Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Supply of Liquified Nitrogen to NPB
Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNigel Perry Building has a Liquid Nitrogen storage vessel – CC2000, Gross Volume 2050L, which predominating uses the LN2 for X2 Cryofreezers and manual offtake to dewars. The current usage of liquid nitrogen sees us getting refills every 3 weeks, these amounts can fluctuate per refill (max historic top up 1188.482L lowest being 866.600L)
This Tender is to establish a Single Supplier Framework for the Ongoing Supply of Liquified Nitrogen Supply to NPB, however future purchases for these requirements may be taken up by any of CPI’s existing and future sites throughout the duration of the Framework
CPV: Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen · Liquid nitrogen · Nitrogen
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 30 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework
CPI will establish a Single supplier framework agreement, against which we will reserve the right to direct award
without further competition.
Suppliers will be in a ranked order of 1st, 2nd and 3rd etc. according to their scores against the evaluation criteria
set out below.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£120,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Will be ascertained by the combined scores out of 100% (see Award Criteria Ratio) as to whom is successfully awarded. Quality & Service Response 30% Price 70% TOTAL 100%
- “Framework for the Supply of Liquified Nitrogen to NPB” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
- Authority reference
3988- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084364- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f367Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Your response must be electronically uploaded to the website as stated in the link below only, to arrive in good
time, no later than the Bid Return Date:
12 noon Tuesday, 08 September 2026
Electronic Address for Document Access and Receipt of Bids:
Timeline
7 Sept 2026 → 30 Sept 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published51 days ago7 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends49 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts28 days ago30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published7 Sept 2026, 12:44 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender