Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Swale Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £295,733
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Recreation, culture & sport · Recreational, cultural and sporting services (CPV 92000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 070517-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Apr 2025
- Published3 Nov 2025Published 209 days after the contract date
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.
About the supplier
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI): every public contract they have won.