ID 6453916 Department for Communities – HED – Provision of PPE

Buyer

Department for Communities

Value

£200,000

Closes

9 November 2026

Where

Moira, Northern Ireland

Type

Open tender

In plain English

The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland needs to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) and workwear for staff working on historic sites, monuments, listed buildings and archaeological sites. They want a reliable supplier to provide a full range of safety gear that meets European and British safety standards.

What the buyer wants

• Supply a complete range of workwear and PPE items (hard hats, gloves, safety boots, high-visibility clothing, respiratory protection, etc.) • Ensure all items meet or exceed European, British or equivalent safety standards • Provide items suitable for outdoor work, construction activities and hazardous conservation tasks across multiple dispersed sites

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

You must be able to source and supply PPE items that meet strict British and European safety standards with CE marking, which requires established relationships with certified manufacturers and significant stock holding capacity. Most one-person traders or very small businesses without PPE distribution experience will struggle to meet compliance and volume requirements.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

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