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Supply of raw materials for the production of non-medical face coverings
Leather and textile fabrics
plastic and rubber materials
Textile fabrics and related items
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through the Cabinet Office: "Supply of raw materials for the production of non-medical face coverings". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through the Cabinet Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
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| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through the Cabinet Office
Market Analytics
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Published history for The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through the Cabinet Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 12 active published awards; 12 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through the Cabinet Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published20 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT | Last source update20 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationLeather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials, Textile fabrics and related items | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-028c0e | ||
What is being bought
The Cabinet Office will purchase raw materials for use in the production of UK-compliant non-medical face coverings (Type IIR medical-grade masks in extremis), which are required to support the national effort to combat Covid-19.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
20 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT - Official notice release published
20 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT - Buyer information updated
20 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedMaterials required for the production of Face CoveringsContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
20 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT - Award active
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Signed 23 Jul 2020, 00:00 BST · £337,500 - Contract active
Signed 17 Jun 2020, 00:00 BST · £1,350,000 - Contract active
Signed 16 Jun 2020, 00:00 BST · £1,130,141 - Contract active
Signed 12 Jun 2020, 00:00 BST · £26,585 - Contract active
Signed 26 Jun 2019, 00:00 BST · £138,403
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Textile Enterprises Ltd Not published · Not published · active Tame Valley Padding Co. Limited t/a Holden Laminates Not published · Not published · active National Flexible Limited Not published · Not published · active NPS Worldwide – UK Limited Not published · Not published · active Shenzhen Sinrui Technology Co., Ltd Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts 15 million metres of 2.5mm round elastic (Polyester and Spandex) for face covering production £337,500 · signed 23 Jul 2020, 00:00 BST · active Supply of a total of 15 million meters of spun bond (“Spun Bond”) £1,350,000 · signed 17 Jun 2020, 00:00 BST · active Supply of meltblown polypropylene width 175mm at 30gsm (“Meltblown”) £1,130,141 · signed 16 Jun 2020, 00:00 BST · active Supply of 3.0mm wide and 0.45mm single ferric core PE nose wire (“Nose Bridges”) £26,585 · signed 12 Jun 2020, 00:00 BST · active 3 month supply of recyclable clear film to package face coverings £138,403 · signed 26 Jun 2019, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) bids: 1 (lot 1) bids: 1 (lot 1) bids: 1 (lot 1) bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through the Cabinet Office
Contracting authority GB-FTS-2663Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationale1. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director-General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of 6 April 2020, scientific knowledge regarding the disease and its transmission was still emerging, however the WHO advised that COVID-19 transmission can occur via ‘infective respiratory droplets’ and wearing a mask represented one prevention measure that can limit the spread of viral diseases such as COVID-19.
2. In April 2020 the UK did not possess any face covering manufacturing capability and was reliant on securing supplies from overseas producers. Problems were experienced in obtaining reliable supplies of medical PPE-grade masks in a global market due to increased global demand and the disruption to the supply chain caused by the pandemic. There was a concern that insufficient volumes of non-medical masks would become available or, if available, they would be of inferior quality or charged at exorbitant prices.
3. In May 2020 Cabinet Office (CO) considered it crucial in the public interest to source initial supplies of face covering raw materials as part of a wider Face Coverings Programme in order to secure the UK’s domestic manufacturing capacity to:
a. produce medical grade masks immediately (if necessary);
b. create an immediate and reliable supply of high-quality non-medical face coverings at affordable prices for the domestic market; and
c. create national resilience to supply chain shocks within a global market.
This was because in April 2020 there was a considerable shortage of medical and non-medical PPE globally, there was real fear that items available would be impounded at borders so domestic production was urgently required to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.
4. In May 2020 CO purchased 10 non-automated production machinery lines (see CAN 141-348171). This was followed later by the purchase of automated producion machinery lines (see CAN 2020-S/1430352966). In light of the urgent requirement to place the machinery with identified producers as soon as practicable and to commence their prompt operation, the CO also procured 13 weeks’ supply of the necessary raw materials to enable the immediate domestic production of non-medical face coverings. Due to the heightened international demand for raw materials utilised in the production of face masks/coverings, the long lead times, and the price volatility in the global market due to COVID-19, the CO procured the raw materials in order for them to be immediately available to the domestic producers. Waiting for the identified producers to be appointed and then for them to procure the raw materials individually would have caused delays of up to a month to the production commencement date, which would have severely impacted HMG’s effort to stimulate the urgent production of face coverings for the domestic market.
5. An accelerated PCR procurement was impossible if the supplies of raw materials were to be available in sufficient quantities in time for the domestic production of face coverings to commence. Any delay caused by having to engage the market through an open competition or restricted procedure ran the risk of failing to secure the necessary raw materials in the required timeframe (given the international demand for such materials and the lead times involved in procuring them). That would have caused knock-on delays to other aspects of the Face Coverings Programme, such as the manufacturers commencing production of the face coverings and their ability to produce sufficient volumes for the anticipated domestic demand, which would undermine HMG efforts to mitigate Covid-19 risks in the UK.
6. CO is satisfied the tests permitting use of the urgent direct award procedure (Regulation 32(2)(c)) t as set out in section VI 1.3 (Additional Information) above are met. |