Lower Thames Crossing - Specialist Security Services

Concepts

• security services
• specialist security services
• bedford
• lower thames crossing
• mobile patrol services
• patrol services
• specialist protestor mitigation
• scope of the services covers
• longer term delivery of these services
• side of the thames incident response team

Location

Essex:

Description

Highways England has an urgent requirement to put in place some specialist security services for its Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) scheme. LTC is a proposed new All Purpose Trunk Road connecting the A2/M2 in Kent, crossing under the Thames through a twin-bored tunnel before joining the M25 south of Junction 29. The contract will be for a period of 9 months to allow a full competitive procurement process to take place for longer term delivery of these services. The Scope of the services covers: Specialist protestor mitigation and removal Social Media Monitoring Incident Response Mobile Patrols

Total Quantity or Scope

The Lower Thames Crossing is a proposed new … It has an urgent requirement to put in place some specialist security services to cover the following services: Mobile Patrol Services (MPS): deployment of mobile patrol resources to be a proactive and reactive response to incidents involving land and property owned or leased by LTC The MPS teams have the ability to attend either side of the Thames to offer mutual support. This function would be able to ensure oversight of locations that have seen criminal and trespass activity taking place during earlier stages of the programme. And are considered high-risk due to their locations within the Programme red line boundary. Mobile patrol teams would be deployed on 24-hour 7 days a week basis for continuous patrolling. The mobile patrols would also be able to give mutual support as required during any event either side of the Thames Incident Response Team: In the event of an incident and depending on the scale, a dedicated incident response team (IRT) would provide on the ground support. Specialist protestor mitigation and removal: In the event of a protester or group breaching security at a location, or preventing works being carried out at any location within the programme red line boundary, a specialist security response service can be deployed. Examples where a specialist response is required could include: • Regaining possession of land or property • Executing High Court Writs • Removing protesters from height, confined spaces, underground or from buildings or other structures • Dealing with trespass and squatter incursion Social Media Monitoring and Threat Assessments • The Contractor will provide a process to carry out proactive monitoring of social media sites that have the potential to disrupt or delay the development of the project. • The Contractor will develop accurate threat and risk assessments from that intelligence gained and transferring this into biweekly/quarterly reports on the activities of sites and advise, guide and support when required on the actions to take with LTC Project Manager.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79710000 - Security services
• 79715000 - Patrol services

Legal Justification

This notice is being published under a Negotiated procedure without prior publication (in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU). The Authority considers that there are grounds to award a contract directly to Control Risks under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”) on the basis that the immediate urgency is not of Highways England’s making – it is only now aware of an imminent threat of protestor action. The immediate urgency therefore requires a contract in place more quickly than a regulated competitive procurement would allow for. The publication of a VEAT notice notifies the market of its intention to place a Direct Award with Control Risks for a period of 9 months only while a full competitive process takes place to award a longer term contract for the provision of these services.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This notice is being published under a Negotiated procedure without prior publication (in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU). The Authority considers that there are grounds to award a contract directly to Control Risks under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”) on the basis that the immediate urgency is not of Highways England’s making – it is only now aware of an imminent threat of protestor action which necessitates having a contractor in place to react immediately to any threats. This contract is for a period of 9 months only while a full competitive procurement is conducted. Highways England intends to publish a Prior Information Notice no later than September 2021.