Official UK procurement notice
143_24 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Workwear and Clothing
Authority: ESPO
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionA Framework for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Workwear and Clothing.
Items bought through the framework are to be delivered in bulk to the ESPO Distribution Centre and to be delivered directly to individual ESPO customers in varying quantities on a national basis.
CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Protective goggles
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 14 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 10 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Apr 2024
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1General PPE and Safety EquipmentAwardedPublished value£320,000
Supply of General PPE and Safety Equipment. For both stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre and direct delivery to ESPO Customers.
Lot #2WorkwearAwardedPublished value£160,000
Supply of Workwear. For both stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre and direct delivery to ESPO Customers.
Lot #3Children's Clothing and AccessoriesAwardedPublished value£240,000
Supply of Children's Clothing and Accessories. For both stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre and direct delivery to ESPO Customers.
Lot #4FootwearAwardedPublished value£80,000
Supply of Footwear. For both stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre and direct delivery to ESPO Customers.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non-price: 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non-price: 30
- Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “143_24 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Workwear and Clothing” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Sept 2023, 12:51 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2024, 15:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
143_24- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018222- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fc06Find a Tender
- Performance terms
The minimum financial requirement for the purposes of the current tender exercise is stated in the procurement documents.
This framework will operate on-going contract monitoring procedures following award, to ensure financial stability requirements are maintained.
Credit rating checks will be carried out on a regular basis, using a credit rating agency.
Any changes will be assessed (compared with a baseline credit rating score obtained at contract award stage) and significant changes or sustained degradation will be investigated.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Oct 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
13 Oct 2023 → 12 Jun 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened13 Oct 2023, 12:01 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published12 Jun 2024, 15:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2024, 15:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 - General PPE and Safety Equipment
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2024
- Value
- £320,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Workwear
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2024
- Value
- £160,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Children's Clothing and Accessories
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2024
- Value
- £240,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Footwear
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2024
- Value
- £80,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General PPE and Safety Equipment | 14bids · 14 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 2 · Workwear | 14bids · 14 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 3 · Children's Clothing and Accessories | 14bids · 14 electronic | 10 | — | — |
| 4 · Footwear | 14bids · 14 electronic | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- Arco LimitedFramework contractor
- Arden Winch & Co LimitedFramework contractor
- Beeswift LimitedFramework contractor
- Bunzl UK Limited (T/A Greenham)Framework contractor
- Healthy Bean LtdFramework contractor
- Key Engineering & Hygiene Supplies LimitedFramework contractor
- Nalestar LimitedFramework contractor
- Polyco Healthline LimitedFramework contractor
- Safpro Industrial Supply CoFramework contractor
- TilgearFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria