Protective and safety clothing

Tender description

The contracting authority intends to procure the provision of specialist personal protective equipment (PPE) Clothing and associated services (‘Supplies’). The contracting authority is seeking to appoint a single supplier per lot (each lot as described within this notice). This procurement is being undertaken via the restricted procedure in line with Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The framework agreement(s), together with the resultant call-off Agreement(s) will provide contract vehicles for all fire and rescue authorities and other blue light emergency services (as defined under the list of category 1 responders set out in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and which includes Police Forces, British Transport Police, Ambulance Services and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency) within the British Islands (as defined in section 5 of the Interpretation Act 1978) to purchase such Supplies. Interested parties are permitted to tender for any number of lots. However, they must be able to provide all Supplies detailed within the lot they are tendering for. A number of fire and rescue authorities have expressed an interest in utilising the framework agreements and although they have not formally committed to calling-off under the framework agreement(s), the intention is that if successful tender(s) provide value for money, the authorities will utilise the framework agreement(s). This description of the proposed procurement is non-exhaustive and further details about the procurement and the contracting authority's requirements are provided in the accompanying procurement documents. The provision of gas tight suits, type 1a — ET and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. The provision of chemical protection suits (combined class 3 liquid and class 4 splash-tight) and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. Lot 3 is for the provision of chemical protective gloves and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. The provision of chainsaw items consisting of chainsaw trousers, chainsaw gloves and chainsaw visors and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. The provision of hot gas cutting items consisting of hot gas cutting leather spats, hot gas cutting helmet with face shield and goggles, hot gas cutting gauntlets and hot gas cutting flash hood and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. Interoperability is a key consideration, and all items offered under lot 5 must be compatible with one another and work together, where applicable (i.e. face shield, goggles and flash hood). The provision of disaster victim identification (DVI) disposable coveralls. The provision of wildland fire fighting ensemble consisting of helmet, flash hood, fire resistant snood (neck tube), wildland clothing (1 piece or 2), gloves and boots and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. Interoperability is a key consideration, and all items offered under lot 7 must be compatible with one another and work together, where applicable. The provision of water rescue ensemble, consisting of dry suits (2 types): (a) suitable for module 2, water and flood first responder, as defined by DEFRA; and (b) suitable for module 3 and 4, water and flood technician/boat operator as defined by DEFRA, personal flotation device (PFD) — life jackets (Level 275), personal flotation devices — buoyancy aid (Level 70-90), water rescue marine helmet, water safety helmet, skull gap, gloves, thermal protection suit and water safety ankle boots, associated spares (i.e. helmet lighting) and associated services, including: cleaning, decontamination, repairs, servicing and maintenance. Interoperability is a key consideration, and all items offered under lot 8 must be compatible with one another and work together, where applicable.