Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through the Cabinet Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Suppliers
- Cookson & Clegg Clothing Ltd, The British Rototherm Company Ltd, Rocaille Healthcare Limited, Ivor Shaw Limited, Transcal Limited
- Value
- £193,333.34 across 5 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals · Medical consumables (CPV 33140000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 001289-2021 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jul 2020
- Published21 Jan 2021Published 197 days after the contract date
Description
The Authority has awarded five contracts for the supply of non-medical face coverings within the UK. The value of the goods purchased by the Authority is below the threshold values in Regulation 5 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “PCR”). The contracts involve the provision by the Contracting Authority of manufacturing equipment that the Contracting Authority owns by way of a lease to the five producers awarded a contract. The contracts also involve the provision by the Contracting Authority of raw materials to the producers for use in the manufacture of the face coverings. The purpose of these arrangements is to facilitate and accelerate production of non-medical face coverings, to address the urgent requirement for these arising as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. These leasing and supply arrangements do not fall within the scope of the PCR 2015. The Contracting Authority purchased the manufacturing equipment subject to separate contracts set out in contract award notices 2020 S/141-348171 and 2020 S/143-352966 . The Contracting Authority purchased the raw materials under separate contracts set out in contract award notice 2021/S 000-001208
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Production of non-medical face coverings | Cookson & Clegg Clothing Ltd | £66,667 |
| Production of non-medical face coverings | The British Rototherm Company Ltd | £66,667 |
| Production of non-medical face coverings | Rocaille Healthcare Limited | £20,000 |
| Production of non-medical face coverings | Ivor Shaw Limited | £20,000 |
| Production of non-medical face coverings | Transcal Limited | £20,000 |
About the suppliers
Cookson & Clegg Clothing Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10226263).
The British Rototherm Company Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02570730).
Rocaille Healthcare Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11965323).
Ivor Shaw Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00755641).
Transcal Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC096703).