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Medical Gases

West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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22 Jul 2026 at 16:05

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Summary of the contracting process

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust procured medical gases for ambulance operations. The requirement covered deliveries of ambulance medical gas cylinders and associated cylinder tracking across the Trust’s service area in the West Midlands. This is a goods requirement involving the supply, distribution and monitoring of medical gas cylinders rather than clinical treatment or general transport services. The buyer is the NHS foundation trust based in Brierley Hill. The named requirement falls within the medical gases category, covering suppliers able to provide cylinder products together with the operational tracking needed to manage them across an ambulance service. The procurement was structured around this single requirement, although the associated lot is recorded as cancelled while an active award and contract are also recorded for the supplier selected.

The procurement reached the awarded stage, with Medical Gas Solutions Limited trading as Flogas Medical Gases selected as supplier. The award is recorded as active and the contract is also active, with a value of £5,000,000. The contract was signed on 29 June 2026. The process used a limited procedure: a direct-award call-off under an existing PCR 2015 framework, allowing award without further competition. The stated rationale was that the framework permitted direct award without a further competition. One bid was recorded. Price was the award criterion. The procurement status is complete. The requirement’s associated lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract linked to it remain active in the published outcome. No award date or contract duration is provided in the process data.

For a supplier assessing future NHS ambulance requirements, this procurement demonstrates demand for a combined medical-gas supply and cylinder-tracking service supporting emergency-response operations. A credible competitor would need to supply ambulance medical gas cylinders reliably, manage deliveries across a substantial regional service area, and provide dependable tracking of cylinders through distribution and operational use. The requirement also shows that buyers may use an existing PCR 2015 framework and direct-award call-offs rather than running a new open competition. Suppliers seeking comparable work would therefore benefit from access to relevant frameworks, established NHS or emergency-service delivery capability, and systems that provide accurate cylinder visibility. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that specialist smaller businesses can satisfy this type of requirement when they can combine product supply with logistics and tracking capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Medical Gases

Notice Description

Deliveries of Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders and associated cylinder tracking across West Midlands Ambulance Service FT.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Deliveries of Ambulance Medical Gas Cylinders and associated cylinder tracking across West Midlands Ambulance Service FT.

Procurement Information

This is a direct award call-off under an existing PCR 2015 framework, and the framework permits direct award without further competition.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d12e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069317-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products

CPV Codes

24111500 - Medical gases

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRIERLEY HILL
Postcode
DY5 1LX
Postcode Area
Dudley
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG36 Dudley
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Dudley
Electoral Ward
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Westminster Constituency
Stourbridge

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Medical Gas Solutions Limited

Further Information

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