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Powered Respiratory Protective Suits

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 14:37.

Opportunity overview

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.

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.

Respirex International Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£461.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PLRN-4699-XZGG
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
DA181
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
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.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

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-PPON-PQMW-9436-MMYZ
Name
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Locality
Llantrisant
Postal Code
CF72 8LX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PQMW-9436-MMYZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Lee Bunkham
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PLRN-4699-XZGG
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
PLRN-4699-XZGG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

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
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
18143000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Protective gear

Value

Amount
461,628
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
553,953.6

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Accessories such as Training Suit (PVC) Lithium Batteries Rehydration systems Light weight gloves

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084596-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
18 Dec 2025, 16:22

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLRN-4699-XZGG
Name
Respirex International Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
8 Jan 2026, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
8 Jan 2036, 23:59
Starts
9 Jan 2026, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Llantrisant · UKL15 · CF72 8LX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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