Buyer Name: Belfast Metropolitan College
Buyer Address: 7 Queens Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9DT, United Kingdom
Contact Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
ID 5828520 DfE - FE BMC - IT Security services
Buyer Contact Info
Buyer Name: Southeastern Regional College (SERC)
Buyer Address: Castle Street, Lisburn, UKN0E, BT27 4SU, United Kingdom
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Buyer Name: Northwest Regional College (NWRC)
Buyer Address: 78-80 Strand Road, Derry, UKN0A, BT48 7AL, United Kingdom
Buyer Name: Northern Regional College (NRC)
Buyer Address: 40 Farm Lodge Avenue, Ballymena, UKN0F, BT43 7DF, United Kingdom
Buyer Name: Southwest College (SWC)
Buyer Address: Burn Road, Cookstown, UKN0B, BT80 8DN, United Kingdom
Buyer Name: Southern Regional College (SRC)
Buyer Address: Lisnally Building, Armagh, UKN07, BT61 7HF, United Kingdom
Buyer Name: CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Buyer Address: Clare House 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom
Status
active
active
Procedure
open
open
Value
500000.0 GBP
Gross: 600000 GBP
500000.0 GBP
Gross: 600000 GBP
Published
11 Dec 2025, 12:20
11 Dec 2025, 12:20
Deadline
19 Jan 2026, 15:00
19 Jan 2026, 15:00
Contract Start
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Contract End
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Category
services
services
CPV
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Description
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. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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Opportunity Context
More Information Links
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081931-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lots
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 500,000
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 600,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): AC1 Proposed Security Partner Experience (18%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): AC2 Security Analysis and Improvement (10%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): AC3 Incident Response (6%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): AC4 Business Continuity (6%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): AC5 Social Value (10%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): AC6 Total Contract Price (50%)
Documents
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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