--- title: "RNLI Beach Lifeguard Services Contract" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044755" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044755" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044755.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044755.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "CITY & COUNTY OF SWANSEA" published: "2024-03-11" --- # RNLI Beach Lifeguard Services Contract Buyer: CITY & COUNTY OF SWANSEA Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044755 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044755) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044755.json) ## Summary The City and County of Swansea has awarded the RNLI Beach Lifeguard Services Contract for the period of 01 April 2024 to September 2028. The procurement method used was the limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, worth £500,000 GBP, was signed on 1st March 2024. The RNLI will provide lifeguard services on beaches at Langland, Caswell, and Port Eynon in Swansea, with the main procurement category being services. This contract presents an opportunity for businesses providing guard services to engage with the City and County of Swansea. Companies with expertise in providing lifeguard services at beaches and coastal areas would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts in the future. The Council's decision to award the contract to the RNLI was based on the organisation's specialized nationwide experience, making them the most suitable provider for these services in the given locations. ## Notice 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 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. ### Procurement Information 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007714-2024 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £500,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CITY & COUNTY OF SWANSEA | | Locality | SWANSEA | | Post town | Swansea | | Postcode | SA1 3SN | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea | | Local authority | Swansea | | Electoral ward | Waterfront | | Westminster constituency | Swansea West | | Delivery location | TLL18 Swansea | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | RNLI | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79713000 - Guard services ## Release History - 11 Mar 2024 at 15:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007714-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.swansea.gov.uk/dobusiness - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0254 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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