Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Beach Lifeguard Services
Notice Description
Observing best practice of lifeguarding principles and all applicable laws and regulations to carry out lifeguard duties at bathing beaches in Sheerness and Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The provision will include personnel, equipment and temporary lifeguard stations. The contractor will also provide operational management plans specific to each beach including risk assessments and safe methods of operation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Observing best practice of lifeguarding principles and all applicable laws and regulations to carry out lifeguard duties at bathing beaches in Sheerness and Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The provision will include personnel, equipment and temporary lifeguard stations. The contractor will also provide operational management plans specific to each beach including risk assessments and safe methods of operation.
Procurement Information
The services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical and the level of service is believed to only be delivered by the organisation stated.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0500cb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070517-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £295,733 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SWALE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Charlotte Knowles
- Contact Email
- procurement@swale.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SITTINGBOURNE, KENT
- Postcode
- ME10 3HT
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Swale
- Electoral Ward
- Roman
- Westminster Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Further Information
Notice URLs
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