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title: "Supply of liquid nitrogen"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044628"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK BIOBANK LTD"
published: "2024-08-12"
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# Supply of liquid nitrogen

Buyer: UK BIOBANK LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044628

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## Summary

UK Biobank, a large-scale biomedical database and research charity in the UK, has awarded a contract for the supply of liquid nitrogen to Air Products Plc. This contract, valued at approximately £911,210, will cover liquid nitrogen needs from 28 June 2024 onward at the UK Biobank's site in Cheadle, Stockport. The procurement process was conducted using an open procedure under the regulations set forth by the CELEX standard 32014L0024. The contract will span an initial 12-month period, with the possibility of extension up to three years. Notably, UK Biobank requires liquid nitrogen of a minimum purity grade of 99% to be delivered, maintaining the tanks and telemetry equipment, with indicative volumes ranging up to 5,000 metric tonnes annually.

This tender presents significant opportunities for suppliers specializing in high-purity liquid nitrogen and related services. Air Products Plc has the chance to strengthen its market presence within the UK life sciences sector, leveraging a reliable and substantial client like UK Biobank. Businesses that excel in the timely, quality-assured supply and maintenance of liquid nitrogen and associated equipment would be well-suited to such procurement opportunities, enabling them to establish strong relationships and secure long-term contracts with research institutions. With criteria placing emphasis on supply assurance, environmental policies, and pricing, suppliers meeting these specifications could greatly benefit from participating in future tenders of this nature.

## Notice

This Invitation to Tender ('ITT') is being issued by UK Biobank ('UKB') and invites tender submissions (a 'Bid') for liquid nitrogen. UKB is a company limited by guarantee and a registered UK charity established by its two founding funders: the Medical Research Council and Wellcome. It is a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing genetic, lifestyle and health information from half a million UK participants. UKB is globally accessible to approved researchers who are undertaking health-related research that is in the public interest. UKB recruited 500,000 people aged between 40-69 years in 2006-2010 from across the UK. With their consent, they provided detailed information about their lifestyle, physical measures and had blood, urine and saliva samples collected and stored for future analysis. It is a major contributor in the advancement of modern medicine and treatment, enabling better understanding of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses - including cancer, heart diseases and stroke. Over 30,000 researchers from more than 90 countries use UKB and more than 7,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published as a result. For further information about UKB please see www.ukbiobank.ac.uk.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

UK Biobank (UKB) requires the supply of Liquid Nitrogen (LN) of a minimum purity grade of 99% to its site in Cheadle, Stockport, UK from 28 June 2024. UKB have 2 x 50,000 litre tanks. UKB 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 UKB tanks. Indicative LN volumes required by UKB are 290 metric tonnes (monthly volume) and 5,000 metric tonnes (maximum annual volume). It is not anticipated that these volumes will reduce until Q4 2026. However, UKB 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 2024 with the option for UKB to extend (on one or more occasions) for further period(s) up to a maximum extension of 2 years in total from the end of the initial term. Maximum contract duration of 3 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025402-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £911,210 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK BIOBANK LTD |
| Locality | STOCKPORT |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode | SK3 0SA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD35 Greater Manchester South East |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Electoral ward | Davenport & Cale Green |
| Westminster constituency | Stockport |
| Delivery location | TLD35 Greater Manchester South East |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AIR PRODUCTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 24 - Chemical products

### Codes

- 24111800 - Liquid nitrogen

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2024 at 11:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025402-2024
- 6 Mar 2024 at 16:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007244-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.mytenders.co.uk
- http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA25607

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