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title: "Invitation to Tender for Security Services at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04aba2"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Invitation to Tender for Security Services at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust

Buyer: WIRRAL COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04aba2

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## Summary

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust has completed the procurement process for security services, awarding the contract to Arrowe Security Services Ltd. The tender, initiated under the CELEX legal basis and classified under CPV code 79710000 (Security services), aimed to secure various Trust-controlled premises across Wirral, Cheshire East, and St Helens and Knowsley. The procurement was conducted using an open procedure, with the awarding stage concluding on 29th August 2024 and the contract valued at £1,401,684. The Trust’s strategy was to ensure the protection of life, property, and maintain good order across specified locations, with a physical security presence being integral to these efforts.

This tender presents substantial business growth opportunities for companies specialising in security services, particularly those adept at maintaining safety and providing robust security measures. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) like Arrowe Security Services Ltd demonstrated their capacity to deliver comprehensive security operations, including car parking patrols, incident response, and access control. Therefore, businesses with expertise in public security services and a strong operational framework are well-suited to participate in similar future procurement processes.

## Notice

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and improving a safe and secure environment for those who work in or use the NHS so that the highest standards of clinical care can be made available to patients and a secure working environment for staff. A successful bidder will be expected to assist the Trust to meet its strategic and operational objectives. Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust community services throughout Wirral Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley. A number of those services are delivered from Trust controlled premises, including St Catherine's Health Centre, Victoria Central Health Centre, Eastham Clinic. The nature of these services requires the presence of a physical security presence that will assist in ensuring the staff, patients, visitors and members of the public remain safe. The locations for which security cover is required are detailed in the specification.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The proposed procurement is to ensure that the proper elements and commitments are in place to provide consistent and reliable security services to the Trust. The goal of the procurement is the protection of life and property and the preservation of good order on Trust premises The Trust required assurances from the successful supplier that it can: * Maintain the safety of all persons, and their belongings, on the Customer Site(s). This includes the protection of patients, staff, service providers and visitors against violent acts or abuse; * Protect the Customer Site(s) and property of the Customer, staff, patients and visitors against theft, vandalism, malicious tampering and criminal damage * Ensure only bona fide visitors are allowed access to the Customer Site(s). This includes restricting access of undesirable persons to the Customer Site(s) in general and restricting access to sensitive areas to authorised personnel only; * Contribute to creating a pro-security culture within the Customer * Attend all incidents within set timescales to ensure that potential damage to life and limb and property as a result of fire etc., especially out of hours is minimised

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032921-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,401,684 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WIRRAL COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH42 0LQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD74 Wirral |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Electoral ward | Birkenhead and Tranmere |
| Westminster constituency | Birkenhead |
| Delivery location | TLD74 Wirral |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARROWE SECURITY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 75241000 - Public security services
- 79710000 - Security services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2024 at 09:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032921-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wirralct.nhs.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:465514-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML

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