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Framework Agreement for the Supply of Medical Gases in Cylinders and Liquid Medical Gases

HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NSH Foundation Trust · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:41.

Opportunity overview

The Tender is to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Medical Gases in Cylinders and Liquid Medical Gases ("Agreement"). The agreement will include the supply and rental of medical gases, cylinders, liquid medical gases, liquid bulk medical gases and associated consumables and devices. The agreement will be split into three (3) lots: - Lot 1: Medical Gases in Cylinders - Lot 2: Nitric Oxide, Cylinders, Monitoring and Delivery Devices - Lot 3: Liquid Medical Gases The duration of the Agreement will be 4 years maximum; 4 years initial period with no option to extend.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

BOC Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£100m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jun 2025
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L1-1
Status
active
Location
Guilford, UK, GU2 7XY, United Kingdom

BOC Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£100m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jun 2025
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L2-3
Status
active
Location
Guilford, UK, GU2 7XY, United Kingdom

BOC Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£100m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jun 2025
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L3-6
Status
active
Location
Guilford, UK, GU2 7XY, United Kingdom

Air Liquide Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£100m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jun 2025
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.002.L1-2
Status
active
Location
Birmingham, UK, B46 1JY, United Kingdom

Air Products PLC

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£100m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jun 2025
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.003.L3-5
Status
active
Location
Surrey, UK, KT16 0PS, United Kingdom

BTG Gases

Match pending…
Contract value
£100m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jun 2025
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.004.L2-4
Status
active
Location
Sittingbourne, UK, ME10 2PG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV24100000 — Gases
  • CPV24111500 — Medical gases

Lots

  • Medical Gases and Cylinders£100m
  • Nitric Oxide in Cylinders and Monitoring and Delivery Devices£100m
  • Liquid Medical Gases£100m
  • Medical Gases In CylindersValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PR-1798
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
HTE will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
20 Mar 2025, 15:01

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Recurrence

Description
4 years

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
9,999,999

Expected award period

Starts
20 Mar 2025, 15:01

Tender Period

Ends
20 Mar 2025, 15:00

Contract terms

Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
24100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Gases

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
HTE may request such information as may be requested pursuant to Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Details are provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Medical Gases and Cylinders
Status
active
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Under this Lot the supplier will provide the supply and rental of medical gases, cylinders, associated consumables and services. Tenderers will be required to supply cylinders containing a variety of medical gases and have the capability to offer participating authorities collection and refill services. Gases include but are not limited to: — medical oxygen — medical nitrous oxide — medical nitrogen — medical air — medical carbon dioxide — medical helium — medical argon — other specialty gases TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. HealthTrust Europe utilises the Supplier Registration Service information database, formally known as sid4gov. Candidates are requested to register on the Supplier Registration service at Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk) and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on Supplier Registration Service must ensure that information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that, at present, sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on the Portal, and therefore Potential Providers must complete the Qualification and Selection Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Nitric Oxide in Cylinders and Monitoring and Delivery Devices
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements): Under this Lot the supplier will provide the complete system to deliver nitric oxide therapy that includes nitric oxide in cylinders, monitoring devices, associated equipment, consumables and any delivery devices used in the transfer and/or transportation of patients. This lot will be for provision of supply and rental of nitric oxide cylinders. Suppliers will have the capability to offer participating authorities collection and gas refill services. This includes but is not limited to: — nitric oxide — cylinders in various sizes — flow meters/regulators/monitoring devices — devices for use in transfer of patients; — associated consumables and equipment. TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. HealthTrust Europe utilises the Supplier Registration Service information database, formally known as sid4gov. Candidates are requested to register on the Supplier Registration service at Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk) and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on Supplier Registration Service must ensure that information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that, at present, sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on the Portal, and therefore Potential Providers must complete the Qualification and Selection Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Liquid Medical Gases
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
• Description of the procurement (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements): Under this Lot the supplier will provide a full solution from the purchase and delivery of liquid medical gases to the safe installation and maintenance of liquid medical gases storage tanks/VIE and ancillary equipment. The supply of liquid medical gases will include, but not limited to: - liquid oxygen - liquid nitrogen - liquid carbon dioxide - liquid carbon monoxide - liquid helium -liquid argon -liquid hydrogen - liquid natural gas TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be cond

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 4
Id
Lot 1
Title
Medical Gases In Cylinders
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
• Description of the procurement • (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements): Under this Lot the supplier will provide the supply and rental of medical gases, cylinders, associated consumables and services. Tenderers will be required to supply cylinders containing a variety of medical gases and have the capability to offer participating authorities collection and refill services. Gases include but are not limited to: — medical oxygen — medical nitrous oxide — medical nitrogen — medical air — medical carbon dioxide — medical helium — medical argon — other specialty gases TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. HealthTrust Europe utilises the Supplier Registration Service information database, formally known as sid4gov. Candidates are requested to register on the Supplier Registration service at Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk) and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on Supplier Registration Service must ensure that information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that, at present, sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on the Portal, and therefore Potential Providers must complete the Qualification and Selection Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
40

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
24100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Gases
Entry 2
Id
24111500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical gases
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
24100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Gases
Entry 2
Id
24111500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical gases
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
24100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Gases
Entry 2
Id
24111500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical gases
Item 4
Id
Lot 1
Related Lot
Lot 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
24100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Gases
Entry 2
Id
24111500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical gases

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-137637
Name
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NSH Foundation Trust

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Postal Code
B15 1NU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
19 George Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NSH Foundation Trust

Contact

Telephone
+44 8458875000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-8421
Name
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Postal Code
B15 1NU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
19 George Road

Identifier

Legal Name
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe

Contact

Telephone
+44 1216871350
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-152045
Name
BOC Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Guilford
Postal Code
GU2 7XY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Priestley Centre, The Surrey Research Park

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
BOC Ltd
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-152046
Name
Air Liquide Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B46 1JY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Station Road, Coleshill

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Air Liquide Limited
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-152047
Name
BTG Gases

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Sittingbourne
Postal Code
ME10 2PG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Trinity Trading Estate, Tribune Drive

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
BTG Gases
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-152048
Name
Air Products PLC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Surrey
Postal Code
KT16 0PS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1000 Hillswood Drive, Chertsey

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Air Products PLC
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-123199
Name
HealthTrust Europe

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Postal Code
B15 1NU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
19 George Road

Identifier

Legal Name
HealthTrust Europe

Contact

Telephone
+44 1216871350

Award information

Award 1
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L1-1
Title
Medical Gases in Cylinders
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-152045
Name
BOC Ltd

Related lots

Lot 1
Award 2
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.002.L1-2
Title
Medical Gases in Cylinders
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-152046
Name
Air Liquide Limited

Related lots

Lot 1
Award 3
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L2-3
Title
Nitric Oxide in Cylinders and Monitoring and Delivery Devices
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-152045
Name
BOC Ltd
Award 4
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.004.L2-4
Title
Nitric Oxide in Cylinders and Monitoring and Delivery Devices
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-152047
Name
BTG Gases

Related lots

2
Award 5
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.003.L3-5
Title
Liquid Medical Gases
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-152048
Name
Air Products PLC

Related lots

3
Award 6
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L3-6
Title
Liquid Medical Gases
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-152045
Name
BOC Ltd

Related lots

3

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L1-1
Title
Medical Gases in Cylinders
Status
active
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L1-1
Date Signed
9 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.002.L1-2
Title
Medical Gases in Cylinders
Status
active
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.002.L1-2
Date Signed
9 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L2-3
Title
Nitric Oxide in Cylinders and Monitoring and Delivery Devices
Status
active
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L2-3
Date Signed
9 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.004.L2-4
Title
Nitric Oxide in Cylinders and Monitoring and Delivery Devices
Status
active
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.004.L2-4
Date Signed
9 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 5
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.003.L3-5
Title
Liquid Medical Gases
Status
active
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.003.L3-5
Date Signed
9 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 6
Id
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L3-6
Title
Liquid Medical Gases
Status
active
Award ID
034020-2025-HTE-1798.001.L3-6
Date Signed
9 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
100,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edgbaston, Birmingham · UK · B15 1NU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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