Contract

Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels

  • NHS Blood and Transplant

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-078983

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05489a (view related notices)

Published 2 December 2025, 2:40pm



Scope

Reference

C365915

Description

Supply & Maintenance of Cryogenic Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels


Lot 1. Lot 1 - Supply of Replacement Vessels

Description

Supply of Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels to replace existing fleet.


Lot 2. Lot 2 - Supply of Additional Vessels

Description

Supply of Additional Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels to increase capacity of existing fleet.


Lot 3. Lot 3 - Maintenance of All Vessels

Description

Repair and Maintenance Services new and existing Liquid Nitrogen Storage Vessels across all NHSBT sites nationally.


Contract 2. Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Vessels

Lots

Lot 1. Lot 1 - Supply of Replacement Vessels

Lot 2. Lot 2 - Supply of Additional Vessels

Lot 3. Lot 3 - Maintenance of All Vessels

Supplier

Contract value

  • £3,456,000 excluding VAT
  • £4,147,200 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Date signed

30 November 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2030
  • Possible extension to 30 November 2032
  • 7 years

Description of possible extension:

2 x 12 month extension options

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 45213210 - Cold-storage installations
  • 24111800 - Liquid nitrogen
  • 63726300 - Vessel storage services

Submission

Submission type

Tenders


Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Supplier

Thames Cryogenics

  • Companies House: 04712793

Gooch Drive, Southmead Industrial Estate

Didcot

OX11 7PR

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 2. Supply & Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Vessels


Contracting authority

NHS Blood and Transplant

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDBY-6395-VWBP

500 North Bristol Park

Bristol

BS34 7QH

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government