Official UK procurement notice
GOSH - 3 Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Cryogenic Storage Vessels. - Biopharma
Authority: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£129,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Biopharma Process Systems Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGreat Ormond Street Hospital requires the supply, delivery and installation of three Revolution 415 cryogenic storage vessels for the Camelia Botnar Laboratory. The equipment will provide increased cryogenic storage capacity, improve sample security and support the consolidation of existing storage arrangements.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
- Authority reference
C464209- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076198- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e142Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
IC Biomedical has confirmed that Biopharma Group is the exclusive authorised distributor in the United Kingdom and Ireland for Revolution, LABS-Series and K-Series Cryogenic Storage Equipment, together with associated accessories and spare parts.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published11 Aug 2026, 12:34 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £129,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biopharma Process Systems LtdSME24 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 | £129,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Biopharma Process system limitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender