AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service has awarded and signed a contract for security and ancillary services across 23 estate locations in Northern Ireland. The supplier is withheld in the published record under Section 94.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 was made to the withheld supplier. The contract was signed on 16 October 2026, runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, and has an optional extension of up to four years.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £102.0 million excluding VAT (£122.4 million including VAT), with a potential maximum term ending 31 March 2034 if the extension is used.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Withheld Section 94 supplier
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £102,000,000 excluding VAT; £122,400,000 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Active
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Award 1 names "Withheld Section 94 supplier" and relates to lot 1. The contract linked to award 1 gives the contract-level net and gross values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete; contract active
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Tender status is "complete"; award and contract status are "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Award record lists award_date as 2026-10-02.
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract record explicitly lists dateSigned as 2026-10-16.
Contract start
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract period startDate is 2027-04-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£102,000,000
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Contract value amount is 102000000 GBP; award record also states £102,000,000.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£122,400,000
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Contract value amountGross is 122400000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidencePublished at contract level; no individual lot value is supplied
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The single contract has a value, while lot 1 has no published value_amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Original tender notice published
99% confidence3 June 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 052430-2026 dated 2026-06-03.
Tender deadline
99% confidence27 July 2026, 15:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-27T15:00:00+01:00.
Contract award notice published
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Release history lists contract award notice 093876-2026 dated 2026-10-05.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract document and release history list publication on 2026-10-16.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 March 2030
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Contract period endDate is 2030-03-31.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 March 2034
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2034-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSecurity and ancillary services at 23 NICTS estate locations across Northern Ireland
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Published description states that the contract covers security and ancillary services at 23 NICTS estate locations throughout Northern Ireland.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data each identify lot 1 only.
Service categories
98% confidenceSecurity, alarm monitoring, guarding, surveillance, patrols, office support, security equipment, reception, courts-related administration, portering, facilities management, and internal mail/messenger services
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Award item CPV classifications list these service categories.
Delivery area
99% confidenceNorthern Ireland
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Award delivery address region is UKN.
Demand commitment
99% confidenceNo guaranteed volume of business
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The description says neither CPD nor the client guarantees the level of business under the contract.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Regime
98% confidenceLight-touch; covered by the GPA
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Tender specialRegime lists "lightTouch" and coveredBy lists "GPA".
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence3 years
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The published period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne optional extension period of up to 4 years
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Contract renewal description states this explicitly.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 7 years
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The initial end date is 31 March 2030 and maxExtentDate is 31 March 2034.
Contract legal status
99% confidenceSigned contract recorded
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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned: 16 October 2026.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Contract field aboveThreshold is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceA single-lot, contract-level award for a broad bundle of security and ancillary operational services
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One lot and one contract are published; the award CPVs span security and support services.
Volume risk
99% confidenceSupplier demand is not guaranteed
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The published description expressly says no level of business is guaranteed.
Contract maturity
99% confidenceThe contract is signed but has not yet started
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dateSigned is 16 October 2026, while the contractual start date is 1 April 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity withheld
99% confidenceThe published supplier is intentionally withheld under Section 94; no legal company name is available in the supplied data.
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Supplier name is "Withheld Section 94 supplier" and supplier verification status is not_applicable.
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceNo Companies House verification or company number is supplied or implied.
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verified_company_name, verified_company_number and source_company_number are null; verification status is not_applicable.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation on tender numbers, pricing, scores and the award rationale was not supplied in the published notice data.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The winning supplier's legal identity is withheld under Section 94; the published supplier label cannot be treated as a verified company name.
- No individual lot value, lot title or lot description is published.
- Information on bid numbers, bidders, evaluation methodology, scores, prices and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
- The £102.0 million net and £122.4 million gross values are published at contract level and should not be treated as a separate allocation beyond the single published lot.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NICTS security services contractNorthern Ireland courts security tenderSection 94 withheld suppliersecurity and ancillary services 2026CPD Supplies and Services Division
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NICTS security and ancillary services contract?
The published record identifies the winner only as "Withheld Section 94 supplier". No legal company identity is supplied.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract value is £102.0 million excluding VAT and £122.4 million including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with one optional extension of up to four years.
Is the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract record states it was signed on 16 October 2026.
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