FTS UK public procurement

ID 5828520 DfE - FE BMC - IT Security Services

Belfast Metropolitan College

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-05f3b0
Tender value£500,0001 awards · 1 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 16 April 2026
Buyer
Belfast Metropolitan College
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — 19 January 2026

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.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

1 shown
Active

ID 5828520 DfE - FE BMC - IT Security services

Awarded
30 March 2026
Award value
£500,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
14 April 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

8 parties
Buyer

Belfast Metropolitan College

7 Queens Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9DT, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PPTX-8572-NYCV
Buyer

Northern Regional College

40 Farm Lodge Avenue, Ballymena, UKN0F, BT43 7DF, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PCDC-7356-WJNZ
Buyer

Northwest Regional College (NWRC)

78-80 Strand Road, Derry, UKN0A, BT48 7AL, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PRHT-9325-BBHZ
Buyer

Southeastern Regional College (SERC)

Castle Street, Lisburn, UKN0E, BT27 4SU, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PYHR-1413-WQYX
Buyer

Southern Regional College

Lisnally Building, Armagh, UKN07, BT61 7HF, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PBTJ-5492-VBGW
Buyer

Southwest College (SWC)

Burn Road, Cookstown, UKN0B, BT80 8DN, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PJNR-3745-PPBV
ProcuringEntity, ProcessContactPoint

CPD - Supplies and Services Division

Clare House 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PVWG-8426-YWXV
Supplier

VM Forensics Limited

Flurry Bridge Business Park, Lower Foughill Road, Newry, UKN08, BT35 8SQ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PHYG-9937-VJCH

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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