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Published 19 Nov 2024, 17:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

P-3102 Security Support Services – Translink Events

Authority: Translink (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£1,750,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 20 Dec 2024awarded 19 Mar 2025

Awarded to Eventsec Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink has identified a requirement for a security provider to undertake crowd management and event security at transport hubs and halts to deal with people travelling to and from events, under the management of Translink. There will be a requirement to travel on trains and buses in support of Translink Staff where necessary. Appointed service providers must have the capacity to deliver the services at all geographical locations across the network. This includes an overall documented risk assessment and deployment of appropriate risk mitigations to include (but not limited to) staff and physical crowd control measures. These events include rail and bus passenger traffic to and from concerts, parades and sporting events amongst others. Patronage to and from such events ranges from 500 to 7000 additional passengers. The appointed contractor must be capable of providing services at both preplanned and spontaneous events. Your response must be submitted via the relevant call for tender (CfT). No other method of submission will be accepted.

CPV: Public security services · Public security, law and order services · Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,750,000

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: The contract will commence 14th March 2025, with the initial contract period ending 31st July 2027. The contract may be extended, on agreement of both parties, for two (2) optional extension periods of 2 years each.Variant bids: not allowed

75240000 Public security, law and order services 75241000 Public security services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 30%Price: 70%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 30%
Cost: 70%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 30
Cost: 70

What this means for your bid

Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 19 Nov 2024, 17:10 GMT
Last source update: 19 Mar 2025, 11:22 GMT
Award evaluation window: 20 Dec 2024 – …
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-010096
Classification (CPV): Public security servicesPublic security, law and order servicesSecurity services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04bd0c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 20 Dec 2024, 12:30 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

20 Dec 2024 → 20 Mar 2025 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
20 Dec 2024, 12:30 GMT
Notice published
19 Mar 2025, 11:22 GMT
Bids must remain valid until
20 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
19 Mar 2025, 11:22 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,750,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Eventsec LtdContract	£1,750,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract · Eventsec Ltd
Signed
19 Mar 2025
Value
£1,750,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic bodyUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EventsecAwarded supplier 2 Queens Quay, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9QQContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.