RNLI Beach Lifeguard Services Contract

CPV: Guard 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

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

11 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT

Last source update

11 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT

Authority reference

CCS/23/390

FTS notice number

2024/S 000-007714

Classification (CPV)

Guard services

Delivery area

Wales (UKL18)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

The City and County of Swansea (the Council) are the beach operator of beaches at Langland, Caswell and Port Eynon. The Council is required to provide lifeguard services within those beaches from April to September each year and wishes to appoint the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for the period of 1 April 2024 to September 2028.

It is the Council’s position that it has a sufficiently detailed knowledge of the market to make the assessment that the RNLI are the only provider of these services and on this basis, the Council can meet the requirements of Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) which permits the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication to award public service contract where competition is absent for technical reasons.

The RNLI provide these services on a nationwide basis and are the only specialist operator of the services who can meet the Council’s requirements for this contract due to their expertise and experience, which is not offered by any other provider.

Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) applies where there is no reasonable alternative or substitute and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. The Council has considered the market and there are no reasonable alternative providers who can provide the services with the level of expertise required. The absence of competition is due to the RNLI’s position as a nationwide charitable organisation set up solely to provide these services and has such there is no artificial narrowing down of the parameters on the part of the Council.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:139548)

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