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ID 6603223 - NIO - Patrick Finucane Inquiry - Provision of Security and Stewarding Services for Bradford Court Hearing Venue
Published Today
23 Oct 2026
Deadline in 31 days
- Primary CPV
-
79710000 *
Security services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/01/2027 31/12/2028
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Erskine House, 20–32 Chichester Street, BELFAST, BT1 4GF, United Kingdom · UKN06
Contact
Award Criteria
- AC1 - Service Delivery (35%)
- AC2 - Contract Management and Business Continuity (21%)
- AC3 - Social Value (14%)
- AC4 - Cost (30%)
Reference: ID 6603223
The NIO are seeking an appropriately accredited security guarding service to support the operation of the Patrick Finucane Inquiry, ensuring the safety and security of staff, witnesses, legal representatives, visitors, premises and sensitive information.
Full CPV breakdown
- 79710000 — Security services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- Two optional one year extensions.
- Submission method
- 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 https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Enquiries close
- 16 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected
- 18 Dec 2026
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 23 Oct 2026 12:24
- Deadline
- 23 Nov 2026 15:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078eda
- Notice ID
- ID 6603223
Organisations on this notice
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PVWG-8426-YWXV
Full notice record
74 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Northern Ireland Office |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Erskine House, 20–32 Chichester Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | BELFAST |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | BT1 4GF |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | Justice.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Northern Irish devolved regulations apply |
| Party 2 › Name | CPD - Supplies & Services Division |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 303 Airport Road West |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | BELFAST |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKN06 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | Justice.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Construction 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 |
Buyer
| Name | Northern Ireland Office |
Tender
| Title | ID 6603223 - NIO - Patrick Finucane Inquiry - Provision of Security and Stewarding Services for Bradford Court Hearing Venue |
| Description | The NIO are seeking an appropriately accredited security guarding service to support the operation of the Patrick Finucane Inquiry, ensuring the safety and security of staff, witnesses, legal representatives, visitors, premises and sensitive information. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Security services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Guard services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Patrol services |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,440,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,200,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | 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 https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,440,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £1,200,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | AC1 - Service Delivery |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 35 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | AC2 - Contract Management and Business Continuity |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 21 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | AC3 - Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 14 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | AC4 - Cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Dec 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Dec 2030 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | Two optional one year extensions. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100425-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 23 Oct 2026 |