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# PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE - Provision of Protective Clothing, Safety Footwear and Personal Protective Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-exercise-provision-of-protective-clothing-safety-footwear-and-person-ocds-h6vhtk-06f65f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline 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. Planned Pipeline Value: £691,200. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon-borough-council-ons-n09000002)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £691,200 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Protective and safety clothing, Protective footwear, Protective gear
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-exercise-provision-of-protective-clothing-safety-footwear-and-person-ocds-h6vhtk-06f65f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f65f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-exercise-provision-of-protective-clothing-safety-footwear-and-person-ocds-h6vhtk-06f65f#tl-md)

## 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 (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 18143000, 18830000, 35113400

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085701-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-10T09:23:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T23:42:02.853Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f65f