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Supply and Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Cryostorage Vessels
Published 7 Nov 2025
7 Nov 2025
- Primary CPV
-
24111800 *
Liquid nitrogen
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, South West
- Value
- £3,456,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/12/2025 30/11/2030
- Contract Types
-
24 *Chemical productsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, BS34 7QH, United Kingdom · UKK12
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
NHS Blood and Transplant
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
24111800 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05489a
Vapour phase liquid nitrogen vessels
• Interface with an automated liquid nitrogen supply
• Maintain inventory below -160C
• Minimise risk of transient warming events (>-160OC) during storage and retrieval of products
• Operate within a standard laboratory environment
• Have temperature controls with visible and audible alarms
• Comply with CE/UKCA mark regulations.
• Range of sizes and options available for the following inventory:
o bags ranging from 25 - 750ml
o tissue allografts of various sizes
o sample tubes ranging from 1ml - 10ml
Maintenance of existing & new liquid nitrogen storage vessels
• Provide arrangements for the technical support, planned preventative maintenance schedules and availability of spare parts for liquid nitrogen storage vessels and associated SIVL
• Breakdown cover to include:
o Guaranteed call out response times
o Guaranteed maximum down times
o Spares available for critical parts
o Telephone help desk support available
Full CPV breakdown
- 24111800 — Liquid nitrogen (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Bids received
- 13
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Lots
- 3
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Goods
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 6 Nov 2025
- Standstill period ends
- 18 Nov 2025
- Contract can be extended to
- 30 Nov 2032
- Renewal
- 2 x 12 month extension options
- Number of lots
- 3
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 07 Nov 2025 13:31
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05489a
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05489a
Competition
13
Bids received
7
Bids considered at final stage
5
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
Lots (3)
Lot 1
· Complete
Lot 2
· Complete
Lot 3
· Complete
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 30 Nov 2025 · Scheduled
Full notice record
66 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | NHS Blood and Transplant |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 500 North Bristol Park |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Bristol |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | BS34 7QH |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK12 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Jo Murphy |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | jo.murphy@nhsbt.nhs.uk |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | 01179212718 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Thames Cryogenics Limited |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Gooch Drive |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Didcot |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | OX11 7PR |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ14 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | sales@thamescryogenics.com |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | NHS Blood and Transplant |
Tender
| Title | Supply and Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Cryostorage Vessels |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | complete |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | complete |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Cryogenic Storage Vessels |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £4,147,200 |
| Value › Value | £3,456,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | goods |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Thames Cryogenics Limited |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Liquid nitrogen |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Vessel storage services |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Cold-storage installations |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Liquid nitrogen |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Vessel storage services |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Cold-storage installations |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Liquid nitrogen |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Vessel storage services |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Cold-storage installations |
| Standstill period › End | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 30 Nov 2030 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 30 Nov 2032 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | 2 x 12 month extension options |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072043-2025 |
| Document › Published | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 30 Nov 2025 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |