AwardedAwarded 20 July 2026

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

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council have a number of facilities that require an opening and closing service. Toilet facility management, Key Holding and Alarm Response service. This contract will be awarded in the form of 4 Lots. Lot 1 Open Close with visual inspection, litter lift and disposal. Lot 2 Open Close Toilet facilities with facility cleaning Lot 3 Key holding and alarm response. Lot 4 Open Close Dundonald Ice Bowl and Bradford Court.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Open / Close with visual inspection, litter lift and disposal
15 June 2026 to 14 June 2029
What this lot covers

Lisburn 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 covers

Lisburn 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 covers

Lisburn 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 covers

Lisburn 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

WinnerLotValueDates
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

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 040829-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 042793-2026
  3. 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.

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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.