Official UK procurement notice
British Indian Ocean Overseas Territory (BIOT) Medical and Welfare Support
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWelfare support to 65 adult and child Tamil migrants in the camp in Diego Garcia, including support in Rwanda for medical treatment that cannot be provided on-island. This includes health, education and social work support, translation services and medical evacuation to be provided on island.
CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Welfare support to adult and child Tamil migrants in the camp in Diego Garcia,…Awarded
Welfare support to adult and child Tamil migrants in the camp in Diego Garcia, including support in Rwanda for medical treatment that cannot be provided on-island. This includes health, education and social work support, translation services and medical evacuation to be provided on island.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Aug 2024, 09:40 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Aug 2024, 09:40 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026968- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049349Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract was awarded using the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication under Regulation 32(2)(c). This was required for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority whereby the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with. The urgency arose due to: a) the severe financial distress, and subsequent insolvency, of the previous supplier of the relevant services for reasons which were beyond the control of the contracting authority and without sufficient prior notice as to allow for an open, restricted competitive procurement process to be run; and b) the criticality of service delivery to vulnerable people where a delay / gap in service provision may result in loss of life. Given these circumstances, the award of an interim short term contract to maintain continuity of service was considered to be justified with the expectation that any follow on services after expiry of this contract will be subject to competition.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palladium International LimitedSubcontracting: Medical evacuations | £9,590,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
British Indian Ocean Overseas Territory (BIOT) Medical and Welfare Support · Palladium International Limited
- Signed
- 26 Jul 2024
- Value
- £9,590,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.