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Medical and Industrial Gases (including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen)

Medical gases
UK
Published value
£70,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published4
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS Shared Business Services Limited: "Medical and Industrial Gases (including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen)". Published status: planned. Published value: £70,000,000. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS Shared Business Services LimitedScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£70,000,000
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Published history for NHS Shared Business Services Limited. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
22.9Bids / Report
0.8% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1203 active published awards; 1165 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS Shared Business Services Limited
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published6 Jan 2025, 15:25 GMT
Last source update6 Jan 2025, 15:25 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationMedical gases
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04cd9e
What is being bought
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. NHS SBS intends to put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Medical and Industrial Gases (including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen) to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Further expanding our offering and as per the lotting structure detailed in this PIN, NHS SBS are considering an additional lot for Industrial Gases as well as a new Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services lot to support Approved Organisations in achieving their net zero targets, whilst further supporting wider carbon reduction initiatives as detailed in the NHS Long Term Plan. We would welcome your views on this proposed lotting structure in response to the RFI. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ We are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be a significant weighting on these elements in the tender.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £70,000,000
    6 Jan 2025, 15:25 GMT
  2. Status changed to planned
    6 Jan 2025, 15:25 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    6 Jan 2025, 15:25 GMT
  4. Buyer information updated
    6 Jan 2025, 15:25 GMT
Lots and requirements (4)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 - Medical Gases in Cylinders
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    Supply of cylinders containing a variety of medical gases to Approved Organisations with multiple sites and delivery points. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live shortly after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement SBS10040 on 30/09/2025. Please see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAPAriba RFI.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2 - Bulk Liquid Oxygen - including the supply, installation and commissioning of liquid oxygen storage tanks, ancillary equipment and medical liquid oxygen (including specialist gases)
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    Provision and installation of a vacuum insulated evaporator (VIE), and back-up facility, rental, depreciation and maintenance of the VIE and backup, in addition to the supply of liquid oxygen. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live shortly after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement SBS10040 on 30/09/2025. Please see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAPAriba RFI.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lot 3 - Industrial Gases
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    Supply of a wide range of Industrial Gases to Approved Organisations with multiple sites and delivery points. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live shortly after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement SBS10040 on 30/09/2025. Please see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAPAriba RFI.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Lot 4 - Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    Provision of sustainable medical gas solutions including sustainable medical gas products, technology to reduce the environmental impact of medical gases and services to support the delivery of sustainable solutions to Approved Organisations. Additional information: Please see description in the main contract objective on the Request for Information (RFI). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this initial market engagement PIN. The new Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live shortly after the expiry of the existing Framework Agreement SBS10040 on 30/09/2025. Please see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAPAriba RFI.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Jan 2025, 15:25 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS Shared Business Services Limited

Contracting authority GB-COH-05280446
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