---
title: "Specialist maintenance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07821e"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-10-07"
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# Specialist maintenance

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07821e

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## Summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured specialist maintenance and repumping of its existing SIVL liquid-nitrogen pipework. The work covered re-evacuation and vacuum checks across 40 pipework sections and joints. This is a specialist cryogenic pipework maintenance requirement, rather than a general facilities maintenance service. The work was for the Trust in Cambridge, where the pipework is located. The requirement was arranged as a single lot and classified as a repair and maintenance service. Suppliers with expertise in maintaining liquid-nitrogen systems and carrying out controlled vacuum checks are closest to the work described.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Thames Cryogenics Limited. The Trust used a below-threshold procurement route; the recorded method detail does not identify a more specific procedure. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026 and runs from 7 October 2026 to 6 October 2027. Its value is £18,855.77 excluding VAT and £22,626.92 including VAT. There was one lot, covering the maintenance and repumping requirement. The published procurement data does not state the award criteria or explain how bids were evaluated, so the basis for selecting the supplier cannot be described further.

This award shows demand at Cambridge University Hospitals for specialist servicing of existing liquid-nitrogen pipework, including repumping, re-evacuation and vacuum checks across multiple sections and joints. A credible competitor when this requirement returns would need proven capability in cryogenic pipework maintenance and the equipment and technical skills to carry out vacuum checks reliably across a system, rather than only general mechanical maintenance. The awarded supplier is a specialist cryogenics company, indicating the relevant technical focus. The work was packaged as one requirement, so a supplier would need capacity to handle the complete set of checks and maintenance, or suitable delivery arrangements to cover the full scope. The Trust used a below-threshold route for this purchase.

## Notice

1760 - Specialist maintenance and repump of the existing SIVL LN2 pipework, including re-evacuation and vacuum checks of 40 sections and joints.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094490-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2026 - 6 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £18,855 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 0QQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Queen Edith's |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Thames Cryogenics Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 07:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094490-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094490-2026
  7th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.thamescryogenics.com
- https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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