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Supply of Liquid Nitrogen

Liquid nitrogen
North West (UKD3)
South East (UKJ)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK Biobank Ltd: "Supply of Liquid Nitrogen". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK Biobank LtdScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: UK Biobank Ltd
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for UK Biobank Ltd. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.1Bids / Report
25% 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: 8 active published awards; 8 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityUK Biobank Ltd
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published24 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST
Last source update24 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLiquid nitrogen
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
South East (UKJ)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-029ee5
What is being bought
UK Biobank (UKBB) and UK Biocentre (UKBC) require the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN). UKBB is tendering on behalf of itself and UKBC. UK Biobank (UKBB) is a major national health resource, and a registered charity in its own right, with the aim of improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses – including cancer, heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, eye disorders, depression and forms of dementia. UK Biocentre (UKBC) was incorporated as a limited company on 4 May 2011 as a separate legal entity to its owner, UK Biobank, in order to utilise the skills and knowledge gained by UK Biobank in sample storage, processing, analysis and management. The primary service offered by UKBC to its customers is the collection, storage and assay of biological samples gathered from human volunteers. This Contract Notice relates to the award of two contracts: Lot 1 – Contract for the Supply of LN to UKBB’s site in Cheadle, Stockport, UK from 28 June 2021; Lot 2 – Contract for the Supply of LN to UKBC’s sites located in Milton Keynes and Oxford, UK from 28 June 2021. Tenders can be submitted for one or both of the Lots. This specification (provided as part of the procurement documents) sets out the requirements for the supply of LN.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    24 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    24 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    24 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    24 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST
  5. Published value updated to £2,300,000
    24 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    24 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    24 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 28 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
    24 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    24 Mar 2021, 17:16 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK Biobank
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    UK Biobank (UKBB) requires the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN) of a minimum purity grade of 99% to its site in Cheadle, Stockport, UK from 28 June 2021. UKBB have 2 x 50,000 litre tanks. UKBB will be responsible for the provision of the tanks and the pipework. All telemetry equipment required must be supplied and maintained by the supplier as part of this contract. The supplier is also required to service the UKBB tanks. Indicative LN volumes required by UKBB are 290 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 5,000 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume). It is not anticipated that these volumes will reduce. However, UKBB does not guarantee any volume of supply. Further details are set out in the Specification.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK Biocentre
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    UK Biocentre (UKBC) requires the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN) of a minimum purity grade of 99% to its sites in Milton Keynes and Oxford, UK from 28 June 2021. UKBC have 2 x 2,000 litre tanks in Milton Keynes and 2 x 20,000 litre tanks in Oxford. UKBC will be responsible for the provision of the tanks and the pipework. All telemetry equipment required must be supplied and maintained by the supplier as part of this contract. Servicing of the UKBC tanks is not included within the scope of Lot 2. Indicative volumes of LN required by UKBC are as follows: Milton Keynes site: 10 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 110 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume) Oxford site: 70 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 820 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume) It is not anticipated that these volumes will reduce but they are expected to increase gradually by 10-15% over the next 2 years. However, UKBC does not guarantee any volume of supply. Further details are set out in the Specification.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    24 Sept 2021, 10:35 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 24 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST · £659,545
  5. Contract active
    Signed 24 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST · £142,873
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Air Products Plc
Not published · Not published · active
Air Products Plc
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK Biobank
£659,545 · signed 24 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK Biocentre
£142,873 · signed 24 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 2 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 2)
smeBids: 0 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK Biobank Ltd

Contracting authority GB-FTS-9977
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  • UK Biobank Ltd
    buyer

    1-2 Spectrum Way, Adswood, Stockport, UKD3, SK3 0SA
    tenders@ukbiobank.ac.uk
    +44 1614755386

  • UK Biocentre Ltd
    buyer

    Unit 2-3 Bradbourne Drive, Java Park, , Tilbrook, Milton Keynes, UKJ12, MK7 8AT
    tenders@ukbiocentre.com
    +44 1614755386

  • Air Products Plc
    supplier

    Hersham Place Technology Park, Molesey Road, Hersham, UK, KT12 4RZ

  • The High Court
    reviewBody

    Cabinet Office, London
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