Production of non-medical face coverings

Concepts

• medical equipment and pharmaceuticals
• personal care products
• medical consumables
• medical face coverings
• manufacture of the face coverings
• contracting authority of manufacturing equipment
• cabinet office
• contracting authority of raw materials
• manufacturing equipment
• value of the goods

Location

London

Description

The Cabinet Office has entered into contracts with five producers to procure non-medical face coverings (with a value of between £20,000 and £66,000 only per producer) which are required to support the national Covid 19 pandemic response.

Total Quantity or Scope

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

Award Detail

Renewal Options

6+6 months

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
• 33140000 - Medical consumables

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

The Contracting Authority was not required to publish a call for competition because these contracts do not fall within the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. However, the Contracting Authority has opted to publish this notice in the interests of transparency.