Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels
Notice Description
Supply & Maintenance of Cryogenic Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Supply of Replacement Vessels
Supply of Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels to replace existing fleet.
Options: 2 x 12 month extension options
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension options
Lot 2 - Supply of Additional VesselsSupply of Additional Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels to increase capacity of existing fleet.
Options: 2 x 12 month extension options
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension options
Lot 3 - Maintenance of All VesselsRepair and Maintenance Services new and existing Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels across all NHSBT sites nationally.
Options: 2 x 12 month extension options
Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension options
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05489a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078983-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
24 - Chemical products
45 - Construction work
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
24111800 - Liquid nitrogen
45213210 - Cold-storage installations
63726300 - Vessel storage services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,894,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,894,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,456,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £3,456,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2025-08-11
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
- Contact Name
- Jo Murphy
- Contact Email
- jo.murphy@nhsbt.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01179212718
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 7QH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Filton
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078983-2025
2nd December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072043-2025
7th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032317-2025
13th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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