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Published 18 Dec 2025, 16:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Powered Respiratory Protective Suits

Official notice

Authority: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Awarded value£461,628published 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 NCAF and the CBRN JOPs National Resilience Wales has a duty to provide Mass Decontamination at CBRN events alongside providing a fully capable DIM capability. This requirement can only be delivered if personnel have the correct PPE. NR Wales also undertakes mass decontamination of body bags (DBB) following a mass casualty event and is only one of four services to do so in the UK.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: WalesEligibility: 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
18 Dec 2025, 16:22 GMT
Last source update
18 Dec 2025, 16:22 GMT
Authority reference
DA181
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084596
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f9a3 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

Single supplier – Technical reasons – Maintain Interoperability with NR England. Sole Supplier of product. This is to replace PRPS 2 by Respirex with PRPS 3 suits.

Additional or repeat goods, services or works – Replacement of current stock of CBRN capability suits.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 16:22 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £461,6281 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RESPIREX INTERNATIONAL LTDSME9 Jan 2026 – 8 Jan 2036Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Accessories such as Training Suit (PVC) Lithium Batteries Rehydration systems Light weight gloves£461,628—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQMW-9436-MMYZ South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Llantrisant, Wales, CF72 8LXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Respirex International LimitedAwarded supplierGB-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 Tender