Official UK procurement notice
Corporate Uniforms, Personal Protective Equipment and Associated Requirements
Authority: Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Northern Ireland Assembly Commission are at the outset of preparing for a robust, credible and transparent preliminary market engagement exercise to develop a deliverable and affordable option for the supply of corporate uniforms, personal protective equipment and associated requirements in order to achieve a successful contract award by 12 August 2025.
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement (PME) is to gather insights and feedback from the market to inform the development of the procurement strategy and specification for corporate uniforms, personal protective equipment and associated requirements, as well as assist the Assembly Commission to ensure that the most efficient and effective methods of procurement are considered.
The first phase of the market engagement exercise will be participation from the supply base through the attached questionnaire. Responses to these questions will help the Assembly Commission gather comprehensive information about potential suppliers, assess their suitability and make informed decisions to develop our specification and procurement strategy before entering the market with a full procurement competition. At this stage, any information gathered through this engagement exercise will solely inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process; and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise.
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CPV: Caps · Chin straps for headgear · Clothing accessories · Clothing made of coated or impregnated textile fabrics · Coats · Corporate clothing · Field caps · Gloves · Hats and headgear · Headgear · Headgear and headgear accessories · Industrial clothing · +24 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016933- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05075fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
25 Apr 2025 → 12 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Planning notice published25 Apr 2025, 10:05 BST
- Market engagement17 May 2025, 00:59 BST
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission wishes to appoint a service provider to supply and deliver uniforms, personal protective equipment and associated requirements for Usher Services Staff and Visitor Experience Team staff within Parliament Buildings.
Both Ushers and Visitor Experience Staff are the first representatives of the Assembly Commission that the public and Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) come into conduct with. The Assembly Commission wishes to continue to promote and maintain a smart, distinguished high quality, easily identifiable and professional image, primarily through their corporate wear.
All clothing must be inclusive and take into consideration the needs of all groups particularly in relation to disability, gender, religion, ethnicity and provision of maternity wear.
Responses to this PME should be submitted by 3pm on 16 May 2025 via the Delta eSourcing platform – www.delta-esourcing.com ↗
Suppliers must ensure that responses are clear, concise, and address the specific information requested in this document.
Any questions regarding the PME should be submitted via the secure messaging function by 3pm on 9 May 2025.
- Contract starts12 Aug 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Apr 2025, 10:05 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender