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Published 10 Sept 2026, 10:23 BST
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PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE - Provision of Protective Clothing, Safety Footwear and Personal Protective Equipment

goods
Below threshold
SME suitable
Sectors:
CPV 18
CPV 35
Published estimate
£691,200
≈ £345,127 / year
Submission deadline
Pipeline stage
planning
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
2 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 1 Mar 2027, 00:00 GMT

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council: "PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE - Provision of Protective Clothing, Safety Footwear and Personal Protective Equipment". Published status: planning. Published value: £691,200. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

Official Requirement Description:

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (‘ACBCBC’) intend to commence a robust, credible and transparent preliminary market engagement exercise to develop a deliverable and affordable option for the ‘Provision of Protective Clothing, Safety Footwear and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)’ in order to achieve a successful contract award in late 2026. 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 the ‘Provision of Protective Clothing, Safety Footwear and Personal Protective Equipment’ as well as assisting ACBCBC to ensure that the most efficient and effective methods of procurement are considered. This market engagement exercise will be participation from the supply base through the questionnaire uploaded in Documents section, where further information regarding participation is available.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1
    planning
    Renewal
    Published value£691,200
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Mar 2027 — 28 Feb 2029 (2 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Turnover benchmark:
    ~£690,254/yr
    Options / extension:
    Renewal options

Published award criteria & contract terms

From this notice
Only criteria and terms published on this notice. Conditions of participation in the tender pack are not inferred.
Published terms
Contract duration2 yrs (with extension options)

Procedure terms & legal framework

Procedure methodStandard public procedureLegal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54
Procurement Act 2023
Procurement categorygoods
Notice statusPlannedProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published10 Sept 2026, 10:23 BSTLast source update10 Sept 2026, 10:23 BST
Estimated future notice30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Protective and safety clothing, Protective footwear, Protective gear
Delivery areaLocation not published
Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f65f
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    10 Sept 2026, 10:23 BST
  2. Procedure published
    10 Sept 2026, 10:23 BST
  3. engagement
    24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    Questionnaire - published on eTendersNI (ref CfT_6726994)

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Awards (0)No award published
Contracts (0)No contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
  1. Official notice release published
    10 Sept 2026, 10:23 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authority
Local Council
GB-PPON-PYMV-3527-LYNZ
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Official Documents & Specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied