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title: "Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers for the Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)"
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# Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers for the Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2cb1887b-1868-4365-9865-88f44bf8fed9

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded a contract to Prime Print Group Limited for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (visors) specifically for healthcare workers dealing with patients suspected or confirmed to have Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This procurement falls within the goods category, with a total contract value of £6,054,050. The contract was initiated under a negotiated procedure without prior publication due to extreme urgency, and the contract period commenced on 17th April 2020. The procurement has completed its tender stage, with the formal award notice published on 6th July 2020.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses engaged in the manufacture or supply of personal protective equipment and related health goods. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete for similar tenders in the future, especially those that can respond swiftly to urgent healthcare needs. Companies specialising in the production of visors and other PPE materials may find this procurement route beneficial for securing contracts with public health authorities.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care (the "Authority") has awarded a contract to Prime Print Group Limited for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (visors) to protect Health and Care workers from contracting the Covid 19 disease. Additional information: Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ac3932a-bbdf-4eae-8b98-8064691e471a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed in Annex D1 |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Sep 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 16 May 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | 16 Apr 2020 - 17 Apr 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,054,050 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,054,050 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRIME PRINT GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

### Codes

- 18443500 - Visors

## Release History

- 27 Sep 2020 at 11:48 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ac3932a-bbdf-4eae-8b98-8064691e471a
- 6 Jul 2020 at 12:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ac3932a-bbdf-4eae-8b98-8064691e471a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ac3932a-bbdf-4eae-8b98-8064691e471a
  27th September 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ab0f9f28-dce9-4026-8fd0-94f7fd87b2be
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/976622bf-8210-4b80-9c4f-5596b92b65c7

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

## Provenance

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