--- title: "Contract Notice of Award for PPE relating to Covid" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e3b06981-1f60-40b0-8d69-fb60735373ce" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e3b06981-1f60-40b0-8d69-fb60735373ce" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e3b06981-1f60-40b0-8d69-fb60735373ce.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e3b06981-1f60-40b0-8d69-fb60735373ce.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2020-07-22" --- # Contract Notice of Award for PPE relating to Covid Buyer: MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e3b06981-1f60-40b0-8d69-fb60735373ce [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e3b06981-1f60-40b0-8d69-fb60735373ce) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e3b06981-1f60-40b0-8d69-fb60735373ce.json) ## Summary Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is conducting a tender process for the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The tender, titled "Contract Notice of Award for PPE relating to Covid," was published on 22nd July 2020, within the medical consumables industry category. The procurement method used is classified as 'Other,' and the tender period concludes on 23rd July 2020, with the contract period set to begin on 24th July 2020 and end on 25th July 2020. The procurement process is crucial due to the urgent need for PPE to ensure the safety of healthcare professionals during a public health emergency in the North West region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in medical supplies and equipment, to expand their operations amidst high demand. Companies capable of supplying high-volume medical consumables, such as face masks, visors, and other PPE, will find this an advantageous time to engage in competitive bidding. Suppliers partaking in this process, especially voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs), may play a vital role in enhancing healthcare provision and ensuring the continuous availability of essential protective gear for frontline workers. ## Notice The Contract Award Notice placed on 1st May 2020 relates to a purchase for 100,000 FFP2 from Bates Office Services at a cost of PS295k. The Contract Award Notice placed on 30th March relates to a purchase for 250,000 visors from Pure Innovations at a cost of PS475k. The rationale that went into the Award Notice is as follows: Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is a serious infectious respiratory disease; consequences pose a risk to life. The Covid-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 30 January 2020. Europe was the centre of the pandemic. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical in safeguarding the health and lives of the care professionals treating patients with Covid-19. Delays in procuring the PPE poses a risk to life of those on the front line and the likelihood of a significantly increased death toll. In March 2020, the NHS experienced severe shortages of PPE; a modelling exercise based on the trajectory of other European countries forecast the need for a significant and extremely rapid increase in the requirement for PPE within the UK. Similar shortfalls in PPE stocks were identified globally. There was immense demand for PPE and a procurement following the usual timescales under the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, including accelerated options, was impossible. PPE manufacturers and supply chains were under immediate and unprecedented global pressure to provide products. A delay in engaging with the market by running a usual procurement process ran the risk of failing to acquire the necessary stock of PPE equipment and presenting a significant risk to life. Mid Cheshire Hospitals is satisfied the tests permitting use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) were met: As far as is strictly necessary: PPE was identified as strictly necessary to meet anticipated demand on the NHS during the first wave of cases ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ce42210-b359-44be-a34b-da3abb205a12 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jul 2020 | | Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 23 Jul 2020 - 25 Jul 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,750,000 | | 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 | MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | CREWE, CHESHIRE | | Post town | Crewe | | Postcode | CW1 4QJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East | | Local authority | Cheshire East | | Electoral ward | Leighton | | Westminster constituency | Crewe and Nantwich | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33140000 - Medical consumables ## Release History - 22 Jul 2020 at 15:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ce42210-b359-44be-a34b-da3abb205a12 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ce42210-b359-44be-a34b-da3abb205a12 22nd July 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=33865&B=MCHT Additional data ## Notice URLs - http://www.mcht.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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