Medical consumables

Tender description

Kent County Council has awarded contracts to the following Suppliers for supply of PPE Equipment, namely Gloves, Masks, Aprons. Kent County Council has purchased these goods without prior publication in accordance with regulation 32 (2) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015: (a) the goods were necessary personal protective equipment required by staff of the Council and those working in the front line in the County to protect themselves and others against Covid-19 in accordance with Public Health England guidance; and (b) the goods were required urgently to protect workers from infection and to prevent spread of Covid-19 in the County and therefore the time limits for the open or restricted procedure or competitive procedures with negotiation could not be complied with; and (c) Covid-19 and therefore, the requirement for personal protective equipment, was an event unforeseeable by the Council.