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Published 19 Jan 2024, 14:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions

Official notice

Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreement4 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£431,000,000envelope for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 12 Apr 2024awarded 4 Feb 2025

Lots 4see the lot list below

Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · starts 1 Jul 2024

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP) has procured a framework for the supply of medical gases and associated items/services. The framework is to operate across the UK and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via a signed access agreement. For a full list of Participating Authorities refer to document Appendix A9 in the tender pack. The framework is a collaborative procurement with four NHS procurement hubs (known as NHS Procurement in Partnership (NHS PiP)). The procurement hubs are listed below in alphabetical order: 1. East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement hub 2. NHS Commercial Solutions 3. NHS London Procurement Partnership 4. North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative The procurement has established a national Framework Agreement which will run for a 4 year period. This will be delivered through four Lots which are:

the provision of liquid medical oxygen
medical gas cylinders with associated tracking
nitric oxide therapy
national ambulance service medical gas cylinders

CPV: Medical gases

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 3 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 4 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2024

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Bulk Medical Liquid OxygenCancelled 4 yrsPublished value£140,154,274

Lot 1 of the TPGS framework involves the supply of Medical Liquid Oxygen, storage equipment and any other ancillaries and associated products in accordance with all statutory regulations. The general requirements include the supply and installation of Vacuum Insulated Evaporators (VIE), all associated equipment including but not limited to vaporising sets, telemetry and back-up facility, rental, depreciation and maintenance of the VIE(s) in addition to the supply of Medical Liquid Oxygen. Call off contracts can only be awarded under Lot 1 via a further competition exercise. Additional information: The estimated value of the framework lot is provided solely for informational purposes and should be understood as an estimate. There is no commitment to spend any amount under this framework or lot, and actual expenditure may vary based on needs and circumstances.

Contract period: 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Please refer to Appendix A9 in the tender pack for the list of potential Participating Authorities

Variant bids: not allowed

24111500 Medical gases

Lot #2Medical Gas cylinders and associated cylinder tracking (Hospitals)Cancelled 4 yrsPublished value£181,249,585

Lot 2 of the TPGS framework involves the supply of a specified selection of medical gases in appropriate cylinders to eligible Participating Authorities. The lot includes associated services such as delivery, collection, maintenance, cylinder tracking and audit. Call off contracts can be awarded via Direct Award of Further Competition procedures. Additional information: The estimated value of the framework lot is provided solely for informational purposes and should be understood as an estimate. There is no commitment to spend any amount under this framework or lot, and actual expenditure may vary based on needs and circumstances.

Contract period: 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Please refer to Appendix A9 in the tender pack for the list of potential Participating Authorities

Variant bids: not allowed

24111500 Medical gases

Lot #3Nitric Oxide TherapyCancelled 4 yrsPublished value£45,398,521

Lot 3 of the TPGS framework involves the supply of medical grade Nitric Oxide gas cylinders together with equipment required to deliver Nitric Oxide therapy within eligible Hospital environments. The lot includes associated services such as delivery, collection, maintenance, cylinder tracking and audit. Call off contracts can be awarded via Direct Award or Further Competition procedures. Additional information: The estimated value of the framework lot is provided solely for informational purposes and should be understood as an estimate. There is no commitment to spend any amount under this framework or lot, and actual expenditure may vary based on needs and circumstances.

Contract period: 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Please refer to Appendix A9 in the tender pack for the list of potential Participating Authorities

Variant bids: not allowed

24111500 Medical gases

Lot #4Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders supply and associated tracking systemsCancelled 4 yrsPublished value£64,197,621

Lot 4 of the TPGS framework involves the supply of medical gas cylinders to specific sites within the UK for use within an Ambulance service clinical environment. Call off contracts can be awarded via Direct Award or Further Competition procedures. Additional information: The estimated value of the framework lot is provided solely for informational purposes and should be understood as an estimate. There is no commitment to spend any amount under this framework or lot, and actual expenditure may vary based on needs and circumstances.

Contract period: 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)

Delivery: UK · Please refer to Appendix A9 in the tender pack for the list of potential Participating Authorities

Variant bids: not allowed

24111500 Medical gases

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 4 lots

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 60%
price: 30%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical: 60
Social Value: 10
Price: 30

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 19 Jan 2024, 14:18 GMT
Last source update: 12 Mar 2025, 16:04 GMT
Award evaluation window: 23 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference: LPP/2022/002
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-009058
Classification (CPV): Medical gases
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042e8b Find a Tender

Publisher note: The estimated value of the framework lot is provided solely for informational purposes and should be understood as an estimate. There is no commitment to spend any amount under this framework or lot, and actual expenditure may vary based on needs and circumstances.

How it was run

Official notice

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Appointment period ends: 12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 23 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

23 Feb 2024 → 12 Mar 2025 · 4 dates

Bids opened
23 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice published
12 Mar 2025, 16:04 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2024

Deadline moved to 3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
14 Mar 2024, 13:44 GMT
+40 days · was 23 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Deadline moved to 12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
9 Apr 2024, 10:48 BST
+9 days · was 3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Status changed to complete
11 Mar 2025, 13:48 GMT

Published amendments (4 · 3 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	Bid openingIV.2.7.1	23 Feb 2024	6 Mar 2024	+12 d
—	DeadlineIV.2.2.1	23 Feb 2024	20 Mar 2024	+26 d
—	DeadlineIV.2.2.1	23 Feb 2024	3 Apr 2024	+40 d
—	DeadlineIV.2.2.1	3 Apr 2024	12 Apr 2024	+9 d

4 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (7)

2024-03: 1 release · 14 Mar 2024
2024-02: 1 release · 23 Feb 2024
2024-01: 2 releases · 19 Jan 2024, 23 Jan 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 31 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots

Contracts signed 18latest 4 Feb 2025

18 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 18 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 1 - Bulk Medical Liquid Oxygen
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 1 - Bulk Medical Liquid Oxygen
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 2 - Medical Gas cylinders and associated cylinder tracking (Hospitals)
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 2 - Medical Gas cylinders and associated cylinder tracking (Hospitals)
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 3 - Nitric Oxide Therapy
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 3 - Nitric Oxide Therapy
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 4 - Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders supply and associated tracking systems
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 4 - Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders supply and associated tracking systems
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 4 - Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders supply and associated tracking systems
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 1 - Bulk Medical Liquid Oxygen
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 1 - Bulk Medical Liquid Oxygen
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 2 - Medical Gas cylinders and associated cylinder tracking (Hospitals)
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 2 - Medical Gas cylinders and associated cylinder tracking (Hospitals)
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 3 - Nitric Oxide Therapy
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 3 - Nitric Oxide Therapy
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 4 - Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders supply and associated tracking systems
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 4 - Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders supply and associated tracking systems
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Total Pharmaceutical Gas Solutions (LPP/2022/002): Lot 4 - Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders supply and associated tracking systems
Signed
4 Feb 2025
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Bulk Medical Liquid Oxygen	2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	0	—	—
2 · Medical Gas cylinders and associated cylinder tracking (Hospitals)	3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	1	—	—
3 · Nitric Oxide Therapy	2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	—
4 · Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders supply and associated tracking systems	3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Great Maze Pond, London, London, SE1 9RTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice

Air ProductsFramework contractor00103881 Hersham Place Technology Park, Molesey Road, Walton On Thames, Surrey, KT12 4RZ, Walton On Thames, UK, KT12 4RZ
BOC LtdFramework contractor00337663 Forge, 43 Church Street West, Woking, Surrey, England, GU21 6HT, Woking, UK, GU21 6HT
BTG GasesFramework contractorBR015892 2 Trinity Trading Estate, Tribune Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 PG, Sittingbourne, UK, ME10 2PG
Flogas Medical GasesFramework contractor04967365 Unit 19 Manor Industrial Estate, Bagillt, Flint, Flintshire, CH6 5UY, Flint, UK, CH6 5UY

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

Official documents & specifications (2)

What it takes to win
i
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).