Blue roll and nitrile gloves

Summary

The requester asked about upcoming tender reopenings for blue roll and disposable gloves for the Department of Infrastructure and other departments. The Department of Infrastructure confirmed its current contract for these items expires on 31 December 2022 but stated it does not hold information regarding other departments.

Key Facts

• The Department of Infrastructure is currently under contract for cleaning consumables including blue roll and disposable gloves.
• The renewal date for the Department of Infrastructure's contract is 31st December 2022.
• The Department of Infrastructure does not hold information regarding tender reopenings for other departments.
• The request was received on 26 April 2022 and responded to on 29 April 2022.

Data Disclosed

• 2402691
• 2022-04-26
• 2022-04-29
• 31st December 2022
• IM1 2RF
• 01624 686785

Original Request

Is there due to be a tender reopening anytime soon for the supply of blue roll and various types of disposable gloves etc? For the DOI and any other department. If so, what date will they be open from?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 2402691 29 April 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 26 April 2022 and which states:

"Is there due to be a tender reopening anytime soon for the supply of blue roll and various types of disposable gloves etc? For the DOI and any other department. If so, what date will they be open from?" The Department of Infrastructure can confirm we are still in contract for cleaning consumables which includes blue roll and disposable gloves and the renewal date is 31st December 2022. The Department of Infrastructure does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so find the information that you have requested for any other Departments.

Please quote the reference number 2402691 in any future communications.

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