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Personal Protective Equipment & Workwear

Prior information notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS)
North Star House, North Star Avenue
Contact point(s): UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS)
For the attention of: Mary Chamberlain
SN2 1FF Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 776691623
E-mail:

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Other: Scientific Research
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

UK Shared Business Services LTD (SBS)
North Star House, North Star Avenue
SN2 1FF Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)

II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Personal Protective Equipment & Workwear
II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
To include all standard Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Workwear, across all categories. Including Indoor, outdoor, laboratory, hazardwear, footwear, gloves, head, face and ear protection. For delivery to multiple locations in the UK.

NUTS code UK

II.3)Information on framework agreement
II.4)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
UK SBS Ltd as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a framework for the provision of standard Personal Protective Equipment & Workwear for use by or on behalf of UK bodies.
These bodies include but are not limited to The Science and Technology Facilities Council, The Medical Research Council, The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, The Economic and Social Research Council, The Natural Environment Research Council, The Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, The UK Shared Business Services Ltd, Central Government Departments and their Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities, Voluntary Sector Charities, and/or other private organisations acting as managing agents or procuring on behalf of these UK bodies. (see section VI.2, Additional Information).
Within the duration of this framework agreement and during any mini competitions undertaken against this framework, UK SBS Ltd may wish to introduce a management charge on suppliers, either at the mini competition stage or within the supplier performance review process. All bidders submitting a bid will be confirming their acceptance of and agreement to its incorporation at the appropriate time.

Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

18000000, 33735000, 33734000

II.6)Scheduled date for start of award procedures
II.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.8)Additional information:
This notice is to gather information on the market
place and to allow a clear strategy to be developed
with regards to any planned sourcing exercise. As
such, many details within this PIN may be amended
before the commencement of a sourcing exercise,
one of these may be that the the requirement may be be split into lots.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
UK SBS Ltd as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Pan Governmental framework for the provision of standard Personal Protective Equipment and Workwear for use by the bodies summarised in Section II.B II.3
above and those listed below (and any future successors to these organisations).
Authorised Entities for UK SBS
Core Customers: Associated Bodies
The Contract will be open for use by all the Research Councils:
- The Science and Technology Facilities Council
- The Medical Research Council
- The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- The Economic and Social Research Council
- The Natural Environment Research Council
- The Arts and Humanities Research Council
- The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
and
- UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS)
Any Research Council institute, research facility, centre or unit may also use the Contract. A complete list of such institutes can be found here
Other Organisations:
The following organisations may also access the Contract:
- The Technology Strategy Board
- Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS)
- Cancer Research UK
- The Welcome Trust
- Sanger Institute
- Food Environment Research Agency
- Health Protection Agency
- National Physical Laboratory
- Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
- Natural History Museum
- Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL)
- Food & Environment Research Agency (FERA)
- Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
- Animal Health & Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA)
- Health Protection Agency (HPA)
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
- Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB)
- Environment Agency (EA)
- Food Standards Agency (FSA)
- The Francis Crick Institute
- Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
- University College Dublin (UCD)
UK Universities:
The following University Purchasing Consortiums may also use the Contract:
- Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges, Scotland (APUC Ltd)
- Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW)
- London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC)
- North Eastern Universities Purchasing Group (NEUPG Ltd)
- North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC Ltd)
- Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
In addition, each individual UK University and associated college may also have access to use the Contract. The list of these is here.
Government Departments and NDPBs:
Any central government department, executive agency and non-departmental public body may also use the Contract. A full list of these can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations#agencies-and-public-bodies

NHS Bodies (i.e. Acute Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Primary Care Trusts, Care Trusts, NHS Hospital Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities, Mental Health Trusts, Special Health Authorities) may also use the Contract. A full list of such Authorities and Trusts can be found at:

http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/primarycaretrustlisting.aspx

Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-285768

Local Authorities

http://openlylocal.com/councils/all

NDPBs

http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment/departments-and-accredited-ndpbs/a-f

http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment/departments-and-accredited-ndpbs/g-l

http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment/departments-and-accredited-ndpbs/m-r

http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/recruitment/departments-and-accredited-ndpbs/s-z

National Parks Authorities

http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/

Educational Establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Children, Schools and Families including Schools, Universities and Colleges but not Independent Schools

http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml

Police Forces in the United Kingdom

http://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites

Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom

http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs

NHS Bodies England

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/Pages/PrimaryCareTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/StrategicHealthAuthorityListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/OtherListing.aspx

Hospices in the UK

http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk/about-hospice-care/find-a-hospice/uk-hospice-and-palliative-care-services/

Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations)
Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/

http://www.oscr.org.uk/

http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/

Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom

http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm

www.cas.org.uk

http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/

Misc:-

https://www.ncsyes.co.uk/contact

www.ubico.co.uk

Scottish Public Bodies
The framework agreement will be available for use by any Scottish Public Sector Body: the Authority; Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies; offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices; cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998; the Scotland Office; the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body; councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (except where they are acting in their capacity as educational authority); Scottish joint fire boards or joint fire and rescue boards; Scottish joint police boards or any successor National Police or Fire Authority; Scottish National Park authorities, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, Northern Lighthouse Board, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing.
Scottish Government

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home

Scottish Parliament

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/abouttheparliament/27110.aspx

Scottish Local Authorities

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Government/councils

http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/AboutUs/OurMembers/AssociateMembers.aspx

Scottish Agencies, NDPBs

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies

Scottish NHS Bodies

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/NHS-Workforce/NHS-Boards

Scottish Further and Higher Education Bodies

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/about_the_council/council_funded_institutions/WhoWeFundUniversities.aspx

http://www.sfc.ac.uk/about_the_council/council_funded_institutions/WhoWeFundColleges.aspx

Scottish Police

http://www.scottish.police.uk/

Scottish Housing Associations

http://www.sfha.co.uk/component/option,com_membersdir/Itemid,149/view,membersdir/

The Scotland Office

http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk/scotlandoffice/33.30.html

Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) - Scotland

http://www.esystems.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/register/reg_pub_dsp.search

Scottish Schools
Primary Schools

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring;=&authority;=&strTypes;=isprimaryschool&bSubmit;=1&Submit;=Search

Secondary Schools

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring;=&authority;=&strTypes;=issecondaryschool&bSubmit;=1&Submit;=Search

Special Schools

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring;=&authority;=&strTypes;=isspecial&bSubmit;=1&Submit;=Search

Welsh Public Bodies
National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh Local
Authorities, and all bodies covered by:

www.buy4wales.co.uk/UsefulResources/contractsframeworks/organisationlist/poaplist.html?cat=14318

http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-links.htm

http://new.wales.gov.uk/about/civilservice/directorates/?lang=en

NHS Wales

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory

https://www.buy4wales.co.uk/UsefulResources/contractsframeworks/organisationlist/poaplist.html?cat=14318

Housing Associations - registered Social Landlords Wales

http://www.wao.gov.uk/reportsandpublications/housingassociations.asp

NI Public Bodies
Northern Ireland Government Departments

http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm

Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities

http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/az2.htm

Schools in Northern Ireland

http://www.deni.gov.uk/index/facts-and-figures-new/education-statistics/32_statistics_and_research-numbersofschoolsandpupils_pg/32_statistics_and_research-schoolleveldata_pg/statistics_and_research-school_enrolment_1112.htm

Universities in Northern Ireland

http://www.deni.gov.uk/links.htm

Health and Social care in Northern Ireland

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitals

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=boards

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=agencies

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=councils

Northern Ireland Housing Associations

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/contacts/contacts-az.htm/housing-associations-contact

Police Service of Northern Ireland

http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm

Any corporation established, or a group of individuals appointed to act together, for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character, and
(i) financed wholly or mainly by another contracting authority listed above in this section VI.3 of this notice;
(ii) subject to management supervision by another contracting authority listed above in this section VI.3 of this notice; or
(iii) more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, are appointed by another contracting authority listed above in this section VI.3 of this notice
(iv) an association of or formed by one or more of the Contracting Authorities listed above in this section VI.3 of this notice
Detailed on the UK SBS Ltd
website is a list of all organisations, institutes, centres and bodies (Authorised Entities) that may use any appropriately advertised Contract let by the UK SBS Ltd.
The full list can be accessed from the following link:

http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx

VI.3)Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
28.10.2013