Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Concepts

• protective and safety clothing
• reading
• hand protection
• personal protective equipment
• various protective gear
• ppe
• personal
• protection
• equipment
• protective

Location

Whole of the Thames Water Region

Description

Consolidation of PPE, Workwear, and Health & Safety Consumables

Total Quantity or Scope

Thames Water is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement with a single supplier for the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), everyday workwear, and health & safety consumables. This includes items such as trousers, jackets, shirts, t-shirts, polo shirts, overalls, and various protective gear for head, foot, eye, ear, and hand protection. The aim is to consolidate these categories to enhance commercial value, improve operational efficiencies, and standardise products. The procurement process will involve a two-stage approach, with the second stage being an E-Auction to drive additional value. The successful supplier will be expected to ensure on-time and in-full (OTIF) deliveries, provide inventory management solutions, and integrate ordering innovations such as webshops and SAP integrations.

Renewal Options

Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with option to extend annually up to a maximum term of 8 years. Any agreement awarded would be for a maximum initial period of 3 years, with options to extend for two further, one year periods.

CPV Codes

• 35113400 - Protective and safety clothing

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement). From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system. To complete the PQQ you will need to login to the project SharePoint site. If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection. Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure Note on Estimated Contract Values: All values shown are estimates only and have no binding on the total contract value that materialises under the provision of each service. Any bidder that passes the PQQ pass/fail questions will be taken through to ITN.