Manned Security Contract · UK public procurement notice

CPV: Guard services · Public · Security services

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

4 Aug 2022, 17:08 BST

Last source update

15 Sept 2022, 16:07 BST

FTS notice number

2022/S 000-025964

Classification (CPV)

Guard servicesPublicSecurity services

Delivery area

East of England (UKH2)London (UKI)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-03591c Find a Tender

Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

On the 4th August 2022 A voluntary ex ante transparency notice pursuant to regulation 99(2) of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCRs) was published.

A contract for the provision of manned security was entered into on 01 December 2021 (Contract). NAM considered it objectively necessary to terminate this contract. This was due to a level of performance which NAM regarded as unacceptable as well as a failure to adhere to stated requirements of the contract.

NAM feels compelled to take these steps in order to protect the health and safety of its visitors and staff and to secure its National Collections of valuable historic exhibits telling the story of Our Army and British history. Many of these items have been donated by members of the armed forces or their family members and placed in the care of the Museum. All donors have a legitimate expectation that exhibits entrusted to the Museum will be kept in a secure environment.

The contract awarded in this notice is of a "stop-gap" nature to ensure continuity and to allow the Museum to remain open while a competitive procurement for a more permanent supplier is concluded. It is therefore the intention of NAM in the coming months to launch a competitive procurement process for the permanent appointment of a supplier of manned security services for the Museum under a contract with a duration likely to be in the region of 3-5 years. The contract opportunity will be advertised in the Find a Tender service in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

NAM considers that there is a legal basis to make a direct procurement under regulation 32(2)(c) of the PCRs as:

(i) NAM is required to act with regard to the security of its sites, its collection and the wellbeing of visitors and staff;

(ii) there is a genuine urgency to ensure security services at the Museum are restored to acceptable levels while avoiding disruption to security coverage;

(iii) after due consideration, NAM has concluded the degree of urgency and the need to ensure continuity of security coverage preclude an appointment under an accelerated procurement procedure or a mini-tender appointment under a framework agreement,

(iv) NAM could not have foreseen that it would ultimately be necessary to replace a supplier chosen through a stringent competitive tender process so soon after the contract being awarded, and

(v) the factors resulting in the termination are not attributable to NAM, which despite its efforts was unable to resolve its concerns through amicable dialogue with the supplier.

To maintain continuity of service and offer protection to the Contracting Authority the contracting authority entered into the contract on 16 August 2022.

Publisher note: To maintain continuity of service and offer protection to the Contracting Authority and notwithstanding the date set out at V2.1, the contracting authority intends to enter into the contract on 19 August 2022. The date set out at V2.1 is the date on which the authority terminated the previous contract.

• Corunna Specialist Projects and Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14092192 30 Howletts Lane, Ruislip, South East, HA4 7RS

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