Published date: 10 January 2018

Last edited date: 10 January 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Performance review services - 79313000

  • Safety consultancy services - 79417000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£18,000

Procurement reference

TCA 3/7/1037

Published date

10 January 2018

Closing date

22 January 2018

Contract start date

28 January 2018

Contract end date

1 September 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Background

Drowning and water-related suicide in the UK accounts for, on average, 600 deaths annually. Of these cases, accidental drowning deaths number, on average, 400 per year - approximately one fatal drowning every 22 hours.

In the summer of 2016, seven men drowned in the sea at Camber Sands, this was followed by an inquest in June 2017 when the Coroner recommended that a review of responsibilities pertaining to beach safety in the current system should be carried out. The MCA in their response to the Coroner have committed to commissioning an independent review to gain an understanding of the national situation.

The current statutory framework is a national system that is well equipped to address drowning emergencies, after the incident, through the UK Search and Rescue responsibilities, but one that is comparably less effective at identifying and preventing the causes.

There is ambiguity in terms of who has responsibility for managing water safety risks. The current prevention arrangements, particularly at a local level, are at best difficult to understand and interpret. This lack of clarity can inhibit possible duty holders from taking action to reduce risk.


General Requirement

The contractor is invited to conduct a review and provide a report that incorporates the output requirement as detailed below.

Scope

1. Review existing applicable law: not limited to Health and Safety at Work Act, Occupiers Liability Acts 1984/1955 and Civil Contingencies Act.

2. Explore statutory options equivalent to those offered by 'The Road Traffic Act 1988'. And explore the duty upon local authorities to assess and develop measures to address water safety harm.

3. Carry out a survey to capture UK stakeholder's comments and views.

4. Undertake comparisons and identify good practice with other leading nations not limited to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany and Ireland, along with similar injury risk themes such as road traffic or fire risks. Considerations to include, cost, resources, political and environmental factors.

5. Identify thematic good practice not limited to Road safety, Fire in the home, Workplace Safety and Public Health.

6. Carry out sample visits to locations in the UK where the impacts of good practice can be seen.

7. Analyse key organisation's roles and identify gaps in responsibilities.

As a result of this review and subsequent report the MCA working with the National Water Safety Forum will decide what future actions will be progressed.

More information

Attachments

  • ITT.rtf
  • Bidding documents
  • Invitation to tender letter

About the buyer

Contact name

Richard Skeats

Address

105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England

Email

Contracts@mcga.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency