Skip to content
In deliveryUnited KingdomGoodsFramework agreement£120,000,000

Laboratory Gases and Associated Equipment & Services

Published
Published 21 February 2025
Deadline
Closed 11 April 2025

Overview

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is seeking to establish framework agreements for the purchase of a wide range of laboratory and workshop gases (including refrigerants) and associated equipment and services. This requirement automatically covers the members of the following higher education regional purchasing consortia; Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC), North West Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW), Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC), Crescent Purchasing Consortia (CPC), Marine Scotland, TUCO Purchasing Ltd and constituent bodies within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI https://www.ukri.org/about-us/) participate as Full Members of LUPC via UK SBS.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£120,000,000
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
21 February 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Propane gasButane gasGasesIndustrial gasesHydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygenArgonRare gasesHelium+32 more

Award outcome

Awarded value
£120,000,000
Award date
1 November 2025
Contract period
— → 16 October 2028
Winners
  • BOC Limited
  • BOC Ltd
  • Buse Gases Ltd
  • Medical and Industrial Gas Services Ltd

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Book a demo to set up alerts.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    7 November 2025

    View notice ↗
  2. Tender Update

    20 June 2025

    View notice ↗
  3. Tender Update

    18 June 2025

    View notice ↗
  4. Tender Update

    3 June 2025

    View notice ↗
  5. Tender Update

    16 May 2025

    View notice ↗
  6. Tender Update

    7 April 2025

    View notice ↗
  7. Contract Notice

    21 February 2025

    View notice ↗

Contracting authority

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

See which competitors are winning the contracts you're chasing.

15-minute call. We'll pull the win data on your real pipeline and show you what Skim does with it.

Awarded: Laboratory Gases and Associated Equipment & Services — won by BOC Limited +3 — Skim