WHTHT - WGH New Medical Liquid Oxygen VIE Enabling Works

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
East of England
Direct award
15 October 2025 to 31 March 2026

Enabling works for the installation of a new medical liquid oxygen Vacuum Insulated Evaporator (VIE) system at Watford General Hospital. The scope involves site preparation, civil engineering, and technical integration required to support the medical gas supply infrastructure. This is a specific, one-off construction and engineering project focused on hospital utility upgrades.

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Awarded value: £360k; As published
Published: 21 October 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 29 September 2025; BOC
Contract length: 5 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist medical gas infrastructure enabling works, including installation and commissioning of liquid oxygen storage and supply systems.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
21 October 2025
Contract awardedto BOC
29 September 2025
Contract starts
15 October 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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How it compares

5.9× the typical medical gas pipeline systems contract (£61k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/330508/whtht-wgh-new-medical-liquid-oxygen-vie-enabling-works
Buyer reference: WH/15/10/2107
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d0dd
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. WHTHT - WGH New Medical Liquid Oxygen VIE Enabling Works. Contract award, 21 October 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/330508/whtht-wgh-new-medical-liquid-oxygen-vie-enabling-works (accessed 12 October 2026).