AwardedAwarded 15 April 2026

ID 5828520 DfE - FE BMC - IT Security Services

Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) · Education

In brief

Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) awarded IT and software work to VM Forensics Limited on 15 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £500,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 February 2026.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
VM Forensics Limited (SME)£500,000
16 April 2026 to 15 April 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 081931-2025
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 034889-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

4

Awards

1

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From notice 081931-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 December 2025, last updated 16 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.