Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Medical Gas Equipment [5506268]
Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 9 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaintenance of Medical Gas Equipment [5506268]
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Maintenance of Medical Gas Equipment [5506268] Additional information: The estimated…AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,338,168
Maintenance of Medical Gas Equipment [5506268] Additional information: The estimated value for this procurement is the highest value in the following range: 894,675 GBP to 6,338,168 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 5 year Contract plus maximum 36 month extension and contingency for potential additional equipment or higher level of repairs during the Contract period for all Clients for Sections 1 and 2.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Price: 90%
- Social Value Considerations: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Social Value Considerations: 10
- Price: 90
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Dec 2024, 14:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 14:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034756- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c8c4Find a Tender
- Review procedure
PaLS will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court: England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Publisher note: This procurement is a joint procedure and Contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This Contract is not a joint Contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the participants listed in Section I. The Contracting Authority has identified the Most Economically Advantageous Tender(s) (MEAT) on the basis of the highest totalled score for social value considerations and price/cost. Quality was assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. Compliance with all elements of the Specification and all other requirements as listed in the Tender documentation has been demonstrated. Full details of the evaluation process were provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS)(SS20b) published with the tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
7 Feb 2025 → 7 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected7 Feb 2025
- Submission deadline11 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published24 Jun 2025, 14:17 BST
- Bids must remain valid until7 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Feb 2025- Published value published: £6,338,1686 Feb 2025, 16:19 GMT
- Status changed to active6 Feb 2025, 16:19 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Feb 2025, 16:19 GMT
- Deadline published: 11 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT6 Feb 2025, 16:19 GMT
- Buyer details updated6 Feb 2025, 16:19 GMT
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2025, 14:17 BST
- Buyer details updated24 Jun 2025, 14:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMA COMPRESSED AIR SPECIALISTS LTDSME, OXYGEN CARE LTDSMEjoint awardContract | £6,338,168 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · AMA COMPRESSED AIR SPECIALISTS LTDSME, OXYGEN CARE LTDSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2025
- Value
- £6,338,168
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServiceContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
- NI Ambulance Service TrustContracting authority
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service TrustContracting authority
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Business Services OrganisationReview body
- Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logisitics ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- AMA COMPRESSED AIR SPECIALISTS LTDAwarded supplier
- OXYGEN CARE LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.