Laboratory Consumables · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

Goods

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 May 2026from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrs 11 moends 29 Sept 2030 · starts 30 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Sussex is a research intensive university. Our Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine comprises 5 schools; Engineering and Informatics, Life Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Psychology and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School .

This tender will be to identify a main supplier to provide the majority of the university's laboratory consumables.

This was previously awarded via a Framework.

CPV: Checking and testing apparatus · Laboratory pipettes and accessories · Shakers and accessories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 3 yrs 11 mo

Contract period: 30 Oct 2026 – 29 Sept 2030 (3 yrs 11 mo)

Delivery: South East

38436000 Shakers and accessories 38437000 Laboratory pipettes and accessories 38500000 Checking and testing apparatus

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 May 2025, 13:59 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2025, 13:59 BST
Authority reference: US_24357
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-026413
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Checking and testing apparatusLaboratory pipettes and accessoriesShakers and accessories
Delivery area: South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0522cd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 30 Oct 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 May 2025, 13:59 BST
Tender notice expected178 days ago
1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Today
27 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 2 days
30 Oct 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
23 May 2025, 13:59 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000672 · GB-PPON: PWVT-1568-HWWM Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN1 9RHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender23 May 2025, 13:59 BST