Ends in 3 weeks
bulk liquid nitrogen
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of England
Held by BOC
Medical gases tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
169 medical gases tenders and contracts, 55 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£400k
- Contracts a month2.2
- Won by SMEs14%
- Renewing in 6 months11
- Frameworks and DPSs7
Medical gases contracts
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How many medical gases contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "medical gases" alert would have missed 24 of 41 medical gases contracts (59%) and an expert list of 13 phrases 8 (20%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"medical gases"
59% missed
24 of 41
Expert list13 phrases
20% missed
8 of 41
Expert list: medical gas, medical oxygen, oxygen cylinder, medical gas cylinder, bulk liquid oxygen, liquid oxygen, gas cylinder rental, nitric oxide, medical gas supply, piped medical gas, entonox, cylinder refill, cylinder delivery
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53 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest medical gases contracts awarded
- Awarded29 Oct 2026Helium refillCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by GE Healthcare£17k
- Awarded27 Oct 2026Supply of Medical GasesMerseyside Fire and Rescue Service · North WestWon by Speciality Oxygen Service£115k
- Awarded20 Oct 2026Provision of Medical Gas CylindersLeicestershire Fire and Rescue Service · East MidlandsWon by BOC£45k
- Awarded23 Sep 2026provision of medical gasesThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust · North WestWon by BOC£40k
- Awarded8 Sep 2026Nitric Gas Therapy - Gas, Cylinder Rental & Medical Equipment RentalNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · East MidlandsWon by BOC£315k
- Awarded28 Aug 2026Medical Oxygen CylindersCheshire Fire and Rescue Service · North WestWon by BOC£23k
- Awarded27 Aug 2026bulk liquid nitrogenCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by BOC£27k
- Awarded12 Aug 2026Medical GasesStaffordshire Police · West MidlandsWon by Speciality Oxygen Service£32k
- Awarded10 Aug 2026Call off order for medical gasesThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust · North WestWon by BOC£40k
- Awarded6 Aug 2026Medical GasesThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust · North WestWon by BOC£40k
- Awarded30 Jul 2026Oxygen Liquid (Bulk Oxygen)Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited · North EastWon by BOC£460k
- Awarded30 Jul 2026Oxygen Cylinders (Medical Gas Cylinders & Associated Cylinder Tracking)Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited · North EastWon by BOC£70k
- Awarded24 Jul 2026Medical Gases Rental, Refills, Collection and Delivery - S495577Norfolk County Council · East of EnglandWon by BOC£40k
- Awarded23 Jul 2026NLaG- Bulk Medical GasesNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust · East MidlandsWon by BOC£831k
- Awarded29 Jun 2026Medical GasesWest Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation TrustWon by Flogas£5m
- Awarded18 Jun 2026Y&S Medical Gas CylindersYork Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Air Liquide£780k
- Awarded12 Jun 2026NLAG- Medical Cylinder GasesNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust · East MidlandsWon by BOC£1.7m
- Awarded12 Jun 2026HUTH Medical Cylinder GasesHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by BOC£1.1m
- Awarded8 Jun 2026APUC framework - Call Off - LAB4041SU - Supply of GasesScottish Government · ScotlandWon by BOC£300k
- Awarded4 Jun 2026Total Pharmaceutical Medical Gas SolutionsCambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by BOC£45k
- Awarded28 May 2026Y&S- Bulk Medical Gases- BOC B&SYork Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by BOC£61k
- Awarded21 May 2026Award of Medical Gases in CylindersMid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service · WalesWon by Speciality Oxygen Service£175k
- Awarded8 May 2026Provision of Oxygen CylindersNorthamptonshire Police · East MidlandsWon by Flogas£17k
- Awarded1 May 2026Medical gases in cylindersKettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · East MidlandsWon by BOC£1.5m
- Awarded1 May 2026Medical gases in cylindersNorthampton General Hospital NHS Trust · East MidlandsWon by BOC£647k
- Awarded17 Apr 2026Framework Call-Off Agreement - Hire of Penelope Machines & Associated CylindersHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by BTG Gases£48k
- Awarded16 Apr 2026Liquid OxygenUniversity Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · South WestWon by BOC£923k
- Awarded2 Apr 2026WSFT - Pharmacy - Medical Gases in cylinders GasWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by BOC£1.3m
- Awarded31 Mar 2026supply of medical oxygen and other medical gasesLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · North WestWon by BOC£59k
- Awarded26 Mar 2026Provision of Medical Gas cylinders for Avon Fire AuthorityAvon Fire & Rescue Service · South WestWon by Flogas£48k
Where to bid
Where medical gases tenders are run
Atamis1 100%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
7 frameworks for medical gases work are running. None are open to join now.
BOC won the most medical gases contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
NHS and healthPolice, fire and rescueCouncilsCentral governmentOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOC East Midlands · 5 framework places · See every contract | 33 | £36.4m | 29 | ||
| 2 | Flogas Yorkshire and the Humber · 1 framework place · See every contract | 5 | £5.2m | 5 | ||
| 3 | Air Liquide Yorkshire and the Humber · 2 framework places · See every contract | 4 | £1m | 4 | ||
| 4 | Speciality Oxygen Service North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 3 | £322k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Air Products Yorkshire and the Humber · 3 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £1m | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Medical Gas Solutions South West · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Northern Diver South West · See every contract | 1 | £583k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | BTG Gases Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 1 | £48k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | GE Healthcare East of England · See every contract | 1 | £17k | 1 | ||
| 7joint | Aero Healthcare West Midlands · See every contract | 1 | Not published | 1 |
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Who buys
NHS and health bodies award 68% of medical gases contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
8 buyers bought medical gases more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many medical gases contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many medical gases contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
NHS and healthPolice, fire and rescueCouncilsCentral governmentOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £120k |
| 2 | Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £2.5m |
| 3 | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2 | £1.1m |
| 4 | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £1.1m |
| 5 | York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP | 2 | £841k |
| 6 | Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £775k |
| 7 | Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited | 2 | £530k |
| 8 | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £44k |
| 9 | AWE | 1 | £19.3m |
| 10 | West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £5m |
90 medical gases contracts awarded since 2021
- 72021
- 72022
- 112023
- 142024
- 172025
- 342026 so far
Prices
Half of medical gases contracts are worth less than £145k
NHS and healthPolice, fire and rescueCouncilsCentral governmentOther buyers
The 10 biggest medical gases contracts
- AWEBOC · 19 Nov 2024
- West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation TrustFlogas · 29 Jun 2026
- South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustBOC · 18 Jun 2025
- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation TrustBOC · 12 Jun 2026
- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustBOC · 3 Feb 2026
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBOC · 1 May 2026
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustBOC · 2 Apr 2026
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustBOC · 12 Jun 2026
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustBOC · 16 Apr 2026
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAir Products · 13 Nov 2025
Renewing contracts
13 medical gases contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
11 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends in 4 weeks
First Aid, Pharmaceuticals, Emergency Life Support Training Equipment and Associated Products and Compressed Medical Gas
Staffordshire Police · West Midlands · 37-month contract
Held by Aero Healthcare
Ends in 4 weeks
National Supply and Delivery of First Aid Pharmaceuticals, Emergency Life Support Training Equipment, associated products and Compressed Medical Gases
Metropolitan Police Service · 4-year contract
Held by Aero Healthcare, Speciality Oxygen Service
Medical gases contract for a police, fire or rescue serviceNorth WestUnder £100kEnds in 4 weeks
Medical gases contract for a councilSouth East£100k to £1mEnds in 8 weeks
Medical gases contract for an NHS bodySouth West£100k to £1mEnds in 8 weeks
Medical gases contract for an NHS bodyNorth East£100k to £1mEnds in 8 weeks
Medical gases contract for an NHS bodyLondon£100k to £1mEnds Mar 2027
Medical gases contract for a councilEast of EnglandUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Where and when
Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most medical gases contracts. May and June are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 10 | £3.9m | £116k | BOC and Air Liquide (3 each) | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and 2 more (2 each) | 2 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 7 | £5m | £647k | BOC (6) | Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (2) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 6 | £317k | £40k | BOC (5) | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (3) | 1 |
| South West | 0 | 6 | £1.7m | £355k | Medical Gas Solutions (2) | – | 2 |
| East of England | 0 | 5 | £1.4m | £40k | BOC (4) | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2) | 2 |
| South East | 0 | 5 | £22.2m | £220k | BOC (4) | – | 1 |
| London | 0 | 4 | £1.6m | £345k | BOC (4) | – | 1 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | £1.1m | £460k | BOC (3) | Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited (2) | 1 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 3 | £1.7m | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £175k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 1 | £300k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £400k a month
of medical gases contracts awarded.
Typical contract £120k x 3.3 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.2
medical gases contracts are awarded in a typical month.
53 contracts in the last 2 years. - 11
medical gases contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 7
frameworks and DPSs are running for medical gases work.
0 open to join now. - 14%
of medical gases contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 43 award notices.
How many medical gases tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 55 | 169 |
| Contracts awarded | 41 | 84 |
15 medical gases contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 14 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 44 buyers awarded medical gases contracts to 10 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many medical gases contracts does the UK public sector award?
53 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 44 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector medical gases contract worth?
The median is £145k, and 56% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector medical gases contracts?
BOC won the most (33), and the most by value (£36.4m).
Which buyers award the most medical gases contracts?
NHS and health bodies award 68% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most medical gases contracts?
Yorkshire and the Humber: 10 of 53 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the East Midlands (7) and the North West (6).
How many medical gases contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
13 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 26 November 2026. Another 2 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for medical gases work that are open to join?
7 frameworks and DPSs for medical gases work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Supply of medical gases in cylinders and bulk liquid, with cylinder rental, refill and delivery and managed gas services.
- Medical oxygen and other gas cylinders
- Bulk and piped liquid oxygen supply
- Managed medical gas services
- Cylinder rental, refill, collection and delivery
What is not included
- Medical gas pipelines and VIE plant (see Medical gas pipeline systems)
- Home oxygen service (see Home oxygen service)