--- title: "Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers for the Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029171" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029171" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029171.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029171.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE" published: "2021-02-09" --- # 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-h6vhtk-029171 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029171) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029171.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom has completed a procurement process for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment, specifically Surgical Masks, aimed at protecting healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 patients. The procurement was initiated through a limited award procedure without prior publication due to the extreme urgency caused by the pandemic. The contract was signed on 22nd June 2020, and the total contract value amounted to approximately $11,539,500. This procurement falls under the goods category, specifically classified as garments for biological or chemical protection, highlighting its critical importance in the health sector. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, especially those involved in manufacturing and supplying personal protective equipment and related health goods. Given the urgency of the situation during the pandemic, suppliers capable of delivering high-quality products swiftly would be particularly well-suited to compete. Companies that can demonstrate compliance with health regulations and efficiency in logistics may find themselves in a strong position to expand their operations in this critical sector. ## Notice The Department of Health and Social Care [the 'Authority'] has awarded a contract to Vital Innovations for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment Surgical Masks to protect Health and Care Workers for contracting the Covid 19 disease. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Department of Health and Social Care [the 'Authority'] has awarded a contract to Vital Innovations for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment Surgical Masks to protect Health and Care Workers for contracting the Covid 19 disease. ### Procurement Information 1. The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a serious infectious respiratory disease and its consequences pose a risk to life. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concerns as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020.The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020, by this stage Europe was the centre of the pandemic.2. 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 significantly increased death toll. 3. In March the NHS experienced severe shortages of PPE, modelling based the trajectory of other European countries forecast the need for significant and extremely rapid increase in the UK PPE capacity. Similar shortfalls in PPE stocks were identified globally. There was immense demand for PPE, requiring the UK government to actively seek and create new supply chains rapidly to meet that demand. In these circumstances, a procurement following the usual timescales under the 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. The Department is content the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication(Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met: 1 The purchasing of PPE was identified as strictly necessary to meet anticipated demand.2 It is responding to COVID-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency. 3 The events that led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: The Commission itself confirmed: "The current coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency - precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary."4 There was no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation that would secure products within the required timescales. 5 The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority: It has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002570-2021 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Jun 2020 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £11,539,500 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## 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 | VITAL INNOVATION | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment ### Codes - 35113410 - Garments for biological or chemical protection ## Release History - 9 Feb 2021 at 10:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002570-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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