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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-b5fd17-33fce402-1827-40a0-b239-8112389b86f8

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded a contract for the "Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers for the Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)" to Urathon Europe Limited. This procurement falls under the goods category and specifically involves garments for biological or chemical protection. The contract, valued at £2,220,000, was initiated without prior publication in line with specific circumstances laid out in the procurement method details. The contract period commenced on 6 June 2020 and lasted for a single day, while the tender period closed on 5 June 2020.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in the production and supply of personal protective equipment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in manufacturing garments suitable for healthcare and protective gear would be particularly well-suited to compete for future tenders in this sector. The urgent demand for high-quality PPE due to health concerns ensures that there are avenues for growth and partnership in public procurement for businesses in the relevant industries.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care (the "Authority") has awarded a contract to Urathon Europe Limited for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (face masks) to protect Health and Care workers for contracting the Covid 19 disease.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc6d58e4-846a-48b9-acc0-7b9870916af9 |
| 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 | 5 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jun 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jun 2020 |
| Contract period | 5 Jun 2020 - 6 Jun 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,220,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £22,200,000 |
| 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 | URATHON EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 35113410 - Garments for biological or chemical protection

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2020 at 21:19 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc6d58e4-846a-48b9-acc0-7b9870916af9
- 7 Sep 2020 at 15:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc6d58e4-846a-48b9-acc0-7b9870916af9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc6d58e4-846a-48b9-acc0-7b9870916af9
  5th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/25af7e86-a26c-4191-af12-efd135cd0e7b
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b414dfe0-7153-4a86-a1c1-b82ef67f4226

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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