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ID 5828520 DfE - FE BMC - IT Security Services

Belfast Metropolitan College · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 21:51.

Opportunity overview

Belfast Metropolitan College provides Further and Higher Education and vocational training to a student population in excess of 30,000 students. The College employs approximately 1000 plus staff comprising approximately 300 full-time teaching staff and 200 part-time teaching staff supported by approximately 500 non-teaching support staff. BMC's annual turnover is in excess of £55m. The current contract for an IT Security Partner is due to expire, and the college is acutely aware of the danger of cyber-attacks across the globe and requires the appointment of a security partner to fill the IT Security Partner role. The other NI-based FE colleges (Northern Regional College, Southern Regional College, South-Eastern Regional College, North-Western Regional College, South-Western Regional College) have also expressed interest in availing of the services of the IT Security partner. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the deliverables of this contract.

Awarded to

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VM Forensics Limited

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Contract value
£500k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£600k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHYG-9937-VJCH
Location
Newry, UKN08, BT35 8SQ, 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
ID 5828520
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Belfast Metropolitan College
Id
GB-PPON-PPTX-8572-NYCV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPTX-8572-NYCV

Address

Street Address
7 Queens Road
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9DT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
Southeastern Regional College (SERC)
Id
GB-PPON-PYHR-1413-WQYX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYHR-1413-WQYX

Address

Street Address
Castle Street
Locality
Lisburn
Postal Code
BT27 4SU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0E

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 3
Name
Northwest Regional College (NWRC)
Id
GB-PPON-PRHT-9325-BBHZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRHT-9325-BBHZ

Address

Street Address
78-80 Strand Road
Locality
Derry
Postal Code
BT48 7AL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0A

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 4
Name
Northern Regional College
Id
GB-PPON-PCDC-7356-WJNZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCDC-7356-WJNZ

Address

Street Address
40 Farm Lodge Avenue
Locality
Ballymena
Postal Code
BT43 7DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0F

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 5
Name
Southwest College (SWC)
Id
GB-PPON-PJNR-3745-PPBV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJNR-3745-PPBV

Address

Street Address
Burn Road
Locality
Cookstown
Postal Code
BT80 8DN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN0B

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 6
Name
Southern Regional College
Id
GB-PPON-PBTJ-5492-VBGW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBTJ-5492-VBGW

Address

Street Address
Lisnally Building
Locality
Armagh
Postal Code
BT61 7HF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN07

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 7
Name
CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 8
Name
VM Forensics Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PHYG-9937-VJCH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHYG-9937-VJCH

Address

Street Address
Flurry Bridge Business Park, Lower Foughill Road
Locality
Newry
Postal Code
BT35 8SQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN08

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72200000
Description
Software programming and consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72220000
Description
Systems and technical consultancy services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72240000
Description
Systems analysis and programming services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72250000
Description
System and support services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
72260000
Description
Software-related services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72810000
Description
Computer audit services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
72820000
Description
Computer testing services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHYG-9937-VJCH
Name
VM Forensics Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
ID 5828520 DfE - FE BMC - IT Security services
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
15 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
This contract value is below the threshold for setting key performance indicators.

Period

Starts
16 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
15 Apr 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
15 Apr 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There are two optional extension periods of up to 12 months on each occasion.

Value

Including VAT
600,000
Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034889-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Apr 2026, 16:42
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT3 9DT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 029698-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 034889-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·