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Powered Respiratory Protective Suits

SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:36.

Opportunity overview

• 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£410k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00592506
Location
Tunbridge Wells, UKJ46, TN4 8TW, United Kingdom

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
ocds-h6vhtk-059fa1
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
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.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Entry 3
Id
additionalRepeatFurtherFollowingCompetitiveProcedure

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RYE
Name
SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Locality
Bicester
Postal Code
OX26 6HR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 7 & 8 Talisman Business Centre, Talisman Road

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
RYE
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PVXR-6533-XJPY
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00592506
Name
RESPIREX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ46
Country
GB
Locality
Tunbridge Wells
Postal Code
TN4 8TW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Shadwell House

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
00592506
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PLRN-4699-XZGG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

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

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
18143000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Protective gear

Value

Amount
410,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
492,000

Options

Description
Accessories such as Training Suit (PVC) Lithium battery Hard hat rehydration system Light weight gloves

Documents

Entry 1
Id
058699-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
22 Sept 2025, 18:50

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00592506
Name
RESPIREX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Milestones

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

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2035, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bicester · UKJ14 · OX26 6HR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059fa1-2025-09-22T18:50:19+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·