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Medical Gases

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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06 Aug 2026 at 08:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust procured medical gases for use in its healthcare operations. This is a goods requirement covering a call-off order for medical gases, supplied to the Trust in Manchester. The buyer is The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS public authority based on Wilmslow Road, Manchester. The awarded supplier was BOC Limited, a large UK company specialising in industrial and medical gases. The requirement is directly relevant to suppliers with the capability to manufacture, source, distribute and safely manage medical gases for NHS or other healthcare settings. It also indicates demand for a supplier able to support a hospital buyer with reliable delivery and appropriate handling of regulated gas products.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to BOC Limited. The Trust used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award is active and relates to a single lot. The contract was signed on 14 May 2026, runs from 14 June 2026 to 25 June 2026, and is valued at £40,000 excluding VAT (£48,000 including VAT). The award concerns medical gases and was made under the Procurement Act 2023. The published outcome records BOC Limited as the selected supplier. This was therefore a short-term, low-value call-off rather than an open competitive tender, with the buyer proceeding directly to the awarded supplier. The procurement reached completion as a contracting process, while the contract itself is recorded as active.

For suppliers that did not win this requirement, the procurement demonstrates a hospital buyer’s need for dependable medical-gas supply at call-off scale. A credible competitor would need suitable medical-gas products, compliant storage and transport arrangements, safe delivery processes, and the operational capacity to serve an NHS foundation trust. Experience supplying hospitals or other clinical environments would help demonstrate understanding of continuity of supply, product traceability, handling controls and urgent or scheduled deliveries. Suppliers should also be able to work through a direct purchasing route where appropriate, respond efficiently to short-duration requirements and provide clear commercial and technical information. BOC Limited’s award indicates that established gas-supply capability and the ability to meet healthcare-specific assurance expectations are relevant to this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Medical Gases

Notice Description

Call off order for medical gases

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074455-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£40,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
14 Jun 2026 - 25 Jun 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M20 4BX
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Withington
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Withington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BOC Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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