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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-fe875a81-aae7-4bc0-8fd7-2c1b8e1599e8

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded a substantial contract valued at £239.6 million for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) specifically coveralls, aimed at safeguarding healthcare workers against COVID-19. This procurement initiative falls under the industry category of goods, with a focus on garments for biological or chemical protection. The procurement method utilised was a negotiated procedure without prior publication due to extreme urgency. The contract commenced on 20th April 2020 and concluded on 3rd July 2020, with the supplier, Unispace Global Health, based in London.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care (the "Authority") has awarded a contract to Unispace Global Health for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (Coveralls) 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/92a59e2d-aefc-4df6-b1a5-c15fb7f2b051 |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Apr 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | 19 Apr 2020 - 3 Jul 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £239,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £239,600,000 |
| 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 | UNISPACE GLOBAL HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 35113410 - Garments for biological or chemical protection

## Release History

- 26 Apr 2021 at 09:48 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92a59e2d-aefc-4df6-b1a5-c15fb7f2b051
- 5 Oct 2020 at 13:15 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92a59e2d-aefc-4df6-b1a5-c15fb7f2b051
- 24 Aug 2020 at 13:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92a59e2d-aefc-4df6-b1a5-c15fb7f2b051

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/92a59e2d-aefc-4df6-b1a5-c15fb7f2b051
  26th April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0ca7e95d-775d-4d65-a492-6975ab58a7c6
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5cc1810e-846e-40e0-8960-c44bd9ca2728

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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