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Published 21 May 2025, 15:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Powered Respirator Protective Suits (PRPS) Framework

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove threshold
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£27,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · starts 1 Dec 2025
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Development of a procurement framework from which Acute NHS Trusts, Ambulance NHS Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, DAs, and other relevant agencies are able to purchase replacement powered respirator protective suits (PRPS) -specialist PPE primarily used by emergency responders in the event of the need to undertake mass/clinical decontamination of individuals involved in HazMat/CBRN Incidents. NHS England is not committing expenditure under this framework at this stage.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Development of a procurement framework from which Acute NHS Trusts, Ambulance NHS Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, DAs, and other relevant agencies are able to purchase replacement powered respirator protective suits (PRPS) -specialist PPE primarily used by emergency responders in the event of the need to undertake mass/clinical decontamination of individuals involved in HazMat/CBRN Incidents. NHS England is not committing expenditure under this framework at this stage. If there is any requirement at a later stage, this will be managed by a new business case.

CPV: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2029 (4 yrs)

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Powered Respirator Protective Suits (PRPS) Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2025, 15:58 BST
Last source update
21 May 2025, 15:58 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024190
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051bb0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 15:58 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts346 days ago
    1 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 15:58 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender