Contract award · 15 Jan 2024

144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour: Lot 1 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing

Espo awarded “Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and…” to Arco Limited, Arden Winch & Co Limited, Bunzl UK Limited (T/A Greenham) for £100m.

Clothing & footwearEast Midlands

BuyerEspo
Value across 6 lots £100m
WinnersArco Limited, Arden Winch & Co Limited SME +41 more

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Espo · Regional or local authority
Value
£100,000,000 across 6 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Clothing & footwear · Occupational clothing (CPV 18110000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 Jan 2024
  2. Published18 Jan 2024Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

A national framework agreement allowing for the supply of a comprehensive range of PPE and Clothing including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour. This particular lot is for PPE and clothing which includes but is not limited to: high visibility clothing, coveralls, helmets, eye and face shields, safety googles, masks, disposable respirators, wellingtons, waders, gloves, ear plugs and defenders, safety harnesses, protective footwear.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour: Lot 1 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and ClothingArco Limited, Arden Winch & Co Limited SME, Bunzl UK Limited (T/A Greenham), Burlington Uniforms Limited SME, Chelmsford Safety Supplies Ltd SME +21 more£11.1m
144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour: Lot 2 - Corporate WorkwearAlsico Laucuba Ltd (T/A Meltemi) SME, Arco Limited, Arden Winch & Co Limited SME, Bunzl UK Limited (T/A Greenham), Burlington Uniforms Limited SME +24 more£11.1m
144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour: Lot 3 - Healthcare WorkwearAlsico Laucuba Ltd (T/A Meltemi) SME, Arco Limited, Arden Winch & Co Limited SME, Burlington Uniforms Limited SME, CG Retail Limited SME +10 more£11.1m
144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour: Lot 4 - SchoolwearBurlington Uniforms Limited SME, Involution Limited SME, NextGen Clothing Limited SME, The Rizues Limited SME, Trutex Limited SME£11.1m
144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour: Lot 5 - Emergency Services WorkwearBurlington Uniforms Limited SME, CG Retail Limited SME, Clad Safety SME, Cooneen Defence Limited SME, Eagle Technical Products Limited SME +9 more£44.4m
144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing, including Workwear, Schoolwear and Body Armour: Lot 6 - Body ArmourBurlington Uniforms Limited SME, Clad Safety SME, Cooneen Defence Limited SME, DSTO Limited (T/A Head 2 Toe Workwear) SME, FlamePro Global Ltd +3 more£11.1m

About the suppliers

Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
5 Sep 2025 Graham Gardner Ltd SME £82,000
18 Feb 2025 SMI Group SME £220k

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