Official UK procurement notice
Provision of security services solution
Authority: 2Gether Support Solutions Limited (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description2gether Support Solutions Ltd. (herein referred to as "our" or "us" or "we") was formed in April 2018 as a new, wholly owned subsidiary company of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust"). We provide essential support services to the Trust, from facilities and property management to catering, procurement and portering.<br/><br/>We are intending to appoint a professional, competent and suitably experienced provider to deliver an effective security services solution across our core customer's hospitals sites on an all year round basis. The contract shall commence from 1st July 2025.
- Recurrence: 48 months
CPV: Alarm-monitoring services · Guard services · Patrol services · Public security services · Security services · Surveillance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,000,000
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 (5)
- Service quality: 30%
- Capability and capacity: 25%
- Value for money: 5%
- Commercials: 30%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Service quality: 30
- Capability and capacity: 25
- Social value: 10
- Value for money: 5
- Commercials: 30
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the procurement documents.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached- 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 · 48 months
- First published
- 19 Dec 2024, 22:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2025, 12:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C298122- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032932- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c9e2Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: This contract award decision has been made as per the Contracting Authority's governance processes. <br/><br/>No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of the individuals making the decision were identified.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 21 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Jan 2025 → 17 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline21 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Notice published17 Jun 2025, 12:57 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2025, 12:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assist Services Group LtdSME | £8,654,825 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032932-2025-1 · Assist Services Group LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- £8,654,825
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14bids · 14 electronic | 14 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Assist Services Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria