Framework Agreement for the Supply of Medical Liquid Oxygen

This framework agreement is for the supply of medical liquid oxygen and the associated storage equipment to trust sites within East of England region, South-East Coast region (NHS Commercial Solutions) and Thames Valley and Wessex region.

Other trusts will be able to access this framework under Lot 4.

This is a multi-lot framework agreement: Lot 1- East of England region Lot 2- Thames Valley & Wessex region Lot 3- South-East Coast region (NHS Commercial Solutions) Lot 4- Additional trusts/organisations This framework agreement also allows any NHS, local authority and any partially funded or fully funded publicsector entity to benefit from the Framework without a complicated or expensive procurement cycle.

For thepurposes of this agreement The NHS Commercial Alliance represents NHS trusts in the East of England, SouthCentral and South East Coast Strategic Health Authorities and is working on behalf of County, Borough andDistrict Councils and other Public Sector Bodies, such as the Fire or Police Services.

This framework will alsobe available to other private organisations acting as managing agents or procuring on behalf of the abovepublic sector or public interest bodies with prior written consent from the funding body.

This framework will alsobe available to any statutory and other successor organisations to any of the foregoing.

More details of thespecific organisations involved in this opportunity will be outlined in the ITT documents.

A list of the potentialparticipating organisations can be found at the following links: — Acute trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx — Ambulance trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspx — Care trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx — Foundation trusts: http://www.monitor-nhsft.gov.uk/home/about-nhsfoundation-trusts/nhs-foundation-trust-directory — Mental health trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx — Clinical Commissioning Groups: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx — Health and Care trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx — Area Teams: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx — Local Authorities: http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/MapLocationSearch.do?LGSL=209&LGIL=8 — http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/index.jsp?LGSL=209&LGIL=8&ServiceName=Find+out+about+a+needs+assessment+by+social+services — Strategic health authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/StrategicHealthAuthorityListing.aspx — Special health authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx — HSC in Northern Ireland: http://www.n-i.nhs.uk/index.php?link=trusts — NHS Scotland trusts: http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/Sites_AZ.aspx — NHS Wales trusts: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory