Official UK procurement notice
Static Attendants T2627-002 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLisburn and Castlereagh City Council has a population in excess of 150,000 with a number of sports and amenity facilities that require the presence of a 'contracted attendant to be responsible for a number of duties when these facilities are open to the public as detailed below.
For indicative purposes only, in previous years up to15 attendants were required to manage football/ sports sites during match days and staff based in parks, bowling, golf facilities and play parks. These numbers will change on a seasonal basis; there is no guaranteed level of service with this contract.
CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£943,460
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 (2)
- Quality Criteria Questions: 40%
- Cost Criteria Questions: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria Questions
- Cost Criteria Questions
- 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, 14:23 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 08:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043557- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069185Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted.
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 21 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published172 days ago5 May 2026, 14:23 BST
- Tender notice published165 days ago12 May 2026, 15:33 BST
- Submission deadline133 days ago12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by129 days ago16 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts116 days ago30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent96 days ago20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published95 days ago21 Jul 2026, 08:26 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 May 2026, 14:23 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published12 May 2026, 15:33 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active12 May 2026, 15:33 BST
- Procurement method changed12 May 2026, 15:33 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST12 May 2026, 15:33 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 08:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 08:26 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobra Specialist Security Services1 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2027 · up to 1 Aug 2029Extensions: 1+1+1 | £943,460 | 20 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COBRA SPECIALIST SECURITY SERVICES LTDAwarded 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