Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
SYNCHRONICITY CARE LTD
09679630
Darlington Memorial Hospital,Hollyhurst Road
DARLINGTON
DL36HX
UK
Contact person: Beverley Cook
E-mail: cddft.sclprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC13
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Six Facet Management
Reference number: 202425_017
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71315300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Synchronicity Care Limited has the requirement for a Six Facet Survey, requested by NHS England as part of their recommended 'best practice' for establishing and managing Estates Backlog. NHSE recommend that in order to establish the current condition of a Trust estate and thereby assess the capital investment required to maintain compliance with statutory safety legislation and fire safety requirements, the buildings within all Trust estates should be subject to assessment of their condition and associated risk.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
91 740.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Synchronicity Care Limited has the requirement for a Six Facet Survey, requested by NHS England as part of their recommended 'best practice' for establishing and managing Estates Backlog. NHSE recommend that in order to establish the current condition of a Trust estate and thereby assess the capital investment required to maintain compliance with statutory safety legislation and fire safety requirements, the buildings within all Trust estates should be subject to assessment of their condition and associated risk.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
As above the most appropriate award process to utilise was a direct award through a framework agreement. Procurement therefore investigated the routes to market available that allowed SCL to make a direct award that is compliant with all relevant legislation and The Trust's Standing Financial Instructions.
After investigation Procurement found the SBS Hard FM2 SBS10166, Lot 7.1 Statutory Inspections and recommended its use for the following reasons;
- It offers a simplified procurement process.
- There is no need for full competitive tendering - this route to market is faster and easier than a full tender process.
- No negotiations on terms are required - there are pre-agreed Terms and Conditions.
- A direct award off this framework offers the Trust a fully compliant route to market with PCR 2015.
Using this framework also meant we could compare the available suppliers pricing and select the most economically advantageous supplier which was Nifes Consulting Group.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nifes Consulting Group Ltd
09597848
Sheffield
S9 1JQ
UK
NUTS: UKE
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 91 740.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/06/2025