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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-0509c7). 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: complete. Framework Ceiling: £70,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: discovery.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Shared Business Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-shared-business-services-limited-coh-05280446)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £70,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial gases, Medical gases
- **Delivery Location:** GG, IM, JE, UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 15 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medical-and-industrial-gases-including-cylinders-and-bulk-liquid-oxygen-ocds-h6vhtk-0509c7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0509c7`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** NHS Shared Business Services 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.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/

## 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-0509c7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [discovery.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ariba.com%2Frfx%2F23055791)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/medical-and-industrial-gases-including-cylinders-and-bulk-liquid-oxygen-ocds-h6vhtk-0509c7#participate

## Description
NHS Shared Business Services 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.
This framework is for the provision of a wide range of Medical and Industrial Gases. The lotting structure is as follows:
Lot 1 - Medical Gases in Cylinders
Supply of cylinders containing a range of Medical Gases.
Lot 2 - Bulk Liquid Oxygen
Provision and installation of vacuum insulated evaporators (VIE), including back-up facilities, rental and maintenance of the VIE and back-up, and the supply of liquid oxygen.
Lot 3 - Industrial Gases
Supply of a range of Industrial Gases.
Lot 4 - Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services
Provision of sustainable medical gas solutions including sustainable medical gas products/alternatives, technology and products/solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical gases and services to support the delivery of sustainable solutions to Approved Organisations.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Medical Gases in Cylinders
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24111500
- **Delivery regions:** GG, IM, JE, UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB, GG, IM, JE
- **Estimated Value:** £70,000,000
- **Description:** Supply of cylinders containing a range of Medical Gases.
- **Contract Period:** 14/01/2026 to 13/01/2030

### Lot 2: Bulk Liquid Oxygen
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24111500
- **Delivery regions:** GG, IM, JE, UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB, GG, IM, JE
- **Estimated Value:** £70,000,000
- **Description:** Provision and installation of vacuum insulated evaporators (VIE), including back-up facilities, rental and maintenance of the VIE and back-up, and the supply of liquid oxygen.
- **Contract Period:** 14/01/2026 to 13/01/2030

### Lot 3: Supply of Industrial Gases
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24110000
- **Delivery regions:** GG, IM, JE, UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB, GG, IM, JE
- **Estimated Value:** £70,000,000
- **Description:** Supply of a range of Industrial Gases.
- **Contract Period:** 14/01/2026 to 13/01/2030

### Lot 4: Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24111500
- **Delivery regions:** GG, IM, JE, UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB, GG, IM, JE
- **Estimated Value:** £70,000,000
- **Description:** Provision of sustainable medical gas solutions including sustainable medical gas products/alternatives, technology and products/solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical gases and services to support the delivery of sustainable solution...
- **Contract Period:** 14/01/2026 to 13/01/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Medical Gases in Cylinders (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED, BOC Limited, SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:02103630`, `GB-COH-337663`, `GB-PPON:PHTZ-9514-MDXZ`
  - Value: £70,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/10/2025

- **Award:** Bulk Liquid Oxygen (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Air Products PLC, BOC Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-49526`, `GB-COH-337663`
  - Value: £70,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/10/2025

- **Award:** Supply of Industrial Gases (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED, BOC Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:02103630`, `GB-COH-337663`
  - Value: £70,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/10/2025

- **Award:** Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services (active)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **AGILE MEDICAL LTD, AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED, BOC Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:02103630`, `GB-FTS-170327`, `GB-COH-337663`
  - Value: £70,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 28/10/2025

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Medical Gases in Cylinders (active)
  - Signed Value: £70,000,000
  - Signed Date: 13/01/2026

- **Contract:** Bulk Liquid Oxygen (active)
  - Signed Value: £70,000,000
  - Signed Date: 13/01/2026

- **Contract:** Industrial Gases (active)
  - Signed Value: £70,000,000
  - Signed Date: 13/01/2026

- **Contract:** Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £70,000,000
  - Signed Date: 13/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017836-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-19T12:53:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T19:32:25.338Z
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