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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-b5fd17-6fabc594-e3f3-45bf-8099-affa1d50ec31

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care awarded a contract for £2,100,000 to Forward Industrial Products Group Ltd for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment, specifically face shields, to assist healthcare workers dealing with patients suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19. This contract was initiated through a tender process and completed on 25th April 2020. The tender period closed on 11th April 2020, indicating that the procurement was conducted during a critical phase of the pandemic response in the United Kingdom, specifically in England.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses in the goods sector, particularly those involved in the manufacture and supply of protective equipment and medical supplies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be especially well-suited to engage in future tenders of this nature, given the propensity of such contracts to support agile, specialized suppliers who can respond rapidly to urgent public health needs. Companies with expertise in the production of health and safety equipment should consider positioning themselves to compete in similar future opportunities.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care (the "Authority") has awarded a contract to Forward Industrial Products Group Ltd for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (face shields) to protect Health and Care workers from contracting the Covid 19 disease.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/200c399d-b357-4077-97a3-277d4cc789b1 |
| 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 | 4 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Apr 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | 11 Apr 2020 - 25 Apr 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,100,000 |
| 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 | FORWARD INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 35113410 - Garments for biological or chemical protection

## Release History

- 4 Mar 2021 at 15:43 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/200c399d-b357-4077-97a3-277d4cc789b1
- 7 Sep 2020 at 14:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/200c399d-b357-4077-97a3-277d4cc789b1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/200c399d-b357-4077-97a3-277d4cc789b1
  4th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6af8fbf5-169c-45c9-8697-1c0931de35df
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/37589e02-3915-466a-948a-7ce30505ab7d

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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