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Published 1 Dec 2025, 10:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Lot 1 - PPE/Workwear · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Midland Heart (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18)Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)
+1 moreFurniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)
 Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Final published estimate£620,000initial estimate £6,200,000 · 1 value update54.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2026awarded 2 Aug 2026
Awarded to Arco Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 29 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract 1. Lot 1 - PPE/WORKWEAR

CPV: Cleaning products · Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories · Office supplies · Protective and safety clothing

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£620,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 29 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £620,000 exc. VAT · £744,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1 + 1 Year
18100000 Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories30192000 Office supplies35113400 Protective and safety clothing39830000 Cleaning products

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Value
  • Quality: as Per ITT

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
1 Dec 2025, 10:36 GMT
Last source update
11 Aug 2026, 11:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Feb 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078383
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning productsOccupational clothing, special workwear and accessoriesOffice suppliesProtective and safety clothing
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebba Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
12 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/midlandheart/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

1 Dec 2025 → 11 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published324 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 10:36 GMT
  2. Submission deadline282 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by246 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published71 days ago
    11 Aug 2026, 11:44 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Dec 2025, 10:36 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    4 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £620,000
    4 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMT
    was £6,200,000
  4. Contract details notice published
    11 Aug 2026, 11:44 BST
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    11 Aug 2026, 11:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £280,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Arco Limited£280,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Arco Limited

    Signed
    2 Aug 2026
    Value
    £280,000
    Period
    3 Aug 2026 – 3 Aug 2028
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract not above £5 million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MIDLAND HEART LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP30069R · GB-PPON: PPMZ-2234-VXBJ 20 Bath Row, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 1LZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ARCO LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00133804GB-PPON: PWTT-5519-WWTJ 1 Blackfriargate, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 1BHContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender