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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: BODY ARMOUR
2. Awarding Authority: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, GB, CF99 1SN. Tel: 03002006549.. Web: (Helena Grant)
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Dual stage
4. Description: The Awarding Authority is looking to put a contract in place for the provision of security vests (Body Armour) which will be issued to Security Officers as part of their PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
These security vests (Body Armour) must be certified by the UK Home Office to their standard of HG1, KR1 & SP1.
The contract will be in place for a 5 year period, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
5. CPV Code(s): 35800000, 35113400
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL1, UKL14, UKL, UKL1, UKL11, UKL, UKL1, UKL12, UKL, UKL1, UKL13, UKL, UKL2, UKL24, UKL, UKL2, UKL22, UKL, UKL2, UKL23, UKL, UKL2, UKL21, UKL, UKL1, UKL15, UKL, UKL1, UKL16, UKL, UKL1, UKL18, UKL, UKL1, UKL17
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: WALES
West Wales and The Valleys
Isle of Anglesey
Gwynedd
Conwy and Denbighshire
South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Swansea
East Wales
Monmouthshire and Newport
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Flintshire and Wrexham
Powys
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority: 1230/HG
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-129503
WA Ref:129503
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Deadline for requests to participate 15.3.2023 (10:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: Electronic access to information:
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate:
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at
Total quantity or scope of tender
The contract will be in place for a 5 year period, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
Minimum standards and qualification required
Selection criteria as stated in the Procurement documents on the website above.
Dispatch of invitations to tender: 23-03-2023
Estimated award date: 05-05-2023
Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up: EN CY
Additional Information
Suppliers will need to be registered on the Bravo Solution portal in order to obtain the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and view the supporting Procurement documents. If you are not already registered you can register by going to www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk. It is free to register on this portal. Once registered:-
Click the ‘Open Access PQQs’ link
Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content (pqq_33395 – Body Armour)
Click the ‘Express Interest’ button in the ‘Actions’ box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the PQQ into your ‘My PQQs’ page
Click on the PQQ code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the ‘Settings and Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘Actions’ box
You can now choose to ‘Reply’ to the PQQ and submit your response
Please note that the Procurement documents will be uploaded into the ‘Supplier Attachments’ area under ‘Settings’ for all suppliers to view.
(WA Ref:129503)
TKR-202332-EX-1554039