Masks, Gowns, Visors, PAPRs & Associated Consumables 2027

The scope of this framework includes the supply of single-use healthcare personal protective equipment (PPE) and associated consumables for NHS clinical settings, including but not limited to: Facemasks (Type IIR surgical masks, FFP3 respirators) Gowns (category III isolation gowns, dignity gowns) Eye Protection (full-face visors) Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) and accessories Fit Testing Equipment (qualitative and quantitative kits) Cape Hood Type PB 6B We seek solutions that: Provide effective infection prevention and control in healthcare environments, meeting relevant legislative standards for Medical Devices and/or PPE regulations where relevant. Ensure resilience and scalability, including surge capacity for public health emergencies and dynamic stock rotation of pandemic related stockpiling.

Support a nationally coordinated stocked supply strategy, ensuring consistent availability of strategic PPE items, across the NHS. Simplify product ranges to those frequently purchased/required for the NHS, supported with robust clinical evidence, rationalising suppliers and product ranges to improve efficiency and resilience.

Embed sustainability and ethical sourcing, including carbon reduction initiatives and compliance with labour standards. Address high-risk modern slavery concerns, requiring suppliers to demonstrate robust due diligence and independent third-party audits of their supply chains.

Offer value for money, with periodic reopening of competition across Lots to aggregate purchasing nationally for committed annual volumes and enable continuous improvement. Provides transparency and clarity on product classification/type and intended use for protection, to reduce risk of misapplication.

Offer innovation, demonstrating how products support value based procurement through whole life cost, social value, efficiency, patient and staff outcomes, supply chain and the support for adoption. Suppliers should demonstrate how their proposals achieve these outcomes, including approaches to resilience, sustainability, and ethical compliance.

Supply of single-use Type IIR surgical face masks for healthcare and clinical environments. Products included within this lot may incorporate earloops or tie fastenings, anti-fog properties, mouldable or wire nose strips, integrated visors, MRI-compatible components, transparent communication panels, and child-friendly designs.

The lot includes both standard and specialist surgical face masks intended to provide fluid resistance and infection prevention in accordance with relevant healthcare standards Supply of disposable isolation gowns, protective gowns and patient dignity gowns for use within healthcare settings.

Products may include Category I and Category III PPE-regulated gowns, impermeable gowns, gowns tested for blood and viral penetration, cuffed and thumb-loop designs, multiple size options, and paediatric variants. The lot includes garments designed for protection against contamination, infection control, patient modesty and routine clinical care.

Supply of face visors providing facial protection for healthcare professionals. Products within this lot include assembled full-face visors designed to reduce exposure to splashes, droplets, and other hazards encountered in healthcare environments.

Supply of FFP3 disposable respirators for respiratory protection in healthcare and clinical environments. Products may include flat-folded and shaped respirator designs, valved and unvalved configurations, and elastic headbands.

Respirators within this lot are intended to provide high-level filtration performance against airborne particles and infectious agents. Supply of qualitative fit testing consumables used to assess the fit and performance of respiratory protective equipment.

Products within this lot include fit test kits, test hoods, bitter and sweet test solutions, atomisers, nebulisers, tubing, connectors and replacement components required to support respiratory fit testing programmes. Supply of quantitative fit testing systems, associated software, calibration services and consumables used to evaluate respirator fit.

Products may include fit testing machines, particulate counting devices, particulate generators, probes, connectors, tubing, adapter kits, software licences, calibration tools and maintenance services. Supply of powered air purifying respiratory systems (PAPR) and associated components for use in healthcare settings.

Products within this lot include complete PAPR systems, blower units, batteries, chargers, filters, hoses, hose covers, belts, harnesses, hard and soft hoods, airflow indicators, storage solutions and replacement accessories. Equipment may be designed to provide respiratory protection where tight-fitting respirators are unsuitable or additional respiratory protection is required.

Supply of protective hoods used in conjunction with respiratory and infection prevention measures. Products within this lot include disposable and reusable hoods meeting relevant protection standards, including hoods certified to EN 14126 for protection against infective agents.