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Medical and Industrial Gases Including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen

Awarded to AGILE MEDICAL LTD, AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED, AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY +2 more

NHS Shared Business Services Limited(buyer)

Published
Published 30 April 2025
Deadline
Closed 1 July 2025
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Overview

NHS Shared Business Services procured a framework for the supply of medical and industrial gases, including cylinders, bulk liquid oxygen with vacuum insulated evaporators, and sustainable gas solutions for NHS and Social Care organisations. The contract was awarded on 28 October 2025 to five suppliers: AGILE MEDICAL LTD, AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED, AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, BOC LIMITED, and SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED, with a total contract value of £280 million.

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Lots (4)

  • Medical Gases in Cylinders

    Supply of cylinders containing a range of Medical Gases.

    £70,000,000Won by AIR LIQUIDE LIMITEDWon by BOC LIMITEDWon by SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED

  • Bulk Liquid Oxygen

    Provision and installation of vacuum insulated evaporators (VIE), including back-up facilities, rental and maintenance of the VIE and back-up, and the supply of liquid oxygen.

    £70,000,000Won by AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYWon by BOC LIMITED

  • Supply of Industrial Gases

    Supply of a range of Industrial Gases.

    £70,000,000Won by AIR LIQUIDE LIMITEDWon by BOC LIMITED

  • Sustainable Solutions - Technology, Products and Services

    Provision of sustainable medical gas solutions including sustainable medical gas products/alternatives, technology and products/solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical gases and services to support the delivery of sustainable solutions to Approved Organisations.

    £70,000,000Won by AGILE MEDICAL LTDWon by AIR LIQUIDE LIMITEDWon by BOC LIMITED

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
£70,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
30 April 2025
Questions by
22 May 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Industrial gasesMedical gases

Award outcome

Awarded value
£280,000,000
Award date
28 October 2025
Contract period
14 January 2026 → 13 January 2030
Contract length
4 years
Against estimate
300% above
Bids received
3
Winners
  • AGILE MEDICAL LTD
  • AIR LIQUIDE LIMITED
  • AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
  • BOC LIMITED
  • SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITED

This contract ends on 13 January 2030.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

3

Open and restricted tenders in Chemical products drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 12% received only one.

Who bid

  • AIR LIQUIDE LIMITEDWinner
  • BOC LIMITEDWinner
  • SPECIALITY OXYGEN SERVICE LIMITEDWinner
  • AIR PRODUCTS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYWinner
  • AGILE MEDICAL LTDWinner

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Quality60%
  • Social Value10%
  • Commercial30%

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Market context

Typical award in Chemical products

£250,000

Median of 357 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 1120.0× the median.

NHS Shared Business Services Limited in the last 12 months

5

contracts awarded, worth £7,638,080,856 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    19 February 2026

  2. Contract

    4 November 2025

  3. Tender Update

    4 June 2025

  4. Contract Notice

    30 April 2025

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