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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medical-and-industrial-gases-including-cylinders-and-bulk-liquid-oxygen-ocds-h6vhtk-04cd9e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Shared Business Services Limited: "Medical and Industrial Gases (including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £70,000,000. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Shared Business Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-shared-business-services-limited-coh-05280446)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £70,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Medical gases
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04cd9e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medical-and-industrial-gases-including-cylinders-and-bulk-liquid-oxygen-ocds-h6vhtk-04cd9e#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Medical Gases in Cylinders
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24111500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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...

### Lot 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)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24111500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 mai...

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Industrial Gases
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24111500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 def...

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24111500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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. Additio...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000217-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-06T15:25:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:33:51.260Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04cd9e