Official UK procurement notice
T137 - Maintenance of Electronic Site Security System
Authority: Northern Ireland Water (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the provision of Site Security Access Management System. Northern Ireland Water currently utilises the Abloy Cliq Site Access security system on its front gates, selected buildings and internal locations across various NI Water Waste and Clean Water sites. Northern Ireland Water is seeking to extend, maintain and best utilise the existing Abloy Cliq site security access management system as set out in this document and currently deployed.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 14:05 BST
- Authority reference
T137- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074236- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d130Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The direct award is required to maintain and support the existing Site Security Management System and associated equipment currently installed across operational sites. The proposed supplier is the manufacturer of the existing equipment and the current maintenance provider. Awarding the contract to an alternative supplier could create compatibility issues, service disruption, and increased operational risk. The direct award will ensure continuity of service and the ongoing integrity, functionality, and support of the existing security infrastructure.
It is Northern Ireland Waters intention to competitively tender this requirement to fulfill it's longer terms requirements. (See ref 2025/S 000-064396)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Aug 2026 → 5 Aug 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends77 days ago4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published76 days ago5 Aug 2026, 14:05 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published22 Jul 2026, 16:06 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published23 Jul 2026, 14:32 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published5 Aug 2026, 14:05 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected5 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assa Abloy5 Aug 2026 – 4 Aug 2027 · up to 4 Aug 2029Extensions: An extension of 12 Months, up to 2 times | £550,000 | 23 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
T137 - Maintenance of Electronic Site Security System · Assa Abloy
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Value
- £550,000
- Period
- 5 Aug 2026 – 4 Aug 2027 · up to 4 Aug 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- An extension of 12 Months, up to 2 times
No agreed KPIs: Contract is below £5 million including VAT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ASSA ABLOY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender