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Supply of Uniform and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

London Borough of Lewisham

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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20 Aug 2026 at 10:11

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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20 Aug 2026 at 10:09

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Lewisham is procuring occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories, including uniform and personal protective equipment, for field staff in its Estate Environment team. The goods are for delivery in the London Borough of Lewisham area. The requirement is part of ESPO’s Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing Framework, covering a single requirement for uniform and PPE. It is a goods contract for a public-sector estate and environmental services workforce. The selected supplier is SMI INT GROUP LIMITED, an SME based in Petersfield. Businesses with established supply arrangements for workwear, protective clothing and associated accessories would be relevant to this requirement, particularly those able to support local-authority field teams.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 20 August 2026 through a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold, under Lot 1 of the ESPO 144_23 Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing Framework. SMI INT GROUP LIMITED was awarded the contract at £98,000 excluding VAT (£117,600 including VAT). The contract period runs from 20 August 2026 to 1 August 2029, with an option to extend for 12 months until 1 August 2030. The award is active and relates to the single lot. Evaluation was conducted through the framework direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. A contract signature was scheduled for 20 August 2026.

This award demonstrates a defined, recurring requirement for uniform and personal protective equipment for council field staff, bought through an established framework and supplied by an SME. A credible competitor for similar work would need a dependable range of occupational clothing, special workwear and PPE, with the capacity to outfit an operational workforce consistently over a multi-year service period. Experience supplying public-sector or local-authority teams would strengthen its position, as would robust fulfilment, sizing and replacement arrangements, product compliance, and the ability to work within framework terms and direct-award processes. Suppliers should focus on the specific needs of estate and environmental field staff rather than general clothing supply.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Uniform and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Notice Description

Supply of Uniform and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for field staff within the Estate Environment team. The contract will be directly awarded to SMI Limited via the ESPO 144_23 Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing Framework, Lot 1, for an initial period of 36 months from March 2026 to March 2029, with an option to extend by a further 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e841
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079311-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

CPV Codes

18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£98,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
20 Aug 2026 - 1 Aug 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Lewisham
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CATFORD
Postcode
SE6 4RU
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lewisham
Electoral Ward
Rushey Green
Westminster Constituency
Lewisham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SMI INT GROUP LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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