The Provision of a Manned Security Service

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (the ‘Trust’) requires the provision of a high quality manned guarding service to be provided at Darlington Memorial Hospital. The service will include as a minimum the

provision of manned guarding, the security of NHS property and the personal safety of its staff and patients, monitoring of CCTV images and liaison with emergency services (please note this list is not exhaustive).

Organisations must demonstrate compliance with ISO 9001, BS7858-2012, BS7499-2013, BS OHSAS 18001 and BS5958-2009, be registered with the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and comply with all aspects of the SIA Act 2001. Organisations must also be accredited the gold standard from NSI/NACOSS (or equivalent).

The Trust considers that TUPE may apply to this contract and details of those considered to be affected will be provided within the procurement documentation. It is recommended that organisations seek independent legal advice in relation to any TUPE transfer.

Additional information: The object of the contract described in this contract notice is for the provision of services falling within the Light Touch Regime of Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and is therefore not subject to the full requirements of the PCR. Notwithstanding publication of the contract notice, the authority will not be bound to follow any particular award procedure, however the principles of fairness and transparency will be applied.

To receive more information about this opportunity, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this opportunity please follow the link provided. Following an expression of interest, the PQQ will be available to complete on the

eSourcing system. The PQQ must be returned in accordance with the instructions set out in the PQQ by the time and date indicated. The contracting authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any offer and reserves the right to accept an offer in either whole or in part. The contracting authority is not responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to the participation in this process. All figures provided in this notice are approximate.