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Provision of Campus Security Services

Queen's University Belfast · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:27.

Opportunity overview

Queen’s employs a Security Service that works on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis.The Security Service consists of an in-house Security Team by day; supported by a specialist Security Service contractor by night. This contract is for the outsourcing element of the University Security Service. New buildings / areas may be added to or removed throughout the duration of the Contract where directed by the University, and as a consequence, the requirements for the outsourced provision may increase/decrease accordingly.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£7.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 May 2025
Award ID
028675-2025-QUB/2703/25-1
Status
active
Identifier
05049403
Location
Belfast, Co Antrim, UKN, BT3 9JQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79710000 — Security services
  • CPV79713000 — Guard services

Lots

  • Queen’s employs a Security Service that works on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis.The Security Service consists of an in-house Security Team by day; supported by a specialist Security Service contractor by night. This contract is for the outsourcing element of the University Security Service. New buildings / areas may be added throughout the duration of the Contract where directed by the University, and as a consequence, the requirements for the outsourced provision may increase/decrease accordingly.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
QUB/2703/25
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
This authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to Tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
7 Mar 2025, 16:01

Address

Street Address
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
5 years

Expected award period

Starts
7 Mar 2025, 16:01

Tender Period

Ends
7 Mar 2025, 16:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Please refer to tender documents.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
79710000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Security services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
5 Jul 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Please refer to the tender documents.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Queen’s employs a Security Service that works on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis.The Security Service consists of an in-house Security Team by day; supported by a specialist Security Service contractor by night. This contract is for the outsourcing element of the University Security Service. New buildings / areas may be added throughout the duration of the Contract where directed by the University, and as a consequence, the requirements for the outsourced provision may increase/decrease accordingly.

Options

Description
The Contract shall be for an initial period of 3 years, subject to satisfactory annual review, with the option to extend the contract by up to a further 24 months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
cost
Description
60

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06
Entry 2
Region
UKN06

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79710000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Security services
Entry 2
Id
79713000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Guard services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-6917
Name
Queen's University Belfast

Roles

buyer
reviewBody

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT7 1NN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
University Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
Queen's University Belfast

Contact

Name
Dónall Patton

Additional Contact Points

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-149711
Name
Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Belfast, Co Antrim
Postal Code
BT3 9JQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Edgewater Business Park, 8 Edgewater Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
05049403
Legal Name
Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 2890784054

Award information

Award 1
Id
028675-2025-QUB/2703/25-1
Title
Provision of Campus Security Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-149711
Name
Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
028675-2025-QUB/2703/25-1
Title
Provision of Campus Security Services
Status
active
Award ID
028675-2025-QUB/2703/25-1
Date Signed
13 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
7,926,884
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT7 1NN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN06

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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