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ID 5828520 DfE - FE BMC - IT Security services

Belfast Metropolitan College

Awarded
services
Northern Ireland

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Key details

Contracting authority
Belfast Metropolitan College
Public authority - central government
Region
Belfast
Delivery: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Contract value
£500,000ex VAT
£600,000 inc VAT
Submissions closed
19 January 2026
Published
11 December 2025

Procurement

Contract period
1 February 2026 - 31 January 2029
3 years
Possible extension to 1 February 2031 · 5 years in total
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72200000 Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 72240000 Systems analysis and programming services
  • 72250000 System and support services
  • 72260000 Software-related services
  • 72800000 Computer audit and testing services
  • 72810000 Computer audit services
  • 72820000 Computer testing services

What happened

Belfast Metropolitan College awarded this contract to VM Forensics Limited worth £500,000 on 31 Mar 2026. The contract runs until 31 Jan 2029.

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.

The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Awarded supplier

Supplier
VM Forensics Limited
Award value
£500,000
Award date
31 March 2026

Contact

Address
7 Queens Road, Belfast, BT3 9DT

Identifiers

Buyer reference
ID 5828520
Notice ID
081931-2025
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f3b0

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