Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust · Health
- Supplier
- Vigilant Protect UK Limited
- Value
- £1,318,068.13
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Public security services (CPV 75241000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 045673-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Feb 2025
- Published4 Aug 2025Published 166 days after the contract date
Description
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) has awarded Provision of Manned Security Service to Vigilant Protect UK Limited via a mini competition under NOECPC Framework. Agreement ref. NOE.0571 Lot 1 Security Services. CDDFT requirement for Security Services at the Trust's Darlington Memorial Hospital. The Trust requires the provision of a high quality professional manned security service to protect the Trust property, the property of patients and staff whilst at the site, and the personal safety of patients, staff, visitors and other articles as directed by the Trust authorised officers. CDDFT reserves the right to require the Services to be provided at other CDDFT controlled sites from time to time. The Contractors and staff must be SIA registered and be accredited gold standard by NSI/NACROSS and comply with all current British Standards for this contract (or equivalent). Contract is for 36 Months with 2 x 12 month optional extensions
About the supplier
Vigilant Protect UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC212151).