Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Medical and Industrial Gases Including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen
BuyerNHS Shared Business Services Limited
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published19 Feb 2026
What is being bought
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.
Lot details
Lot 2
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
Lot 3
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
Lot 4
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
2
Statusactive
3
Statusactive
SupplierAIR LIQUIDE LIMITED, BOC LIMITED
4
Statusactive
Contracts
Medical Gases in Cylinders
Statusactive
Value£70,000,000
Bulk Liquid Oxygen
Statusactive
Value£70,000,000
Industrial Gases
Statusactive
Value£70,000,000
Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services
Statusactive
Value£70,000,000
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
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|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 015211-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Thu Feb 19 2026 12:53:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 4 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 4 |
| Contracts in latest release | 4 |
| Parties in latest release | 6 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2026 | award, contract | 015211-2026 |
| 4 Nov 2025 | award, contract | 070696-2025 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | tenderUpdate | 029776-2025 |
| 30 Apr 2025 | tender | 017836-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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19 Feb 2026 · 015211-2026 · award, contract
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