Construction Contract Leads
East Midlands
Category Goods
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 2nd Sep 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06f044 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Protective and safety clothing |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £400,000 |
East Midlands
Category Goods
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 2nd Sep 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06f044 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Protective and safety clothing |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £400,000 |
Scope
Reference
NCHA202629
Description
Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) requires a supplier for the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), workwear, and cleaning/hygiene products to support its operational teams across housing, maintenance, estates, and corporate services.
This procurement seeks to establish a contract that ensures consistent supply, standardisation of products, compliance with health and safety legislation, and improved sustainability outcomes.
The proposed contract length is 2+2+1 years.
The price/ quality split will be as follows:
Quality - 30%
Price - 40%
Product Evaluation and Portal Demonstration - 30%
Total value (estimated)
- 拢400,000 excluding VAT
- 拢500,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 16 November 2026 to 15 September 2028
- Possible extension to 15 September 2031
- 4 years, 10 months
Description of possible extension:
2+2+1 year
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- 35113400 - Protective and safety clothing
Contract locations
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Details around legal and financial capacity can be found on the conditions of participations document.
Technical ability conditions of participation
Details around technical ability can be found on the conditions of participations document.
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
21 September 2026, 12:00pm
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
28 September 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Please respond to this conditions of participations stage by downloading and returning the document from My Tenders.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Suppliers to be invited to tender
3 to 5 suppliers
Selection criteria:
This is an initial conditions of participations stage. Suppliers that pass this stage will be invited to tender.
Award decision date (estimated)
16 November 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Price | 40.00% | |
| Quality | Quality | 30.00% | |
| Quality Additional | Product Evaluation and Portal Demonstration | Quality | 30.00% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
** This is a conditions of participation stage, if you are interested in this opportunity, please request the document via the My Tenders portal below **
* Suppliers who do not meet the published minimum thresholds for financial capacity and/or technical ability will be deemed to have failed these conditions of participation and will not progress to the tender stage. *
Procurement Process
Stage 1: Participation & Shortlisting
Assessment of Conditions of Participation and quality response.
Suppliers must achieve a minimum quality score of 60%.
Up to 5 highest scoring suppliers will be shortlisted to Stage 2.
Stage 2: Presentation & Product Evaluation Shortlisted suppliers will be required to bring samples from a specified basket.
Assessment format:
Presentation (20 minutes)
Product demonstration/evaluation (25 minutes)
Structured Q&A (15 minutes)
Stage 3: Final Commercial Tender
Submission of final pricing for the Authority's Core PPE, Workwear and Hygiene Supplies Basket.
Contract award will be based in accordance with the published evaluation criteria.
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
The Authority considered whether preliminary market engagement was necessary prior to commencing the procurement. Market engagement was not undertaken and a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was not published because the requirement relates to the provision of standard, widely available workwear, PPE and hygiene supplies within a mature and competitive market.
The Authority is satisfied that proceeding directly to the Conditions of Participation stage will not distort competition or disadvantage potential suppliers and that the procurement documents provide sufficient information for suppliers to participate on an equal basis.
Documents
Associated tender documents
Procurement Specific Questionnaire to be completed and returned by 28th of September
Contracting authority
Nottingham Community Housing Association Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBW-6182-MLVN
Clifton Place
Nottingham
NG11 8PY
United Kingdom
Contact name: Rebecca Hoey
Email: rebecca.hoey [at] ncha.org.uk
Region: UKF14 - Nottingham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
