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title: "Emergency Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment"
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# Emergency Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-47d9761d-6287-4a49-9d9d-d0c61b7bc176

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has recently awarded a contract for an Emergency Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to PlanetAid Ltd. This procurement, which took place in the United Kingdom, focused on garments for biological or chemical protection, specifically face masks to safeguard health and care workers against Covid-19. The tendering process was classified as complete, having a contract value of £4,390,000. The contract was formalised on 11 April 2020, following a negotiated procedure due to extreme urgency, bypassing the usual call for competition.

This contract presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare supply chain, particularly those specialised in producing or supplying PPE and related goods. Businesses positioned to fulfil urgent health and safety requirements could find potential for growth, especially amid continuing demand for protective equipment in various healthcare settings. With lessons learned from this procurement process, companies can better prepare for future opportunities in similar emergency contracts or larger-scale healthcare tenders.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care (the "Authority") has awarded a contract to PlanetAid Ltd for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (Face Masks) 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/75628317-a70b-40df-8bda-7f1f76be497e |
| 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 | 10 Apr 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | 10 Apr 2020 - 11 Apr 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,390,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,390,000 |
| 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 | PLANETAID |

## 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 12:35 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75628317-a70b-40df-8bda-7f1f76be497e
- 24 Aug 2020 at 13:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75628317-a70b-40df-8bda-7f1f76be497e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75628317-a70b-40df-8bda-7f1f76be497e
  5th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6956c240-2e46-411b-b18a-b9c0acc64c97
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/956e1669-cdb6-4821-932f-30ae63e7996b

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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