Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Removals, Transfer of furniture/equipment, disposal and storage
Authority: Synchronicity Care Ltd (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSynchronicity Care LTD on behalf of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have awarded a contract for the provision of Removals, Transfer of Furniture/Equipment, Disposal and Storage via an above threshold open tender procedure to L&L Braines Limited.
The requirement was divided into two lots:
Lot 1 - Removal, Transfer of Furniture/Equipment, Disposal and Storage for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and Synchronicity Care Limited
Lot 2 - Removal, Transfer of Furniture/Equipment, Disposal and Storage for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
The contract duration is 36 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months (2x12 months).
CPV: Decommissioning services · Facilities management services · Relocation services · Storage services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust & Synchronicity Care LimitedAwardedRenewal North East
Removals, Transfer of Furniture/Equipment, Disposal and Storage for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and Synchronicity Care LTD.
Lot #2Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation TrustAwardedRenewal North East, Yorkshire & Humber
Removals, Transfer of Furniture/Equipment, Disposal and Storage for Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Service Requirements: 28%
- Training and Recruitment: 8%
- Contingency Plans: 2%
- Customer Satisfaction: 4%
- Contract Management: 8%
- price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Service Requirements: 28%
- Training and Recruitment: 8%
- Contingency Plans: 2%
- Customer Satisfaction: 4%
- Contract Management: 8%
- Social Value: 10%
- Price: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 13:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 17:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079933- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4f7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Mar 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published321 days ago4 Dec 2025, 17:35 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025- Buyer details updated28 Mar 2025, 16:27 GMT
- Status changed to complete4 Dec 2025, 17:35 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Dec 2025, 17:35 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ClassificationII.2.2 | — | — |
The deadline for clarifications has been extended until 31st March 2025 and the deadline for tender responses has been extended until 4th April 2025.
The deadline for clarifications has been extended until 31st March 2025 at 12 Noon and the deadline for tender responses has been extended until 4th April 2025 at 12 Noon.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-02: 1 release · 20 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust & Synchronicity Care Limited1 award | |||
| L & L BRAINES LIMITEDSME | £60,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust1 award | |||
| L & L BRAINES LIMITEDSMETEWV | £900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 079933-2025-1 · L & L BRAINES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 26 Aug 2025
- Value
- £60,000
- Status
- active
TEWV · L & L BRAINES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 26 Aug 2025
- Value
- £900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust & Synchronicity Care Limited | 8bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- L & L BRAINES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.