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Published 11 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GOSH - 3 Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Cryogenic Storage Vessels. - Biopharma

Official notice

Authority: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
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 description

Great 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 published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligible

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-06e142 Find 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
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Aug 2026, 12:34 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £129,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Biopharma Process Systems LtdSME24 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026£129,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PPYL-1513-MZZL Great Ormond Street, London, London, WC1N 3JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Biopharma Process system limitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02337313 Biopharma House, Winnall Valley Road,, Winchester, South East, SO23 0LDContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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