There are currently 28 open public tenders in Laboratory and precision equipment. The next deadline is 2 Nov 2026, and 2 close within a week. 20 state an estimated value, together £37.0bn (median £446,600). Most active buyers: UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK (2), Scottish Government (2). Most in demand: Checking and testing apparatus, Instruments for checking physical characteristics.
Updated 1 Nov 2026.
| Deadline within 7 days | 2 |
| Deadline in 8–30 days | 23 |
| Deadline in more than 30 days | 3 |
| Estimated value under £100k | 0 |
| Estimated value £100k–£1m | 14 |
| Estimated value £1m–£10m | 3 |
| Estimated value over £10m | 3 |
| No value stated | 8 |
Largest tender: Global Travel, Accommodation and Venue Management Services – Government Commercial Agency, £36.2bn, deadline 8 Dec 2026.
Most active buyers: UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK (2), Scottish Government (2), UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER (1), Chemonics International, Inc. (1), Northern Ireland Housing Executive (1).
Regions: Scotland (7), Northern Ireland (4), London (4), Wales (3), South East (2).
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View official noticeChemonics Group UK Limited which is implementing the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine Phase 2 (PFRU-2) Project as part of international technical assistance (hereinafter referred to as Chemonics) invites you to submit a Tender for Procurement of…
View official noticeThe Northern Ireland Housing Executive requires Contractor(s) for the supply and delivery of smoke alarms and heat alarms as described in the Specification and in accordance with the Housing Executive’s Conditions of Contract included with the Tender…
View official noticeThe Faculty of Science and Engineering at Swansea University is seeking to procure a complete, turnkey FTIR-based system for determining Destruction or Removal Efficiency (DRE) of semiconductor point-of-use abatement systems. This equipment will be housed in…
View official noticeThis contract is to provide North York Moors National Park with Digital Marketing for our Tourism Campaign running through 2027. The contract will commence in November 2026 and complete in February 2028.
View official noticeForensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) (the Buyer) is seeking to establish a contract for the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of new Thermocyclers. The contract is for an initial period of five years, followed by an optional extension…
View official noticeThe Environment Agency ("The Buyer") is seeking to procure analytical instrumentation for colorimetric analysis (“Instrument(s)”) and associated services to support environmental laboratory operations. The Buyer requires a single Supplier to provide a…
View official noticeThe Contracting Authority wishes to appoint one supplier for each Lot to supply, deliver, install, commission and support: Lot 1 – a Universal Testing Machine; and Lot 2 – a Flexural Testing Machine, for the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science.…
View official noticeBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) require a suitably qualified contractor to cover the servicing, repairing and validation testing of all drying cabinets/scope stores across the Health Board. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board recognises…
View official noticeThis opportunity is for supply and installation of life sciences decontamination equipment, IVCs, racks and related goods at The University of Sussex. This opportunity is split into five lots. The University of Sussex ("the Authority") is planning…
View official noticeHeriot-Watt University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install an advanced fluorescence microscope with automated and AI-guided acquisition capabilities and widefield, confocal and super-resolution imaging modalities for biomedical research use…
View official noticeCGTC are looking for the purchase and installation of a multi-column chromatography system (MCCS) and a viral inactivation hardware system with related services e.g service, repair and maintenance contract, training and consumables for our Braintree Essex…
View official noticeID 6637252 DfE - SRC - High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) - Southern Regional College (SRC) requires the Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of two High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to Portadown and Newry Campuses and one HPLC with a…
View official noticeThe Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSDS)) (‘the authority') acting through its division Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities is undertaking this procurement of supply and delivery of Individual Items and…
View official noticeThe Impact Facility at the University of Kent is looking to procure a High-Speed Spectrometer System for attachment on to a two-stage light gas gun as part of its new ERC funded project. The Impact Facility has been operating for over 30 years, focusing on…
View official noticeLow-Temperature STM/qPlus-AFM with Optical Access - Full Specification available in the document pack via our e-tendering portal For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:…
View official noticeThe Agency is looking to purchase a Cell Sorter as a replacement for Aria Cell Sorter (s/n P64828200097). This will include the purchase and maintenance of bespoke consumables and auxiliary equipment, if applicable. This cell sorter will support a number of…
View official noticeThe University of Warwick Medical School has a requirement to purchase a cross-scale imaging platform for advanced biological research. In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal…
View official notice2. Renfrewshire Council requires a single Contractor to supply an end-to-end service to monitor the internal environmental conditions (including Temperature, Relative Humidity and CO2 Levels) of their housing stock, through the use of Environmental Sensors,…
View official noticeThe University of Warwick has a requirement to purchase an Ion Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer. The instrument is required to provide sensitive detection of highly polar, ionic and low molecular weight species within complex environmental matrices, such as…
View official noticeThe Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the purchase and installation of a scientific, multi-frequency, wideband, echosounder system to replace the existing Simrad EK60 echosounder system on our Marine Research Vessel (MRV) Alba Na Mara.
View official noticeThe Scottish Ministers, Marine Directorate invites tenders for the purchase of a Temperature, Conductivity and Depth (CTD) instrument with associated oceanographic sensors.
View official noticeSmart Applications Management Limited (SAM) is the trading name of South West Smart Applications Limited, a Membership based central purchasing body, which owns and runs the National Mobilities Procurement Hub for its Members. This Framework is for the…
View official noticeEstates & Campus Services are required to re-tender the Monitoring, servicing and reactive maintenance contract. We are seeking another reputable Water hygiene monitoring accredited supplier with a proven record of water hygiene monitoring of domestic and…
View official noticeThe Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) require a supplier to provide substance screening kits and associated services, including the supply of point of care screening devices, confirmatory analysis services, reporting…
View official noticeCPI is currently seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to support our laboratory operations through the provision of a comprehensive range of laboratory consumables. This includes, but is not limited to, general laboratory…
View official noticeA framework providing comprehensive booking solutions for all UK Public Sector Travel needs, including air, rail, taxis, coaches, car hire, accommodation and venues for meetings, conferences and events, as well as emergency travel and accommodation solutions,…
View official noticeNHS Supply Chain intends to launch a National Framework Agreement for the provision of In-Vitro Diagnostic Devices, Point of Care Testing Products & Related Pathology Services, this will include: - Pathology Managed Services - Reagent Rental Agreements -…
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