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In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£500,000

ID 5828520 DfE - FE BMC - IT Security Services

Published
Published 11 December 2025
Deadline
Closed 19 January 2026

Overview

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.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£500,000
Procedure
Open
Published
11 December 2025
Questions by
9 January 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware programming and consultancy servicesSystems and technical consultancy servicesSystems analysis and programming servicesSystem and support servicesSoftware-related servicesComputer audit and testing servicesComputer audit services+1 more

Award outcome

Awarded value
£500,000
Award date
30 March 2026
Contract period
1 February 2026 → 31 January 2029
Winner
  • VM Forensics Limited

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    16 April 2026

    View notice ↗
  2. Contract

    31 March 2026

    View notice ↗
  3. Contract Notice

    11 December 2025

    View notice ↗

Contracting authority

  • Southern Regional College

    Buyer

    Armagh, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PBTJ-5492-VBGW

  • Northern Regional College

    Buyer

    Ballymena, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PCDC-7356-WJNZ

  • Southwest College (SWC)

    Buyer

    Cookstown, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PJNR-3745-PPBV

  • Belfast Metropolitan College

    Buyer

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PPTX-8572-NYCV

  • Northwest Regional College (NWRC)

    Buyer

    Derry, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PRHT-9325-BBHZ

  • CPD - Supplies and Services Division

    Procuring entity

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV

  • Southeastern Regional College (SERC)

    Buyer

    Lisburn, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PYHR-1413-WQYX

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