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# Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-maintenance-of-liquid-nitrogen-storage-vessels-ocds-h6vhtk-05489a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Blood and Transplant: "Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels". Published status: complete. Published Value: £6,894,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Blood and Transplant](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gov-ot486)
- **Published Value:** £6,894,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 July 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Liquid nitrogen, Vessel storage services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £3,456,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-maintenance-of-liquid-nitrogen-storage-vessels-ocds-h6vhtk-05489a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05489a`

## 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/supply-maintenance-of-liquid-nitrogen-storage-vessels-ocds-h6vhtk-05489a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-maintenance-of-liquid-nitrogen-storage-vessels-ocds-h6vhtk-05489a#participate

## Description
Supply & Maintenance of Cryogenic Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Supply of Replacement Vessels
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24111800, 63726300

- **Estimated Value:** £1,446,000
- **Description:** Supply of Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels to replace existing fleet.
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Supply of Additional Vessels
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24111800, 63726300

- **Estimated Value:** £4,095,000
- **Description:** Supply of Additional Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels to increase capacity of existing fleet.
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Maintenance of All Vessels
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24111800, 63726300

- **Estimated Value:** £1,353,000
- **Description:** Repair and Maintenance Services new and existing Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels across all NHSBT sites nationally.
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Cryogenic Storage Vessels (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **THAMES CRYOGENICS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180772`
  - Value: £3,456,000
  - Date: 06/11/2025

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **THAMES CRYOGENICS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180772`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Vessels (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,456,000
  - Signed Date: 30/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032317-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-02T14:40:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T09:33:34.100Z
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