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Published 13 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

3 lotsGoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Chemical products (24)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£6,894,000envelope for 3 lots · £8,272,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2025awarded 6 Nov 2025
Awarded to Thames Cryogenics Ltd2 awards
Contract term 4 yrs 11 moends 31 Jul 2030 · up to 31 Jul 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply & Maintenance of Cryogenic Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST.
  • How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Compliance with Specification Stage 2 - Validation

CPV: Liquid nitrogen · Vessel storage services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£6,894,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Supply of Replacement VesselsAwardedRenewal 4 yrs 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,446,000

Supply of Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels to replace existing fleet.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2030 (4 yrs 11 mo) · up to 31 Jul 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,446,000 exc. VAT · £1,735,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension options · 2 x 12 month extension options
24111800 Liquid nitrogen63726300 Vessel storage services
Lot #2Supply of Additional VesselsAwardedRenewal 4 yrs 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£4,095,000

Supply of Additional Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels to increase capacity of existing fleet.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2030 (4 yrs 11 mo) · up to 31 Jul 2032 with extensionsValue: £4,095,000 exc. VAT · £4,914,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension options · 2 x 12 month extension options
24111800 Liquid nitrogen63726300 Vessel storage services
Lot #3Maintenance of All VesselsAwardedRenewal 4 yrs 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,353,000

Repair and Maintenance Services new and existing Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels across all NHSBT sites nationally.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2030 (4 yrs 11 mo) · up to 31 Jul 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,353,000 exc. VAT · £1,623,600 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension options · 2 x 12 month extension options
24111800 Liquid nitrogen63726300 Vessel storage services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality - Technical: 30%
  • Price: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality - Technical
  • Social Value
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 11 Aug 2025
First published
13 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
Last source update
2 Dec 2025, 14:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 Aug 2025
Authority reference
C365915
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032317
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Liquid nitrogenVessel storage services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05489a Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days payment terms

How it runs

Stage 1 - Compliance with Specification Stage 2 - Validation

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
9 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

13 Jun 2025 → 2 Dec 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    27 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    9 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent343 days ago
    7 Nov 2025
  7. Standstill ends331 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published318 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 14:40 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 14:33 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Nov 2025, 13:31 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 14:40 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £3,456,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 75 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Across several lots2 awards
Thames Cryogenics LtdSMESupply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Cryogenic Storage Vessels1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2032Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension options£3,456,0006 Nov 2025standstill to 18 Nov 2025Standstill
Thames Cryogenics LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Vessels · Thames Cryogenics LtdSME

    Signed
    30 Nov 2025
    Value
    £3,456,000
    Period
    1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2032 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month extension options

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Supply of Replacement Vessels3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one20—
2 · Supply of Additional Vessels3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one20—
3 · Maintenance of All Vessels1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDBY-6395-VWBP 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Thames CryogenicsAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04712793 Gooch Drive, Southmead Industrial Estate, Didcot, South East, OX11 7PRContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender