Lock and Unlock Services T2627-001
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council · Local authority
In brief
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council awarded security work to RFC Security Group UK, Cobra Specialist Security Services and Rapid Services Group Ltd on 20 July 2026.
The notice gives a value of £516,981 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 37 months with extensions, starting 15 June 2026.
It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
What the notice says
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Open / Close with visual inspection, litter lift and disposal 15 June 2026 to 14 June 2029 What this lot coversLisburn and Castlereagh City Council have a number of facilities that require an opening and closing service with visual inspection, litter lift and disposal. | Security | £402,000 |
| Open /Close Toilet facilities with facility cleaning 15 June 2026 to 14 June 2029 What this lot coversLisburn and Castlereagh City Council have a number of facilities that require an opening and closing service such as Toilet facility management | Security | £60,000 |
| Key /holding and alarm response 15 June 2026 to 14 June 2029 What this lot coversLisburn and Castlereagh City Council have a number of facilities that require an opening and closing service such as Key Holding and Alarm Response service. | Security | £15,000 |
| Open/Close Dundonald Ice Bowl & Bradford Court 15 June 2026 to 14 June 2029 What this lot coversLisburn and Castlereagh City Council have a number of facilities that require an opening and closing service such as Dundonald Ice Bowl & Bradford Court | Security | £39,981 |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| RFC Security Group UK (SME) Cobra Specialist Security Services (SME) Rapid Services Group Ltd (SME) | Open / Close with visual inspection, litter lift and disposal, Open /Close Toilet facilities with facility cleaning, Key /holding and alarm response, Open/Close Dundonald Ice Bowl & Bradford Court | £516,981 | Awarded 20 July 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 040829-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 042793-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 068477-2026
Last time this was bought
Tender for the provision of lock, unlock, key holding and alarm response services
- Awarded
- 1 July 2022
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
Matched on Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Procurements
50Awards
18Suppliers it has used most for security
- Cobra Specialist Security Services2 contracts
- Eventsec Ltd1 contract
- RFC Security Group UK1 contract
- Rapid Services Group Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open security tenders- £419kestimated
From notice 040829-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 May 2026, last updated 21 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.