 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Cobra Specialist Security Services, RAPID SERVICES GROUP LTD, RFC Security Group UKjoint award1 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2029 | £516,981 | 20 Jul 2026standstill to 31 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Open / Close with visual inspection, litter lift and disposal | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Open /Close Toilet facilities with facility cleaning | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Key /holding and alarm response | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Open/Close Dundonald Ice Bowl & Bradford Court | 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- COBRA SPECIALIST SECURITY SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
- RAPID SERVICES GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
- RFC SECURITY GROUP (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender