The contract will run for five years and was initially applied for by 70 different security companies, who were given a pre-qualification assessment, which reduced the list of suitable suppliers to nine.
The Trust undertakes a vast array of construction and maintenance projects each year, and their needs increase during the winter period, from October to the end of March, so the security service we are providing will be responsive to their ever-changing requirements. The first site is now underway, with many more to follow spread across a wide area.
Some of these construction sites can hold valuable equipment and can often be in areas where the risk of theft & antisocial behaviour is high, so the need for efficient, experienced security is vital.