Official UK procurement notice
C18068 - Provision of Specialist Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Authority: Kent Fire & Rescue Service (Police & fire)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority intends to procure the provision of Specialist Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Clothing and Associated Services ("Supplies"). The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint a single supplier per lot (each lot as described within this notice). This procurement is being undertaken via the restricted procedure in line with Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The Framework Agreement(s), together with the resultant Call-Off Agreement(s) will provide contract vehicles for all Fire and Rescue Authorities and other Blue Light Emergency Services (as defined under the list of category 1 and 2 responders set out in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 which includes Police Forces, British Transport Police, Ambulance Services and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Other public sector bodies or Voluntary Aid Societies, such as Kent Search and Rescue (Lowlands) or similar voluntary charitable organisations) to purchase such Supplies and will cover the geographical area of the British Islands (as defined in section 5 of the Interpretation Act 1978).
Interested parties are permitted to tender for any number of lots. However, they must be able to provide all Supplies detailed within the lot they are tendering for. A number of Fire and Rescue Authorities have expressed an interest in utilising the framework agreements and although they have not formally committed to calling-off under the Framework Agreement(s), the intention is that if successful tender(s) provide value for money, the Authorities will utilise the Framework Agreement(s).
This description of the proposed procurement is non-exhaustive and further details about the procurement and the Contracting Authority's requirements are provided in the accompanying procurement documents.
Please note the SQ and all available documents in draft form will be issued on Monday 22nd March 2021
CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Hazardous Materials - Gas Tight Suits, Type 1a - ETPublished value£29,056,000
The provision of gas tight suits, type 1a - ET and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance.
Lot #2Hazardous Materials - Chemical Protection Suits (Combined Class 3 liquid and Class 4 splash-tight)Published value£16,952,000
The provision of chemical protection suits (combined class 3 liquid and class 4 splash-tight) and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance.
Lot #3Hazardous Materials - Chemical Protective GlovesPublished value£2,424,000
Lot 3 is for the provision of chemical protective gloves and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance.
Lot #4Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) - Chainsaw ItemsPublished value£1,634,000
The provision of chainsaw items consisting of chainsaw trousers, chainsaw gloves and chainsaw visors and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance.
Lot #5Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) - Hot Gas Cutting ItemsPublished value£1,823,000
The provision of hot gas cutting items consisting of hot gas cutting leather spats, hot gas cutting helmet with face shield and goggles, hot gas cutting gauntlets and hot gas cutting flash hood and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. Interoperability is a key consideration, and all items offered under lot 5 must be compatible with one another and work together, where applicable (i.e. face shield, goggles and flash hood)
Lot #6Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) - Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) disposable coverallsPublished value£556,000
The provision of disaster victim identification (DVI) disposable coveralls.
Lot #7Wildland Fire Fighting EnsemblePublished value£12,105,000
The provision of wildland fire fighting ensemble consisting of helmet, flash hood, fire resistant snood (neck tube), wildland clothing (one piece or two), gloves and boots and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. Interoperability is a key consideration, and all items offered under lot 7 must be compatible with one another and work together, where applicable
Lot #8Water Rescue EnsemblePublished value£33,903,000
The provision of water rescue ensemble, consisting of dry suits (two types) - (a) suitable for module 2, water and flood first responder, as defined by DEFRA and (b) suitable for module 3 & 4, water and flood technician/ boat operator as defined by DEFRA , personal flotation device (PFD) - life jackets (Level 275), personal flotation devices - buoyancy aid (Level 70 - 90), water rescue marine helmet, water safety helmet, skull gap, gloves, thermal protection suit and water safety ankle boots, associated spares (i.e. helmet lighting) and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. Interoperability is a key consideration, and all items offered under lot 8 must be compatible with one another and work together, where applicable.
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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).
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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).
- “C18068 - Provision of Specialist Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 17 Mar 2021, 15:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2021, 15:13 GMT
- Authority reference
DN516965- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005425- Accelerated
Accelerated procedure for SQ stage only as this was previously issued to the market in March 2020 and the documents have not vastly been amended along with additional supplier engagement sessions held.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: To clarify, in respect of Section IV.1.3, the Contracting Authority is seeking to award a framework agreement to a single supplier for each individual Lot. It also should be noted that publication of this notice does not provide any guarantee that a contract will be concluded. It does not bind the Contracting Authority to accept any tender(s) and it reserves the right to accept any tender(s) in either whole or part. The Contracting Authority is not responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to participation in this process. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process; to make any changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement process; to award one or more contract(s) in relation to part only of the requirements covered by this notice; and to award a contract(s) in stages. It should be further noted that prospective bidders are required to hold any necessary consents, licences, permissions, accreditations and certifications (or similar) (“Certifications”) required for the provision of the Supply in respect of the Lot(s) bidders are tendering for. Test certificates for such Certifications will be required for submission to the Contracting Authority by 12 (noon) on Friday 20th August 2021, prior to commencement of the wearer trials to be undertaken during the evaluation of tender(s). The Contracting Authority reserves the right to seek third party independent advice to validate any information submitted by a Tenderer, including in respect of the Certifications. Each of the values stated in this notice are the Contracting Authority's best estimate based on the limited information available to it at the date of dispatch. Please note that award criteria can be found in the procurement documents. SQ will be issued on Monday 22nd March 2021 along with all available draft documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 300 days from the deadline
Timeline
17 Mar 2021 → 10 May 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published17 Mar 2021, 15:13 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected10 May 2021, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria