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Published 21 Feb 2025, 15:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2692/25 - Measured Term Contract for the Design, Supply, Installation, Maintenance and Commissioning of Security Equipment and Systems

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£2,921,370published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 5 Jun 2025
Awarded to VIS Security Solutions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Measured Term Contract (MTC) for the design, supply, installation, maintenance and commissioning of security equipment and systems throughout the entire University campus. The Form of Contract will be the JCT Standard Form of Measured Term Contract 2016 Edition, incorporating adaption schedule for Northern Ireland and the PSA Schedule of Rates for Electrical Services, 7th Edition 2016.The scope of work associated with this contract relates to individual projects up to a value of £50,000 (excluding VAT).

  • Recurrence: 5 years

CPV: Access control system · Alarm systems · Closed circuit television services · Repair and maintenance services of security equipment · Security equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland
Extensions: The contract duration shall be 3 years, with options to extend its duration by up to a further 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30%
  • Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 5 years
First published
21 Feb 2025, 15:54 GMT
Last source update
5 Jun 2025, 15:08 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
QUB/2692/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006942
Classification (CPV)
Access control systemAlarm systemsClosed circuit television servicesRepair and maintenance services of security equipmentSecurity equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please refer to the procurement documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 16:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 22 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 16:01 GMT
  3. Notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 15:08 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    22 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,921,3701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VIS Security Solutions LimitedSMEMeasured Term Contract for the Design, Supply, Installation, Maintenance and Commissioning of Security Equipment and Systems£2,921,370 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Measured Term Contract for the Design, Supply, Installation, Maintenance and Commissioning of Security Equipment and Systems · VIS Security Solutions LimitedSME

    Signed
    5 Jun 2025
    Value
    £2,921,370
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VIS Security Solutions LimitedAwarded supplierNI22462 16-18 Lower Windsor Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7DWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria