Buyer Name: NHS Shared Business Services Limited
Buyer Address: Three Cherry Trees Lane, Hemel Hempstead, UKH23, HP2 7AH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: nsbs.categorymanagementsourcing@nhs.net
Medical and Industrial Gases Including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
70000000.0 GBP
70000000.0 GBP
Published
19 Feb 2026, 12:53
19 Feb 2026, 12:53
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
14 Jan 2026, 00:00
14 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
13 Jan 2030, 23:59
13 Jan 2030, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
24111500 - Medical gases
24111500 - Medical gases
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED, BOC LIMITED, SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED, AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, AGILE MEDICAL LTD
AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED, BOC LIMITED, SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED, AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, AGILE MEDICAL LTD
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Description
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.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot 2 Status: complete
Lot 3 Status: complete
Lot 4 Status: complete
Documents
Document Description: Not published
Contracts
Contract Title: Medical Gases in Cylinders
Contract Title: Bulk Liquid Oxygen
Contract Title: Industrial Gases
Contract Title: Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services
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