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Framework Agreement for the Supply of Medical Gases in Cylinders and Liquid Medical Gases

Awarded to Air Liquide Limited, Air Products PLC, BOC Ltd +1 more

HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NSH Foundation Trust(buyer)

Published
Published 12 February 2025
Deadline
Closed 20 March 2025

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Overview

HealthTrust Europe LLP established a framework agreement for the supply of medical gases in cylinders and liquid medical gases to Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, comprising three lots covering cylinders, nitric oxide with monitoring devices, and liquid medical gases over a maximum 4-year period. The framework was awarded on 8 June 2025 to Air Liquide Limited, Air Products PLC, BOC Ltd, and BTG Gases, with a total contract value of £600 million.

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  • HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NSH Foundation Trust

    Buyer

    Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Lots (4)

  • Medical Gases and Cylinders

    Under this Lot the supplier will provide the supply and rental of medical gases, cylinders, associated consumables and services. Tenderers will be required to supply cylinders containing a variety of medical gases and have the capability to offer participating authorities collection and refill services. Gases include but are not limited to: — medical oxygen — medical nitrous oxide — medical nitrogen — medical air — medical carbon dioxide — medical helium — medical argon — other specialty gases TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. HealthTrust Europe utilises the Supplier Registration Service information database, formally known as sid4gov. Candidates are requested to register on the Supplier Registration service at Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk) and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on Supplier Registration Service must ensure that information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that, at present, sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on the Portal, and therefore Potential Providers must complete the Qualification and Selection Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.

    £100,000,000
  • Nitric Oxide in Cylinders and Monitoring and Delivery Devices

    nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements): Under this Lot the supplier will provide the complete system to deliver nitric oxide therapy that includes nitric oxide in cylinders, monitoring devices, associated equipment, consumables and any delivery devices used in the transfer and/or transportation of patients. This lot will be for provision of supply and rental of nitric oxide cylinders. Suppliers will have the capability to offer participating authorities collection and gas refill services. This includes but is not limited to: — nitric oxide — cylinders in various sizes — flow meters/regulators/monitoring devices — devices for use in transfer of patients; — associated consumables and equipment. TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. HealthTrust Europe utilises the Supplier Registration Service information database, formally known as sid4gov. Candidates are requested to register on the Supplier Registration service at Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk) and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on Supplier Registration Service must ensure that information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that, at present, sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on the Portal, and therefore Potential Providers must complete the Qualification and Selection Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.

    £100,000,000Won by BTG Gases
  • Liquid Medical Gases

    • Description of the procurement (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements): Under this Lot the supplier will provide a full solution from the purchase and delivery of liquid medical gases to the safe installation and maintenance of liquid medical gases storage tanks/VIE and ancillary equipment. The supply of liquid medical gases will include, but not limited to: - liquid oxygen - liquid nitrogen - liquid carbon dioxide - liquid carbon monoxide - liquid helium -liquid argon -liquid hydrogen - liquid natural gas TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be cond

    £100,000,000Won by BOC LtdWon by Air Products PLC
  • Medical Gases In Cylinders

    • Description of the procurement • (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements): Under this Lot the supplier will provide the supply and rental of medical gases, cylinders, associated consumables and services. Tenderers will be required to supply cylinders containing a variety of medical gases and have the capability to offer participating authorities collection and refill services. Gases include but are not limited to: — medical oxygen — medical nitrous oxide — medical nitrogen — medical air — medical carbon dioxide — medical helium — medical argon — other specialty gases TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI) The terms and conditions of this Agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows: Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. HealthTrust Europe utilises the Supplier Registration Service information database, formally known as sid4gov. Candidates are requested to register on the Supplier Registration service at Supplier Registration Service (cabinetoffice.gov.uk) and submit their sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on Supplier Registration Service must ensure that information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that, at present, sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on the Portal, and therefore Potential Providers must complete the Qualification and Selection Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.

    Won by BOC LtdWon by Air Liquide Limited

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£300,000,000
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
12 February 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
GasesMedical gases

Award outcome

Awarded value
£600,000,000
Award date
8 June 2025
Contract period
— → 18 May 2029
Winners
  • Air Liquide Limited
  • Air Products PLC
  • BOC Ltd
  • BTG Gases

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  1. Contract

    20 June 2025

  2. Contract Notice

    12 February 2025

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