Contract

The Provision of Beach Lifeguard Services

  • Swale Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070517

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0500cb

Published 3 November 2025, 2:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Swale Borough Council

Swale House, East Street

Sittingbourne, Kent

ME103HT

Email

procurement@swale.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ4 - Kent

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.swale.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Provision of Beach Lifeguard Services

Reference number

A1101

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short 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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £295,733

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ4 - Kent
Main site or place of performance

Isle of Sheppey, Kent

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

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.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-014371


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

A1101

Title

The Provision of Beach Lifeguard Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

Poole

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Charity Commission (England and Wales)

209603

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £295,733

Total value of the contract/lot: £295,733


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

VEAT notice published.

Award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice.

Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice:

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.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

London

Country

United Kingdom