Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of Liquid Nitrogen
Notice Description
UK Biobank (UKBB) and UK Biocentre (UKBC) require the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN). UKBB is tendering on behalf of itself and UKBC. UK Biobank (UKBB) is a major national health resource, and a registered charity in its own right, with the aim of improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses - including cancer, heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, eye disorders, depression and forms of dementia. UK Biocentre (UKBC) was incorporated as a limited company on 4 May 2011 as a separate legal entity to its owner, UK Biobank, in order to utilise the skills and knowledge gained by UK Biobank in sample storage, processing, analysis and management. The primary service offered by UKBC to its customers is the collection, storage and assay of biological samples gathered from human volunteers. This Contract Notice relates to the award of two contracts: Lot 1 - Contract for the Supply of LN to UKBB's site in Cheadle, Stockport, UK from 28 June 2021; Lot 2 - Contract for the Supply of LN to UKBC's sites located in Milton Keynes and Oxford, UK from 28 June 2021. Tenders can be submitted for one or both of the Lots. This specification (provided as part of the procurement documents) sets out the requirements for the supply of LN.
Lot Information
Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK Biobank
UK Biobank (UKBB) requires the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN) of a minimum purity grade of 99% to its site in Cheadle, Stockport, UK from 28 June 2021. UKBB have 2 x 50,000 litre tanks. UKBB will be responsible for the provision of the tanks and the pipework. All telemetry equipment required must be supplied and maintained by the supplier as part of this contract. The supplier is also required to service the UKBB tanks. Indicative LN volumes required by UKBB are 290 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 5,000 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume). It is not anticipated that these volumes will reduce. However, UKBB does not guarantee any volume of supply. Further details are set out in the Specification.
Renewal: The initial term will be for 12 months from 28 June 2021 with the option for UKBB to extend (on one or more occasions) for further period(s) up to a maximum extension of 3 years in total from the end of the initial term. Maximum contract duration of 4 years.
Supply of Liquid Nitrogen to UK BiocentreUK Biocentre (UKBC) requires the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN) of a minimum purity grade of 99% to its sites in Milton Keynes and Oxford, UK from 28 June 2021. UKBC have 2 x 2,000 litre tanks in Milton Keynes and 2 x 20,000 litre tanks in Oxford. UKBC will be responsible for the provision of the tanks and the pipework. All telemetry equipment required must be supplied and maintained by the supplier as part of this contract. Servicing of the UKBC tanks is not included within the scope of Lot 2. Indicative volumes of LN required by UKBC are as follows: Milton Keynes site: 10 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 110 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume) Oxford site: 70 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 820 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume) It is not anticipated that these volumes will reduce but they are expected to increase gradually by 10-15% over the next 2 years. However, UKBC does not guarantee any volume of supply. Further details are set out in the Specification.
Renewal: The initial term will be for 12 months from 28 June 2021 with the option for UKBC to extend (on one or more occasions) for further period(s) up to a maximum extension of 3 years in total from the end of the initial term. Maximum contract duration of 4 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-029ee5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023777-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
24111800 - Liquid nitrogen
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £802,417 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Sep 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Apr 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Sep 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK Biobank Ltd
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- SK3 0SA
- Postcode Area
- Stockport
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD35 Greater Manchester South East
- Delivery Location
- TLD3 Greater Manchester, TLJ South East (England)
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- Local Authority
- Stockport
- Electoral Ward
- Davenport & Cale Green
- Westminster Constituency
- Stockport
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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