Security guarding tenders in Northern Ireland
CPV category: Security services (7971*)
We track 38 awarded security services contracts (CPV 7971*) in Northern Ireland. 2 of them have a published end date between 8 Jan 2027 and 8 Apr 2028. The median published award value is £1.8m, and half of awards fall between £260k and £11.4m (37 awards with a value). 27 award notices in this category did not publish an end date.
Ending in 3-18 months2
Open tenders0
Median award£1.8m
Contracts tracked38
Contracts ending soonest (2 of 2)
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier(s) | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Stewarding and Crowd Control for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Find a Tender · CPV 79710000 |
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | EVENTSEC LTD | £59.8m | 15 Mar 2027
re-tender may already be under way
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| T25-096BUS Event Crowd Management 2025-28
Find a Tender · CPV 79710000 |
Derry City and Strabane District Council | Individual / sole trader (name not shown) | £300k | 31 Mar 2028
re-tender likely from ~30 Sep 2027
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See all 2 in the renewal radar
Top buyers
| Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council | 4 | £72.7m |
| The Department Of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | 4 | £10.0m |
| Belfast City Council | 4 | £2.6m |
| Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) | 4 | £709k |
| Department for Communities | 3 | £140.0m |
| Translink | 3 | £44.0m |
| Department of Justice | 3 | £33.2m |
| NI Water and its subsidiaries | 2 | £5.6m |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council | 2 | £760k |
| Ards and North Down Borough Council | 2 | £291k |
Most frequent incumbents
| Supplier | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| G4s Secure Solutions (UK) Ltd | 7 | £150.0m |
| Cobra Specialist Security Services | 4 | £12.9m |
| Information withheld for security reasons | 3 | £33.2m |
| EVENTSEC LTD | 2 | £60.3m |
| OCS Group UK Limited | 2 | £42.2m |
| Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd | 2 | £9.6m |
| Tearidge Ltd T/A Manguard Plus | 2 | £291k |
| Talon Security Ltd. | 2 | £149k |
| "Supplier name withheld for Security Reasons" | 1 | £202.0m |
| Withheld Section 94 supplier | 1 | £102.0m |
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.