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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-b5fd17-8e9f1df6-acb7-4e17-a659-d22554247cae

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded a contract for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. This procurement falls under the goods category, and the contract, valued at £10 million, was awarded to Uniserve Ltd. The contract period began on 14 April 2020 and ended on the same day. The procurement was initiated through a negotiated procedure due to the extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events, thus not requiring prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in the manufacturing and supply of PPE and related goods. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with capabilities in production or distribution within the healthcare sector would find this particularly relevant. Businesses that can demonstrate capacity to meet urgent supply needs and compliance with strict safety regulations may be well-positioned to compete for similar contracts in the future.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care (the "Authority") has awarded a contract to Uniserve for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment 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/ab71d787-5ef6-4c39-8f54-e30644e07753 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Apr 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | 13 Apr 2020 - 14 Apr 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £10,000,000 |
| 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 | UNISERVE |

## 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 12:45 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab71d787-5ef6-4c39-8f54-e30644e07753
- 23 Jun 2020 at 20:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab71d787-5ef6-4c39-8f54-e30644e07753

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab71d787-5ef6-4c39-8f54-e30644e07753
  5th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6e835d56-6e9a-4e08-8502-8088c0f0cbea
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/efaea68f-1bbc-4959-aac9-2177be047d25

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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