--- title: "PPE & CORPORATE WORKWEAR & HEALTH & SAFTEY SIGNAGE" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-57edcb7d-c539-410f-80f5-c4d564f6f2f6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-57edcb7d-c539-410f-80f5-c4d564f6f2f6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-57edcb7d-c539-410f-80f5-c4d564f6f2f6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-57edcb7d-c539-410f-80f5-c4d564f6f2f6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST" published: "2021-02-22" --- # PPE & CORPORATE WORKWEAR & HEALTH & SAFTEY SIGNAGE Buyer: LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-57edcb7d-c539-410f-80f5-c4d564f6f2f6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-57edcb7d-c539-410f-80f5-c4d564f6f2f6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-57edcb7d-c539-410f-80f5-c4d564f6f2f6.json) ## Summary The London & Quadrant Housing Trust is initiating a tender for "PPE & Corporate Workwear & Health & Safety Signage," with a total estimated value of £450,000 and a minimum value of £300,000. This open procurement process is currently in the tender stage, closing on 31st March 2021. The contract is expected to commence on 1st June 2021 and will run until 31st May 2024. The project falls under the category of clothing, footwear, luggage articles, and accessories, and is aimed at ensuring the provision of protective equipment and branded workwear of the highest standards to support L&Q staff across various locations, including London and other territories. Interested suppliers are required to demonstrate their capacity to deliver core stocks promptly and maintain a high-quality service throughout the contract duration. This procurement contract offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in PPE and corporate workwear, particularly those able to deliver innovative solutions and maintain high service standards. Suppliers with capabilities for rapid stock delivery, an advanced ordering system, and a commitment to corporate social responsibility will be particularly well-suited to compete. The valued partnership expected by L&Q indicates that successful bidders will not only supply goods but also engage in collaborative improvements and market development strategies, making it an appealing venture for SMEs aiming to expand their market presence and capabilities in the safety equipment sector. ## Notice L&Q seeks to put in place a PPE & Branded workwear contract to include the provision of Health & Safety signage to include both standard and bespoke signage requests. L&Q will provide this protective equipment to all relevant staff and the PPE and branded workwear clothing must meet the requested standards stipulated and be to the highest quality to protect L&Q staff. The Service presents an exciting opportunity for a supplier to develop a partnership with L&Q and the potential to extend this contract for the full term available (5 years) The commercial challenge will be the delivery of the core list attached at competitive pricing and to keep challenging the perceptions of L&Q staff that branded products maybe of higher quality then an own brand product or similar to ensure the most commercially advantageous contract to L&Q. The chosen supplier will create a partnership agreement more than just a supplier and customer relationship. L&Q seeks innovation within this contract and will expect the successful bidder to challenge high spend areas and offer alternative products and solutions. The chosen supplier shall be able to provide core stock of PPE (within 72 hours of request) and Branded clothing (within 120 hours 1 week) of request turnaround time including delivery to site. The successful supplier will have the facility for a fully operational punchout catalogue with up to date and live-stock information to feed into L&Q P2P system. As a minimum the supplier must be able to accept and send cXML files for orders and invoicing. The successful supplier will not place the group wide account on hold if there is issues around invoices not matching PO's when payment is processed the successful suppliers Account Manager/Director will work with the L&Q nominated contract owner and the relevant business area to ensure any issues are rectified quickly and efficiently and the group account is never placed on a hold or stop preventing orders being placed by the rest of the L&Q group. The successful supplier shall be able to deliver orders to all L&Q sites within the 48 hours turnaround time stipulated and if the successful supplier is unable to deliver themselves they must seek alternative solutions ensuring L&Q's front line staff are never left without the required PPE equipment. The successful supplier must either be able to produce their own branded stock on site or have sufficient storage space to be able to hold the required stock levels. An implementation plan which demonstrates innovation and includes at a minimum how the Service will be marketed. An agreed communication strategy and escalation procedures to ensure that L&Q is proactively informed of all matters relevant to the execution of the Service. Access to advance market development information to ensure that L&Q via the provision of the Service maintains its market competitiveness. The service provider will demonstrable commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility Additional information: N/A Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc02a741-36d0-4362-81f9-b23c216918b8 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £450,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E15 4PH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Newham | | Electoral ward | Stratford | | Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories ### Codes - 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories ## Release History - 22 Feb 2021 at 14:24 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc02a741-36d0-4362-81f9-b23c216918b8 - 22 Feb 2021 at 14:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc02a741-36d0-4362-81f9-b23c216918b8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc02a741-36d0-4362-81f9-b23c216918b8 22nd February 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lqgroup/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - http://www.lqgroup.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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