Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hampshire County Council
The Castle
Winchester
S023 8UJ
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 1962832323
E-mail: procurement.partners@hants.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hants.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Covid 19 Response – PPE Supplies
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35113400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The supplier will provide a supply of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as detailed below.
This supply will enable protection against Covid-19 virus infection for key workers in HCC adults health and care. These workers will undertake essential and necessary service provision activity in enabling the County’s Mobilisation of its emergency plans in response to the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic.
Such activity will be of direct benefit to all citizens of the County and will contribute to the ongoing maintenance of civil society and effective delivery of the County’s Covid-19 emergency response. It is essential that key workers have the required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in order to enable HCC adults health and care to meet their obligations at this time.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 326 240.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ35
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
With reference to the identified need for a supply of essential protective equipment:
• the request is in order to secure on as immediate a basis as possible the product/service identified in this document in response to the unforeseen event of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic;
• the supply market has faced unprecedented levels of acute demand for the product/service identified in this document, making it challenging to secure supplies, and to do so in the quantities required and at appropriate prices.
This order represents acceptable value for money in the light of current market conditions for the product/service identified in this document, and secures critical strategic supply of essential products/services in the wake of nationwide demand pressures.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
The provision grounds is PCR 2015 Regulation 32 (c):
The circumstances are such that the direct award is necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Council, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Covid 19 Response – PPE Supplies
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd
9 Springtown Rd, Londonderry
Londonderry
BT48 0LY
UK
NUTS: UKN10
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 326 240.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.winchester.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As set out in the Public Contracts Directive 2014/24/EU
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2020