Planning

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) & Clothing - RFI

  • ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-073522

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e063

Published 13 November 2025, 1:06pm



Scope

Reference

OP.0811

Description

Ordnance Survey require a provider to supply of a range of Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing for the Field Surveying Services teams which include Production Managers, Field Surveyors and Data Collectors. Ordnance Survey's Field Surveying.

OS Field Surveyors and Data Collectors work outdoors, in all weathers and seasons, on active construction sites, by highways and in other urban and in rural environments. Whilst not involved in physical construction activities, they conduct topographic surveys, often during the construction phase of new developments, to capture manmade (and natural) changes in the real world and update our map database.

OS require a provider to supply of a range of Personal Protective Equipment, as an additional mitigating factor, to reduce risk when OS staff are working in these environments. These items will be split into "core items" that OS would expect all staff to require, that OS would consider a priority, as well as a number of additional items. OS require products to be available for staff, as and when required by the individual's needs. The provision is required to be in a timely manner so that OS can provide the required PPE to staff promptly, avoiding delays in providing them with important safety equipment.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 25 November 2025 to 26 November 2025
  • 2 days

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 18113000 - Industrial clothing
  • 18143000 - Protective gear
  • 18220000 - Weatherproof clothing
  • 18221000 - Waterproof clothing
  • 18222000 - Corporate clothing
  • 18444000 - Protective headgear
  • 18830000 - Protective footwear
  • 18831000 - Footwear incorporating a protective metal toecap
  • 35113400 - Protective and safety clothing

Engagement

Engagement deadline

25 November 2025

Engagement process description

Request for Information (RFI) for Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) & Clothing

The RFI documents issued by Ordnance Survey as part of this process are made available electronically via Ordnance survey's web based electronic supplier and contract management system, InTend. This can be found at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/os

Upload your responses/documents and submit them electronically through InTend. Please note, you must ensure that you 'submit' the documents. Simply uploading them to the portal will not register a response. Once your documents have been submitted, you will receive an e-mail notification.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Contracting authority

ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED

  • Companies House: 09121572

Explorer House Adanac Drive

Southampton

SO16 0AS

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)