Awarded 11 September 2026
CA18127 - Health Sciences University Further Competition via ESPO Framework 144_23 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Clothing
Health Sciences University · South West
PPE tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
105 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
PPE contracts ,
105 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest PPE contracts awarded
Awarded 7 September 2026
Contract for PPE and Clothing
Redditch Borough Council
Awarded 20 August 2026
Supply of Uniform and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
London Borough of Lewisham · London
Awarded 20 August 2026
Workwear and PPE
Places for People Group Ltd · North West
Awarded 14 August 2026
AA-522-2-DA PPE, First Aid Materials & Workwear using SXL 0625
NHS Ayrshire & Arran · Scotland
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Arco won the most PPE contracts
Protective Wear Supplies won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arco West Midlands · See every contract | 13 | £17.5m | 11 | ||
| 2joint | Protective Wear Supplies London · SME · See every contract | 9 | £17.9m | 8 | ||
| 2joint | PK Safety South West · SME · See every contract | 9 | £2.4m | 5 | ||
| 2joint | SMI Int Group Limited London · SME · See every contract | 9 | £1.3m | 9 | ||
| 5 | Bunzl London · SME · See every contract | 8 | £668k | 7 | ||
| 6joint | Healthy Bean Limited London · SME · See every contract | 6 | £3.4m | 6 | ||
| 6joint | Lyreco West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 6 | £359k | 6 | ||
| 8 | Arden Winch & Co East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 5 | £1.1m | 5 | ||
| 9joint | PJD Safety Supplies Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 4 | £953k | 4 | ||
| 9joint | Wray Bros North West · SME · See every contract | 4 | £110k | 3 |
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Who buys
Councils award 40% of PPE contracts
Housing associations buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £209k against £120k. Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
13 buyers bought PPE more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many PPE contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many PPE contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Yorkshire Council | 3 | £2.1m |
| 2 | Liverpool City Council | 3 | £390k |
| 3 | Redditch Borough Council | 3 | £160k |
| 4 | SGN | 2 | £14.8m |
| 5 | Scottish Government | 2 | £2.2m |
| 6 | LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED | 2 | £831k |
| 7 | Midland Heart | 2 | £560k |
| 8 | Scottish Borders Council | 2 | £155k |
| 9 | The City of Liverpool College | 2 | £149k |
| 10 | Torridge District Council | 2 | £108k |
Prices
Half of PPE contracts are worth less than £163k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 69% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- SGNProtective Wear Supplies · 7 Aug 2026
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsArco · 17 Jul 2026
- Yorkshire Purchasing OrganisationRexel, Workwear Express, Lyreco, Arco, Arden Winch & Co, Burlington Uniforms Ltd, Ilasco Ltd, Arrow County Supplies Ltd, Chelmsford Safety Supplies, Head 2 Toe Workwear, Signet Industrial Distribution Ltd, Enviroclean Global · 8 Nov 2024
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Workwear Express, Bates Office Services Ltd, Unisurge, Medscience Distribution, Mediq Healthcare UK, Mi Hub, THE BUSINESS SUPPLIES GROUP, Behrens Healthcare, toffeln ltd, Accrington Surgical instrument Suppliers Limited, Alsico, CMCA (UK), Healthy Bean Limited, Iskus Health, Medline, Richardson Healthcare Limited, Rocialle Healthcare Limited, Thomas Owen & Sons, Valmy SAS Ltd, Work In Style, Atlandtis & Co Ltd, ELEANOR HOSPITAL LOGISTICS LTD, ISOL8 Healthcare Limited, KAYZ TRANSPORT LIMITED, LUCAS JACOB LTD · 18 Dec 2024
- Environment AgencyArco · 27 Mar 2025
- Nottingham City CouncilBunzl, Arden Winch & Co, SMI Int Group Limited, Tudor Environmental · 28 Feb 2026
- North Yorkshire CouncilHealthy Bean Limited · 11 Jul 2026
- London Borough of MertonPK Safety · 11 Feb 2025
- Food Standards AgencyArco · 10 Sep 2025
- Scottish GovernmentArco, Gibb & Beveridge Engineering Agencies Ltd, Lion Safety · 5 Sep 2025
Where and when
The North West awards the most PPE contracts. March and May are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 13 | £2.7m |
| East Midlands | 9 | £3.6m |
| Scotland | 9 | £3.1m |
| London | 8 | £17.9m |
| South West | 6 | £1.9m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | £1.1m |
| West Midlands | 5 | £1.3m |
| North East | 4 | £987k |
| East of England | 4 | £1.2m |
| South East | 4 | £391k |
| Wales | 3 | £2.3m |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | £114k |
Often bought with PPE
Deadlines
Half of PPE tenders close within 31 days of being published
Each dot is a PPE tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 48% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
Key findings
- 31 days
is how long the typical PPE tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 44 UK PPE tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new PPE tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
56 in the last 24 months. - 69%
of the money is in the 10 biggest PPE contracts.
Of 92 contracts with a published value. - 69%
of PPE contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 70 award notices. - 26%
of PPE contracts are awarded in March and May.
27 of 105 contracts.
Questions
How many PPE contracts does the UK public sector award?
105 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 89 public buyers.
How long are PPE tenders open for?
The median PPE tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector PPE contract worth?
The median is £163k, and 62% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector PPE contracts?
Arco won the most (13). Protective Wear Supplies won the most by value (£17.9m).
Which buyers award the most PPE contracts?
Councils award 40% of them.
What is included
Supply of a general range of personal protective equipment, alone or together with workwear, uniforms and safety footwear, from one distributor through a catalogue, framework or term contract: gloves, eye, head and hearing protection, masks, disposable coveralls and aprons, hi-vis and hand sanitiser, delivered to many sites.
- PPE frameworks and term contracts
- Mixed PPE ranges
- Non-clinical and Covid-19 non-medical PPE
- PPE with some footwear, first aid or hygiene lines
- PPE supplied to regulated premises
- PPE and workwear frameworks
- Uniform and PPE lots
- Workwear, footwear and PPE for operatives
- Utility PPE and clothing consolidations
- Fieldwork safety clothing and equipment
What is not included
- Workwear or hi-vis bought alone (off.cloth.workwear-hi-vis)
- Safety footwear bought alone (off.cloth.safety-occupational-footwear)
- Outsourced managed uniform programmes (off.cloth.corporate-staff-uniforms)
- Firefighter kit (off.ppe.firefighter-ppe)
- Gloves bought alone (off.ppe.gloves-hand-protection)
- Single-category eyewear, helmets or hearing protection (off.ppe.hand-eye-head-hearing-protection)
- Respirators and face fit testing (off.ppe.respiratory-protection-face-fit)
- Clinical infection-control PPE and examination gloves (another industry: healthcare, hlt.cons.clinical-ppe-gloves)
- First aid kits bought alone (another industry: healthcare, hlt.cons.broadline-medical-consumables)
- Office supplies catalogues carrying some PPE lines (off.supply.office-stationery-catalogue)
- Height safety and fall arrest equipment (another industry: construction-trades, con.lifts.height-safety)