Lower Thames Crossing - Specialist Security Services

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  "id": "016682-2021",
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  "date": "2021-07-15T22:45:04+01:00",
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  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-17471",
    "name": "Highways England"
  },
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    {
      "id": "016682-2021-1-1",
      "title": "Lower Thames Crossing - Specialist Security Services",
      "status": "active",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "id": "GB-FTS-22624",
          "name": "Control Risks"
        }
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        "description": "The Lower Thames Crossing is a proposed new All Purpose Trunk Road connecting the A2/M2 in Kent, crossing under the Thames through a twin-bored tunnel before joining the M25 south of Junction 29. It has an urgent requirement to put in place some specialist security services to cover the following services:\nMobile Patrol Services (MPS):\ndeployment of mobile patrol resources to be a proactive and reactive response to incidents involving land and property owned or leased by LTC\nThe MPS teams have the ability to attend either side of the Thames to offer mutual support. \nThis function would be able to ensure oversight of  locations  that have seen criminal and trespass activity taking place during earlier stages of the programme. And are considered high-risk due to their locations within the Programme red line boundary.\nMobile patrol teams would be deployed on 24-hour 7 days a week basis for continuous patrolling.\nThe mobile patrols would also be able to give mutual support as required during any event either side of the  Thames\nIncident Response Team: \nIn the event of an incident and depending on the scale, a dedicated incident response team (IRT) would provide on the ground support.\nSpecialist protestor mitigation and removal: \nIn the event of a protester or group breaching security at a location, or preventing works being carried out at any location within the programme red line boundary, a specialist security response service can be deployed. Examples where a specialist response is required could include:\n• Regaining possession of land or property\n• Executing High Court Writs\n• Removing protesters from height, confined spaces, underground or from buildings or other structures\n• Dealing with trespass and squatter incursion\nSocial Media Monitoring and Threat Assessments\n• The Contractor will provide a process to carry out proactive monitoring of social media sites that have the potential to disrupt or delay the development of the project.\n• The Contractor will develop accurate threat and risk assessments from that intelligence gained and transferring this into biweekly/quarterly reports on the activities of sites and advise, guide and support when required on the actions to take with LTC Project Manager."
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    "title": "Lower Thames Crossing - Specialist Security Services",
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    "description": "Highways England has an urgent requirement to put in place some specialist security services for its Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) scheme. LTC is  a proposed new All Purpose Trunk Road connecting the A2/M2 in Kent, crossing under the Thames through a twin-bored tunnel before joining the M25 south of Junction 29. \nThe contract will be  for a period of 9 months  to allow  a full competitive procurement process to take place for longer term delivery of these services. The Scope of the services covers:\nSpecialist protestor mitigation and removal\nSocial Media Monitoring\nIncident Response\nMobile Patrols",
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      "scheme": "CPV",
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    "procurementMethod": "limited",
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Negotiated without publication of a contract notice",
    "procurementMethodRationale": "This notice is being published under a\nNegotiated procedure without prior publication (in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU).\nThe Authority considers that there are grounds to award a contract directly to Control Risks under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”) on the basis that\nthe immediate urgency is not of Highways England’s making – it is only now aware of an imminent threat of protestor action.\nThe immediate urgency therefore requires a contract in place more quickly than a regulated competitive procurement would allow for. \nThe publication of a VEAT notice notifies the market of its intention to place a Direct Award with Control Risks for a period of 9 months only while a full competitive process takes place to award a longer term contract for the provision of these services.",
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        "description": "The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons"
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        "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
        "description": "Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive"
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      "name": "Highways England",
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        "locality": "Bedford",
        "postalCode": "MK41 7LW",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Woodlands, Manton Lane,"
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      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Highways England"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "Annabel.Dunn@highwaysengland.co.uk"
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      "name": "Control Risks",
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        "region": "UKI",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "SE1 2QG",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane"
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  "language": "en",
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      "id": "016682-2021-1-1",
      "title": "Lower Thames Crossing - Specialist Security Services",
      "value": {
        "amount": 900000,
        "currency": "GBP"
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      "status": "active",
      "awardID": "016682-2021-1-1",
      "dateSigned": "2021-06-29T00:00:00+01:00"
    }
  ],
  "description": "This notice is being published under  a \nNegotiated procedure without prior publication (in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU).\nThe Authority considers that there are grounds to award a contract directly to Control Risks  under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”) on the basis that\nthe  immediate urgency is not of Highways England’s making – it is  only now aware of an imminent threat of protestor action which necessitates having a contractor in place to react immediately to any threats.\nThis contract is for a period of 9 months only while a full competitive procurement is  conducted.  Highways England intends to publish a Prior Information Notice no later than September 2021.",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}