AwardedAwarded 13 January 2026
Medical and Industrial Gases Including Cylinders and Bulk Liquid Oxygen
NHS Shared Business Services Limited · NHS and health
In brief
NHS Shared Business Services Limited awarded this contract to Air Liquide Limited, Boc Limited and Speciality Oxygen Service Limited and 2 others on 13 January 2026.
It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
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What the notice says
NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.
This framework is for the provision of a wide range of Medical and Industrial Gases. The lotting structure is as follows:
Lot 1 - Medical Gases in Cylinders
Supply of cylinders containing a range of Medical Gases.
Lot 2 - 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.
Lot 3 - Industrial Gases
Supply of a range of Industrial Gases.
Lot 4 - 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.
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | — | — |
| Lot 2 | — | — |
| Lot 3 | — | — |
| Lot 4 | — | — |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Liquide Limited Boc Limited Speciality Oxygen Service Limited (SME) 3 bids received | Lot 1 | £70,000,000 | Awarded 28 October 2025 14 January 2026 to 13 January 2030 |
| Boc Limited Air Products Public Limited Company 2 bids received | Lot 2 | £70,000,000 | Awarded 28 October 2025 14 January 2026 to 13 January 2030 |
| Air Liquide Limited Boc Limited 2 bids received | Lot 3 | £70,000,000 | Awarded 28 October 2025 14 January 2026 to 13 January 2030 |
| Air Liquide Limited Boc Limited Agile Medical Ltd (SME) 3 bids received | Lot 4 | £70,000,000 | Awarded 28 October 2025 14 January 2026 to 13 January 2030 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 070696-2025
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 015211-2026
About the buyer
NHS Shared Business Services LimitedLast 12 months
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From notice 070696-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 4 November 2025, last updated 19 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.