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SWAST-5008-MC

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:45.

Opportunity overview

Powered Respirator Protection Suits

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C352333
Status
complete
Published risks
SINGLE SOURCE PRODUCT – This is the DH/NHS England specified suit supplied to all A&E departments and all HART and possibly SORT teams now, across the regional Ambulance authorities. National fire Chiefs Council - Mass Decon and DVI use these PRPS suits, and this is also the suit that the CBRN police use for controlling perimeters at Hot Zones. There is no alternative suit. Respirex are the only supplier and manufacturer of this level of suit with PAPR. Respirex are the only company authorised to undertake the Service and maintenance of the PRPS suit.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
SINGLE SOURCE PRODUCT – This is the DH/NHS England specified suit supplied to all A&E departments and all HART and possibly SORT teams now, across the regional Ambulance authorities. National fire Chiefs Council - Mass Decon and DVI use these PRPS suits, and this is also the suit that the CBRN police use for controlling perimeters at Hot Zones. There is no alternative suit. Respirex are the only supplier and manufacturer of this level of suit with PAPR. Respirex are the only company authorised to undertake the Service and maintenance of the PRPS suit.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQXD-1311-BRXL
Name
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK43
Country
GB
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX2 7HY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Westcountry House, Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Sowton Industrial Estate

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PQXD-1311-BRXL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Tanya Miles
Telephone
07787045276

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Powered Respirator Protective Suits
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35113410
Scheme
CPV
Description
Garments for biological or chemical protection

Value

Amount
151,070
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
181,284

Documents

Entry 1
Id
013970-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
9 Apr 2025, 13:39

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
9 Apr 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
10 Apr 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX2 7HY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ffac-2025-04-09T13:39:38+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·