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title: "Provision of Gas Tight Suits for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service"
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buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE"
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# Provision of Gas Tight Suits for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fc406306-c045-49c3-bcbb-cd0194b7a160

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## Summary

The Staffordshire Police awarded a contract for the provision of Gas Tight Suits to Respirex International Limited. The contract, titled "Provision of Gas Tight Suits for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service," falls under the industry category of Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment. The procurement method used was Other - Direct Award via Exemption. The tender period ended on 1st September 2022, with a contract period starting on 18th December 2022 and ending on 31st December 2026 in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.

This contract award to supply Gas Tight Suits presents business growth opportunities for suppliers specialising in security and fire-fighting equipment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) companies may find this tender particularly suitable due to its direct award method. Businesses in the fire protection industry are well-suited to compete given the specific nature of the contract requirements and the estimated value of £52,000.

## Notice

Exemption signed off for the supply of Gas Tight Suits with Respirex. Respirex were the only supplier who could supply a suit that met the current specification that was in use at SFRS. It was confirmed that changing the specification of suit could have a lot of implications in terms of fire fighter protection and changes to training requirements. I researched potential frameworks for gas tight suits and currently none exist. It also looks as though other FRS across the country use the same supplier. There is no Contract in place with the supplier and individual orders will be place with the supplier. The Contract end date is the date that the exemption covers. The value is an estimate. I put PS50K for the value as its estimated to be between PS45 -PS52K.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/242c6099-37b1-4bdb-abe3-92211f438ed3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Direct Award via Exemption |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 18 Dec 2022 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £52,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST18 0YY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Milwich |
| Westminster constituency | Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RESPIREX INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

## Release History

- 2 Jan 2023 at 09:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/242c6099-37b1-4bdb-abe3-92211f438ed3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/242c6099-37b1-4bdb-abe3-92211f438ed3
  2nd January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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