Published date: 31 March 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 December 2019, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Personal care products - 33700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£125,425

Procurement reference

tender_238968/947186

Published date

31 March 2021

Closing date

1 December 2019

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 December 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The UK Government must protect the health and wellbeing of UK citizens. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) 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.

PHE discharges its duties as a Category 1 Responder to emergencies on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care within the scope of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004). This urgent requirement is in response to the recent COVID -19 outbreak.

PHE has awarded a contract to GLSI for the supply of face masks and nitrile gloves. Emergency purchases of laboratory products, temporary staffing etc had to be made to assist Public Health England support the Government in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Due to the emergency nature of these purchases, no formal contract was awarded but PHE's Purchase Order formed the contract. An example Purchase Order is attached.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

1 December 2019

Contract start date

1 December 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£125,425

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

GLSI

Address

Hamble Point, Southampton, SO31 4NB

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

c/o Wellington House , 133-155 Waterloo Road, London
London
SE1 8UG
England

Email

bravo@phe.gov.uk