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Published 3 Nov 2021, 11:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) related to Covid-19 2022 – 2024

Official notice

Authority: Cumbria County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 9 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,500,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Dec 2021awarded 16 Mar 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is currently eligible for COVID-19 specific PPE as a health and social care

provider from Department of Health and Social Care for free. This arrangement is due to

cease in March 2022 (this may be subject to change), so the Council is now looking to

procure a multi supplier framework for supply of goods, which has no guarantee of any

spend. The Council will undergo an open tender procedure to ensure the suppliers meet the

standards of a selection criterion and can commit to a continuation of supply of the specified

list of COVID-19 related PPE. Core items required include:

  • Disposable Gloves
  • Disposable Plastic Apron
  • Fluid-resistant (Type IIR) surgical mask
  • Hand Sanitiser (min 70% alcohol content) (100ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1l, 5l)

CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Disposable gloves · Hand sanitizer · Protective gear

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 8 suppliers · 54 bids received (6.8 per place) · 8 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A multi supplier framework for the Supply and delivery of bulk orders of PPE (and relatedAwardedRenewalPublished value£4,500,000

A multi supplier framework for the Supply and delivery of bulk orders of PPE (and related

items), throughout Cumbria, to support service delivery for key service areas. Up to

maximum of 8 suppliers will be awarded onto the framework Core items required include:

  • Disposable Gloves (all sizes)
  • Disposable Plastic Apron
  • Fluid-resistant (Type IIR) surgical mask
  • Hand Sanitiser (min 70% alcohol content) (100ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1l, 5l)

The items supplied and delivered must meet the design and safety requirements approved

technical specifications and need to be CE/UK-CA marked and/or at a minimum, meet the quality

standards. Additional information: Cumbria is currently undergoing a local government reorganisation and Government has

announced that Cumbria County Council is to be replaced by two unitary authorities with

effect form 01 April 2023. Cumbria County Council shall be entitled to novate the Contract

to any successor council as defined in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer

of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: The Council proposes to enter into the Framework Agreement for a maximum period of three years; the initial framework term will be for 2 years with an option to extend for 1 further year with the successful Tenderers.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Supply and Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) related to…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
3 Nov 2021, 11:46 GMT
Last source update
4 Apr 2022, 11:05 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN579506
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008944
Classification (CPV)
Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessoriesDisposable glovesHand sanitizerProtective gear
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f5 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN579506) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 and Section II.2.6 is only an estimate.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Dec 2021 → 4 Apr 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    4 Apr 2022, 11:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Apr 2022, 11:05 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextAdditional Information · II.2.14Information missingCumbria is currently undergoing a local government reorganisation and Government has announced that Cumbria County Council is to be replaced by two unitary authorities with effect form 01 April 2023. Cumbria County Council shall be entitled to novate the Contract to any successor council as defined in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabiliti…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5445 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Supply and Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) related to Covid-19 2022 – 2024

    Signed
    16 Mar 2022
    Value
    £4,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
54bids · 54 electronic · 2 from abroad45——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

8 public bodies on the notice

Cumbria County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Allerdale Borough CouncilContracting authority Workington, North WestContact email
  • Barrow Borough CouncilContracting authority Barrow in Furness, North WestContact email
  • Carlisle City CouncilContracting authority Carlisle, North WestContact email
  • Copeland Borough CouncilContracting authority Whitehaven, North WestContact email
  • Eden District CouncilContracting authority Penrith, North WestContact email
  • Lakes District National Park AuthorityContracting authority Kendal, North WestContact email
  • South Lakeland District CouncilContracting authority Kendal, North WestContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of EnglandReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria