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Medical and Industrial Gases Including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen

NHS Shared Business Services Limited · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:03.

Opportunity overview

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.

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.

AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02103630
Location
Birmingham, UKG13, B46 1JY, United Kingdom

BOC LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00337663
Location
Woking, UKJ25, GU21 6HT, United Kingdom

SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01022727
Location
Wigan, UKD47, WN6 9DW, United Kingdom

AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00103881
Location
Chertsey, UKJ25, KT16 0PS, United Kingdom

BOC LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00337663
Location
Woking, UKJ25, GU21 6HT, United Kingdom

AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02103630
Location
Birmingham, UKG13, B46 1JY, United Kingdom

BOC LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00337663
Location
Woking, UKJ25, GU21 6HT, United Kingdom

AGILE MEDICAL LTD

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10983766
Location
Grimsby, UKE13, DN31 2TG, United Kingdom

AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02103630
Location
Birmingham, UKG13, B46 1JY, United Kingdom

BOC LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£70m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£84m
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00337663
Location
Woking, UKJ25, GU21 6HT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value not stated
  • Lot 4Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
SBS10526
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Description
We apply an NCIS (NHS Contracted Income Stream) levy to all sales under our Frameworks, which underpins the funding and investment for our contracting routes and category support to the NHS. This levy is applied as a percentage fee within the Frameworks between the Authority and the Supplier. Please see the Corporate Requirements document within the Key Attachments section of the SAP Ariba Souring Event for further details.
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0509c7

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.015
Monetary Value
award

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
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. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/
Description
There are two procurement routes for an Approved Organisation that wishes to use this Framework. A competitive process between the Suppliers in the relevant Lot, which may be preceded by a capability assessment, or an award without a competitive process to particular Supplier(s) Schedule 7 of the Framework explains the rules for both a competitive selection process and an award without a competitive process. A competitive selection process is the default ordering procedure under this Framework.

Buyer Location Restrictions

Entry 1

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UK
Entry 2

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

GG
Entry 3

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

IM
Entry 4

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

JE

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
3
Status
complete
Entry 4
Id
4
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS Shared Business Services Limited
Id
GB-COH-05280446

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05280446

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDVT-6171-VHCX

Address

Street Address
Three Cherry Trees Lane
Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Postal Code
HP2 7AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking
Organisation 2
Name
AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02103630

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02103630

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWCT-7671-XJMJ

Address

Street Address
Station Road
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B46 1JY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG13

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
BOC LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-00337663

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00337663

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCQR-3761-PCVT

Address

Street Address
Forge, 43 Church Street West
Locality
Woking
Postal Code
GU21 6HT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-01022727

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01022727

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHTZ-9514-MDXZ

Address

Street Address
Unit 14, Conway Industrial Estate Skull House Lane
Locality
Wigan
Postal Code
WN6 9DW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD47

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 5
Name
AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Id
GB-COH-00103881

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00103881

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHLB-8161-ZLND

Address

Street Address
1000 Hillswood Drive
Locality
Chertsey
Postal Code
KT16 0PS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 6
Name
AGILE MEDICAL LTD
Id
GB-COH-10983766

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10983766

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDGN-4958-QPJG

Address

Street Address
Estate Road 2, South Humberside Industrial Estate
Locality
Grimsby
Postal Code
DN31 2TG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE13

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24111500
Description
Medical gases

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 3
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 4
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02103630
Name
AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-00337663
Name
BOC LIMITED
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-01022727
Name
SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24111500
Description
Medical gases

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 3
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 4
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00103881
Name
AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-00337663
Name
BOC LIMITED

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
3
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24110000
Description
Industrial gases

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 3
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 4
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02103630
Name
AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-00337663
Name
BOC LIMITED

Related lots

3
Award 4
Id
4
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
24111500
Description
Medical gases

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
GG
Country
GG
Country Name
Guernsey
Entry 3
Region
IM
Country
IM
Country Name
Isle of Man
Entry 4
Region
JE
Country
JE
Country Name
Jersey

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10983766
Name
AGILE MEDICAL LTD
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-02103630
Name
AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-00337663
Name
BOC LIMITED

Related lots

4

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Medical Gases in Cylinders
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
13 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
14 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
13 Jan 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
84,000,000
Amount
70,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-12113
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
015211-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Feb 2026, 12:53
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Bulk Liquid Oxygen
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
13 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
14 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
13 Jan 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
84,000,000
Amount
70,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-12114
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
015211-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Feb 2026, 12:53
Format
text/html
Entry 3
Id
3
Award ID
3
Title
Industrial Gases
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
13 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
14 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
13 Jan 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
84,000,000
Amount
70,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-12115
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
015211-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Feb 2026, 12:53
Format
text/html
Entry 4
Id
4
Award ID
4
Title
Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
13 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
14 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
13 Jan 2030, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
84,000,000
Amount
70,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-12116
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
015211-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Feb 2026, 12:53
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hemel Hempstead · UKH23 · HP2 7AH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 015211-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·