Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £104,012,100
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Business services · Security services (CPV 79710000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 004401-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2022
- Published19 Jan 2026Published 1298 days after the contract date
Description
The council involves a Lock and Unlock Service for its Parks and Amenities and a Key holding and alarm response and open/close of Dundonald Ice bowl and Bradford Court. This contract is in the form of 3 Lots; Lot 1 Open / Close with visual inspection, litter lift and disposal. Lot 2 Open / Close with visual inspection, litter lift and disposal including Toilet facility cleaning. Lot 3 Key holding and alarm response and open/ close Dundonald Ice bowl and Bradford Court. Attendance duties at sports grounds, attending to sports turf inspection, building inspection and facility management.
About the supplier
Cobra Specialist Security Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI034725).