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Tenderline Synopsis: City & County of Swansea: "RNLI Beach Lifeguard Services Contract". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | City & County of Swansea | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 227 active published awards; 217 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCity & County of Swansea | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published11 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT | Last source update11 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationGuard services | ||
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-044755 | ||
What is being bought
The City and County of Swansea (the Beach Operator) wishes to appoint the Royal National Lifeboat Institution ('RNLI') to provide a lifeguard service on beaches within the City and County of Swansea for the period 01 April 2024 to September 2028. Beaches are at Langland, Caswell and Port Eynon.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
11 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT - Official notice release published
11 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT - Buyer information updated
11 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedThe City and County of Swansea (the Beach Operator) wishes to appoint the Royal National Lifeboat Institution ('RNLI') to provide a lifeguard service on beaches within the City and County of Swansea for the period 01 April 2024 to September 2028. Beaches are at Langland, Caswell and Port Eynon.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
11 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 1 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · £500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards RNLI Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £500,000 · signed 1 Mar 2024, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
City & County of Swansea
Contracting authority GB-FTS-211Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe 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. |