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1362 Provision of PPE and workwear

Protective and safety clothing
Scotland (UKM72)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 00:45 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~32 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 32 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£500,000
Contract/award value: £500,000
7 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
7 bids
0 SME bids · 7 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 35)
Based on 2,339 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
15.565%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
3 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
32 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 35)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
HUNTER APPAREL SOLUTIONS LIMITEDCRN: NI001071
11 contracts£15,721,851,712-50% below budget
Draeger Safety UK ltdCRN: 00777464
10 contracts£837,276,226-10.5% below budget
OPENVIEW SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDCRN: 03376202
9 contracts£4,752,547,350-28.1% below budget
FlamePro Global LtdCRN: 10848992
8 contracts£4,039,911,695At ceiling / not disclosed
Bristol Uniforms LTDCRN: 00708126
7 contracts£3,136,281,879At ceiling / not disclosed
Ballyclare LtdCRN: 07463998
6 contracts£15,336,690,406At ceiling / not disclosed
ONE BIG CIRCLE LTDCRN: PDZG-3161-WPVJ
6 contracts£1,745,555At ceiling / not disclosed
HARMONY FIRE LIMITEDCRN: 10427303
5 contracts£7,892,580,600At ceiling / not disclosed
Axon Public Safety UK LtdCRN: 07390059
5 contracts£7,009,253,940At ceiling / not disclosed
Ventro Ltd
5 contracts£3,778,600,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
6/12 core inputs published
Framework procedure
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Supply of Fire Safety EquipmentFife Council · 16 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST
£196,000
same CPV family
same region
Workwear, PPE and Hygiene SuppliesNottingham Community Housing Association Limited · 2 Sept 2026, 11:54 BST
£400,000
same CPV family
Supply and Delivery of PPE 2026South Ribble Borough Council · 12 Aug 2026, 12:09 BST
£100,000
same CPV family
Supply and Provision of PPE to Construction Trades, Engineering and Schools DepartmentsNew College Lanarkshire · 15 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST
£208,000
same CPV family
Supply and Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), First Aid Materials and WorkwearScotland Excel · 19 Aug 2026, 16:59 BST
£80,000,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Fife Council: "1362 Provision of PPE and workwear". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityFife CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Fife Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Fife Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report (median)
11.5% of reports have one bid · Mean: 5 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Alexandra (a trading name of MWUK Limited)Top vendor: 14.3% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 27 active published awards; 26 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 35):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Alexandra (a trading name of MWUK Limited)1 win£500,000—
Bunzl Greenham1 win£500,000—
Scott Direct1 win£500,000—
Lion Safety1 win£500,000—
Stax Trade Centres PLC1 win£500,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityFife Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published13 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
Last source update13 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationProtective and safety clothing
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM72)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02c73a
What is being bought
Fife Council required to appoint contractors capable of meeting the needs of the Council in relation to the supply of PPE and workwear.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    13 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    13 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Fife Council has undertaken a rationalisation of PPE and workwear purchased and now requires to appoint Contractors capable of meeting the needs of the Council.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    13 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 23 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST · £500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Alexandra (a trading name of MWUK Limited), Arco Limited, Bunzl Greenham, Engineering Agencies, Lion Safety, Scott Direct, Stax Trade Centres PLC
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£500,000 · signed 23 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 7 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 7 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 7 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Fife Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-3048
View buyer profile

  • Fife Council
    buyer

    Bankhead Central, Bankhead Park, Glenrothes, UKM72, KY7 6GH
    [email protected]
    +44 3451550000

  • Alexandra (a trading name of MWUK Limited)
    supplier

    7 Cambuslang Road, Cambuslang Business Park, Cambuslang, Glasgow, UK, G32 8NB

  • Arco Limited
    supplier

    Avon Mill Industrial Estate, Mill Road, Linlithgow, UKM, EH49 7QY

  • Bunzl Greenham
    supplier

    33, Tennant Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH6 5NA

  • Engineering Agencies
    supplier

    Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, UKM72, KY12 7RS

  • Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    Sheriff Court House, Whytescauseway, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1X
    [email protected]
    +44 592642361

  • Lion Safety
    supplier

    14 Inchyra Road, Grangemouth, UKM76, FK3 9XB

  • Scott Direct
    supplier

    Caledon Green, Earlsgate Park, Grangemouth, UKM, FK3 8TR

  • Stax Trade Centres PLC
    supplier

    5 Easter Queenslie Road, Glasgow, UKM, G33 4UL
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No data
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis award is being made in line with Scotland Excel framework 04-16 Personal Protective Equipment.