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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-d42e9ee8-beb1-4c0c-b1d4-d08dd5b802ad

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## Summary

The procurement process is for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) aimed at healthcare workers dealing with patients suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19. The buying organisation, the Department of Health and Social Care, located in London, issued the tender and awarded a contract worth £7,080,000 to Don & Low Limited for the provision of non-woven fabrics suitable for manufacturing gowns. This procurement was initiated as an urgent response to the pandemic, with the contract period starting on 10 April 2020 and ending on 13 April 2020. The procurement method employed was an award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in the textile and PPE manufacturing sectors. Suppliers that can meet urgent production demands for non-woven fabrics or similar goods would benefit greatly from such contracts, particularly those with the capacity to scale operations quickly in response to public health emergencies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that produce these materials are especially well-suited to compete, offering agility and innovation during these critical times.

## Notice

Contract for fabric suitable for use in the manufacture of gowns to meet the urgent demand for PPE across the NHS and public sector as a result of the corona virus pandemic.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b56cdd5f-f40c-40cf-aae7-9a5d8a08b8cb |
| 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 below (please complete Annex D1) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Apr 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | 9 Apr 2020 - 13 Apr 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,080,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,080,000 |
| 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 | DON & LOW |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials

### Codes

- 19270000 - Non-woven fabrics

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2020 at 15:31 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b56cdd5f-f40c-40cf-aae7-9a5d8a08b8cb
- 18 Sep 2020 at 09:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b56cdd5f-f40c-40cf-aae7-9a5d8a08b8cb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b56cdd5f-f40c-40cf-aae7-9a5d8a08b8cb
  6th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f788b5d5-b281-4424-9ec2-215043b451cf
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e17644cb-f17a-4f66-a672-8dbbcaad1397

## Notice URLs

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

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