Personal Protective Equipment 2884208
- Buyer
- Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service
- Value
- £5,000,000,000
- Closes
- 31 January 2029
- Where
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
Northern Ireland's public sector is setting up a dynamic purchasing system (an open framework) to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) for hospitals, councils and public bodies. Suppliers can join the framework and then bid for individual orders as they arise. The estimated total value is £5 billion, but individual orders will be much smaller.
What the buyer wants
• Supply disposable and re-usable PPE (gloves, masks, gowns, eye protection and similar) and associated products to Northern Ireland public sector bodies • Register on the eTendersNI portal and respond to the DPS invitation with your company details, product range and capability • Be ready to fulfil orders placed by individual public bodies throughout the contract term
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
Most small PPE suppliers will struggle because this is a massive framework (£5 billion) serving all Northern Ireland public bodies, so buyers will expect significant stock capacity, established distribution networks, and proven ability to handle large, urgent orders across multiple locations simultaneously.
How to bid
This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.
How dynamic purchasing systems work
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