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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: CORPORATE WORKWEAR AND PPE – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
2. Awarding Authority: Carmarthenshire County Council, County Hall, Carmarthen, GB, SA31 1JP. Tel: 01267234567. Email: JNWillis@carmarthenshire.gov.uk. Web: Buyer profile:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Open
4. Description: The Awarding Authority wishes to appoint a supplier or suppliers or for the provision and ongoing replenishment of a range of workwear (including domestic and catering) and Personal. Protective Equipment (PPE).
The tender is split into 4 lots and suppliers can bid on one or more. The lots involve:
Lot 1 General workwear
The Council wishes to appoint a supplier for the provision and ongoing replenishment of a range of General Workwear
Lot 2 Catering and domestic wear
The Council wishes to appoint a supplier for the provision and ongoing replenishment of a range of Catering and Domestic Wear.
Lot 3 Leisure and recreational wear
The Council wishes to appoint a supplier for the provision and ongoing replenishment of a range of Leisure and Recreational Wear
Lot 4 PPE
The Council wishes to appoint a supplier for the provision and ongoing replenishment of PPE
The framework shall be for 2 years with a further 12-month extension with the option of extending for a further 12 months. This will be subject to available budget, satisfactory performance, and agreement by all parties.
5. CPV Code(s): 18000000, 18222000, 18100000, 35113400
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL1, UKL14
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Main site or place of performance: Carmarthenshire
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: OCID: ocds-kuma6s-127978
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 000-000809
project_52597
itt_101230
WA Ref:129308
9. Estimated value of requirement: Value excluding VAT: 1,500,000.00 GBP
10. Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders 20.4.2023 (14:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

Additional information can be obtained from the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Cost / Weighting: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
12-month extension with the option of extending for a further 12 months
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
Information about options
Options: No
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 24/04/2023
Local time: 12:00
Place: Carmarthenshire
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
6 months prior to end of the framework
Additional information
To assist you in locating these opportunities on the BRAVO E Procurement System the project code is: project_52597
As this is an Open procedure, Tenderers must ensure that all ITT questions are fully responded to. The following ITT Project codes may further assist you in locating the opportunities:
ITT Code: itt_101230
Please also ensure you check the Attachments area for any documents/ information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack.
Suppliers Instructions How to express interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)
Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Click the “Suppliers register here” link
Enter your correct business and user details
Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”
2. Express an Interest in the Project
Login to the portal with the username/password
Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link. (These are Invitation to Tender Documents open to any registered supplier)
Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
Click the “Express Interest” button at the top of the screen
This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the ””Buyer Attachments” on the left hand side of the screen
3. Responding to the tender
At the top of the screen you can choose to Create Response or Decline to Respond (please give a reason if declining)
You can now use the Messages function on to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT
There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:
email: help@bravosolution.co.uk
Phone: 0800 368 4850/ Fax: 020 7080 0480
Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to:
Official name:
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Postal Address:
Carmarthenshire County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk , all information may be downloaded and returned though this channel.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at
(WA Ref:129308)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
TKR-2023318-EX-1561459