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Northern Ireland Sorting Services

BANK OF ENGLAND · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:36.

Opportunity overview

Provision of banknote sorting services within Northern Ireland to sort Bank of England banknotes for authenticity and quality.

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.

AIB Group (UK) Plc

Matched by number
Published award value
£160k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH NI018800
Location
Belfast, UKN06, BT1 3HH, United Kingdom

BANK OF IRELAND (UK) PLC

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
2
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 07022885
Location
London, UKI31, EC2V 7EH, United Kingdom

National Westminster Bank plc

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
3
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 929027
Location
London, UKI42, EC2M 4AA, United Kingdom

NORTHERN BANK LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£560k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
4
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH R0000568
Location
Belfast, UK, BT1 6JS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
PROC/520
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Eligible suppliers must operate in Northern Ireland and possess highly specialised infrastructure, including secure vault storage, note sorting equipment, and robust security protocols; and have the financial capacity to hold large values of cash. A change in supplier could introduce incompatible infrastructure, processes, and security protocols, which could undermine the integrity of the Northern Ireland Sorting Services framework. Transitioning to a new supplier would require significant technical reconfiguration, including new security vetting and infrastructure audits. These changes would be disproportionate relative to the value and scope of the services and would risk operational disruption.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000042
Name
BANK OF ENGLAND

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2R 8AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Threadneedle Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
RC000042
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PRDB-1113-HPPT
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-NI018800
Name
AIB Group (UK) Plc

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 3HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
92 Ann Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
NI018800
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZRQ-9134-NZRQ
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-07022885
Name
BANK OF IRELAND (UK) PLC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2V 7EH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
45 Gresham Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
07022885
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PXGZ-4839-CHTQ
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-929027
Name
National Westminster Bank plc

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI42
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2M 4AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
250 Bishopsgate

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
929027
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PPNR-6678-ZNVV
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 5
Id
GB-COH-R0000568
Name
NORTHERN BANK LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 6JS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Donegall Square West

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
R0000568
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PPVD-3418-GLQD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Banking services

Value

Amount
160,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
200,000

Renewal

Description
Two 1-year options to extend

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078681-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
1 Dec 2025, 20:55

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI018800
Name
AIB Group (UK) Plc

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
12 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2030, 23:59
Award 2
Id
2
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Banking services

Value

Amount
1,120,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,400,000

Renewal

Description
Two 1-year options to extend

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078681-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
1 Dec 2025, 20:55

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07022885
Name
BANK OF IRELAND (UK) PLC

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
12 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
14 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
15 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
14 Dec 2030, 23:59
Award 3
Id
3
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Banking services

Value

Amount
1,800,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,250,000

Renewal

Description
Two 1-year options to extend

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078681-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
1 Dec 2025, 20:55

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-929027
Name
National Westminster Bank plc

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
12 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
14 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
15 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
14 Dec 2030, 23:59
Award 4
Id
4
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
66110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Banking services

Value

Amount
560,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
700,000

Renewal

Description
Two 1-year options to extend

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078681-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
1 Dec 2025, 20:55

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-R0000568
Name
NORTHERN BANK LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
12 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
14 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
15 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
14 Dec 2030, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC2R 8AH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05ec66-2025-12-01T20:55:44ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·