Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) related to Covid-19 2022 – 2024
Authority: Cumbria County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 9 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #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.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f2f5Find 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- 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
Timeline
3 Dec 2021 → 4 Apr 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Apr 2022, 11:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Apr 2022, 11:05 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextAdditional Information · II.2.14 | Information missing | 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 Liabiliti… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54bids · 54 electronic · 2 from abroad | 45 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Allerdale Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Barrow Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Carlisle City CouncilContracting authority
- Copeland Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Eden District CouncilContracting authority
- Lakes District National Park AuthorityContracting authority
- South Lakeland District CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of EnglandReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- 2San Global LimitedFramework contractor
- Eastpoint Global LtdFramework contractor
- Fleet Factors LtdFramework contractor
- Healthy Bean LtdFramework contractor
- Key Engineering & Hygiene Supplies LtdFramework contractor
- Lyreco UK LtdFramework contractor
- Streamline Corporate LtdFramework contractor
- Stronghold Global LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria