County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (the ‘Trust') requires the provision of a high quality manned guarding service to be provided at Darlington Memorial Hospital. The service will include as a minimum the provision of manned guarding, the security of NHS property and the personal safety of its staff and patients, monitoring of CCTV images and liaison with emergency services (please note this list is not exhaustive). Organisations must demonstrate compliance with ISO 9001, BS7858-2012, BS7499-2013, BS OHSAS 18001 and BS5958-2009, be registered with the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and comply with all aspects of the SIA Act 2001. Organisations must also be accredited the gold standard from NSI/NACOSS (or equivalent).

The Trust considers that TUPE may apply to this contract and details of those considered to be affected will be provided within the procurement documentation. It is recommended that organisations seek independent legal advice in relation to any TUPE transfer.

Interested organisations must register their interest using the link below: https://www.cardea.nhs.uk/Cardea/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=3130&Culture=en-GB