Notice Information
Notice Title
T144 Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Specialised Laboratory Gas
Notice Description
This contract is for the Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Specialised Laboratory Gas; this CfT is split into 5 Lots - Lot 1: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Liquid Argon; Lot 2: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Nitrogen; Lot 3: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Helium; Lot 4: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of 7 percent Hydrogen in Helium, Lot 5: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Bottled Argon. Suppliers should refer to Appendix 1 - Specification for full details.
Lot Information
Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Liquid Argon
Lot 1: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Liquid Argon
Renewal: The initial period of this contract is three years with the option to extend for 1+1years therefore renewal is expected in 3-5years
Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of NitrogenLot 2: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Nitrogen
Renewal: The initial period of this contract is one year with the option to extend for 1+1+1+1 years therefore renewal is expected in 1-5years
Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of HeliumLot 3: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Helium
Renewal: The initial period of this contract is one year with the option to extend for 1+1+1+years therefore renewal is expected in 1-5years
Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of 7 percent Hydrogen in HeliumLot 4: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of 7 percent Hydrogen in Helium
Renewal: The initial period of this contract is one year with the option to extend for 1+1+1+1 years therefore renewal is expected in 1-5years
Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Bottled ArgonLot 5: Supply, Delivery, Rental and Maintenance of Bottled Argon
Renewal: The initial period of this contract is one year with the option to extend for 1+1+1+1years therefore renewal is expected in 1-5years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05efa5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080141-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
24 - Chemical products
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
-
- CPV Codes
24100000 - Gases
24111000 - Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
24111100 - Argon
24111300 - Helium
24111700 - Nitrogen
44161100 - Gas pipelines
44612200 - Gas tanks
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £234,600 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £234,600 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Dec 20252 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Dec 20252 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN IRELAND WATER
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sourcing@niwater.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT14 6TE
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Chichester Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080141-2025
5th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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