Supply and Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Cryostorage Vessels

NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT)contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05489aProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending

Estimated value

Awarded value

£3.5m

Awarded 06 Nov 2025

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

3

1 awarded

Published

07 Nov 2025

Description

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

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-05489a
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2025 to 31 Jul 2030
Possible extension to 31 Jul 2032

2 x 12 month extension options

CPV classifications
24111800
63726300
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Quality - Technicalquality30.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%
Priceprice60.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£3.5m

Award date

06 Nov 2025

Contract start

01 Dec 2025

Contract end

30 Nov 2030

Awarded to

Lots · 3 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Lot 1 - Supply of Replacement Vessels£1.4mcomplete
2Lot 2 - Supply of Additional Vessels£4.1mcomplete
3Lot 3 - Maintenance of All Vessels£1.4mcomplete