Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Contact person: Senior Category Manager - Estates and Facilities (C298122)
E-mail: 2gether.2getherprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ44
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
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
Provision of security services solution
Reference number: C298122
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79710000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
2gether 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79713000
79711000
75241000
79714000
79715000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ44
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
2gether 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service quality
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Capability and capacity
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Value for money
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Commercials
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Subject to overall service performance and earlier termination in accordance with the contract's terms and conditions, there may be a formal option to extend the contract by a further twelve (12) months, with this being reviewed by the Contracting Authority no later than six (6) months prior to the third anniversary of the contract's commencement date.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-041091
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
16/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 14
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Assist Services Group Ltd
02231601
Unit B Ascensis Tower, Juniper Drive, Battersea Reach
London
SW18 1AY
UK
E-mail: info@assistsecurity.co.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
URL: https://assistsecurity.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 8 654 825.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/06/2025