Security Services

The purpose of this tender exercise is to select a service contractor whose delivery of Security Services will represent value for money, high quality service; combined with the ability to identify and implement service efficiencies across the Trust contributing to a 5% cost reduction per annum.

The Trust will be holding supplier open days on the 20th December, 2017 in Room F17 and on the 21st December, 2017 in Room F16 at 9.00am at the Royal Oldham Hospital Education Centre to provide an overview of the project and to enable bidders to gain an understanding of the nature of the Trust's requirements.

The contract has not been split into Lots on commercial, operational and contract management grounds.

The Trust has set a minimum level of financial standing of an annual turnover of £15M or more in each of the last 2 financial years.

Additional information: This procurement process is being conducted under the 'Light Touch Regime', governing 'Social and Other Specific Services' as detailed in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the Light Touch Regime contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

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