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Lot 1 - PPE/Workwear

MIDLAND HEART LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

11 Aug 2026 at 11:44

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
TenderUpdate

04 Dec 2025 at 10:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

01 Dec 2025 at 10:36

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Midland Heart Limited, based in Birmingham, procured occupational clothing, workwear, personal protective equipment and protective and safety clothing for its operations. The requirement also included office supplies and cleaning products. This was a goods procurement covering delivery in the United Kingdom, with the awarded items focused on occupational and protective clothing. The procurement was divided into a single identified lot titled PPE/Workwear. It is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of workwear, PPE and associated safety clothing, particularly those able to supply housing or public-sector organisations across the UK. Midland Heart is the buying organisation, while Arco Limited was selected as the supplier for this requirement.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Arco Limited. It used an above-threshold open procedure, with electronic submissions allowed in English. The tender deadline was 12 January 2026 at 4:30pm, and the evaluation and award period ended on 17 February 2026. The estimated tender value was £620,000 excluding VAT (£744,000 including VAT). The lot used a 60% value and 40% quality weighting, with quality assessed against the invitation to tender. The contract was signed on 2 August 2026 and runs from 3 August 2026 to 3 August 2028. Its value is £280,000 excluding VAT (£336,000 including VAT).

This award demonstrates an established requirement for Midland Heart to source PPE and workwear through a formal, above-threshold competition. Suppliers considering similar future requirements would need a dependable range of occupational and protective clothing, the operational capacity to deliver across the United Kingdom, and systems capable of supporting public-sector procurement and electronic tender submissions. Commercial competitiveness matters because price accounted for 60% of the lot evaluation, while quality accounted for 40%; bidders therefore needed to evidence both value and product performance against the invitation to tender. Arco Limited, identified as an SME, shows that a specialist small or medium-sized supplier can compete successfully for this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lot 1 - PPE/Workwear

Notice Description

Contract 1. Lot 1 - PPE/WORKWEAR

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebba
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076146-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

CPV Codes

18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

30192000 - Office supplies

35113400 - Protective and safety clothing

39830000 - Cleaning products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£620,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£620,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 3 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MIDLAND HEART LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 1LZ
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ARCO LIMITED

Further Information

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