Powered Respiratory Protective Suits

Authority: South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£410,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to RESPIREX INTERNATIONAL LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Under the Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Framework (EPRR Standard 10) SCAS must be able to provide an effective response to patients affected by a Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN). This requirement can only be delivered if personnel have the correct PPE.
The Respirex suit has been designed to NHSE specification . There are no other suppliers who can meet the specification.
There is no framework available.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

18143000 Protective gear

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Sept 2025, 18:50 BST
Last source update: 22 Sept 2025, 18:50 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-058699
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059fa1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement; Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
Published justification: NHS Resilience, Emergency Capabilities Unit have completed a competitive tender with comprehensive specification requirements. Respirex were the winning supplier and now each Trust must make a direct purchase for this PPE.
These are additional suits, therefor a repeat order.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025

Transparency notice published
22 Sept 2025, 18:50 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £410,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RESPIREX INTERNATIONAL LTD1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2035Options: Accessories such as Training Suit (PVC) Lithium battery Hard hat rehydration system Light weight gloves	£410,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RYE · GB-PPON: PVXR-6533-XJPY Unit 7 & 8 Talisman Business Centre, Talisman Road, Bicester, South East, OX26 6HRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RESPIREX INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00592506GB-PPON: PLRN-4699-XZGG Shadwell House, Tunbridge Wells, South East, TN4 8TWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender22 Sept 2025, 18:50 BST