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Life Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services

Buyer: NEUPC Ltd →

BuyerNEUPC Ltd
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£250,000,000
Published21 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Provision of Life Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Laboratory reagents 33696500Microbiological cultures 33698100Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 38000000Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment 38950000Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment 38951000Laboratory services 71900000Research and development services and related consultancy services 73000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 9 Apr 2027 to 8 Apr 2030

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Laboratory reagents, Microbiological cultures, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment, Laboratory services, Research and development services and related consultancy servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 33. The category anchor is Laboratory reagents (33696500); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 333,3152 median · 117 average (1,435 of 3,315 with a bid count)5.9 average (1,706 of 3,315 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK89013 median · 361.9 average (365 of 890 with a bid count)11.4 average (434 of 890 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)71Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Please register via the below link https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/enp/life-sciences-supplier-information-day-registration Suppliers will be invited to attend a supplier engagement event in person, venue TBC The meeting to discuss the upcoming Framework opportunity for Life Sciences including; Tender structure and process Timescales Scope of requirementengagement12 Oct 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06cfd2
Latest release ID068691-2026
Latest release timestampTue Jul 21 2026 12:13:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£250,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release5

Notice history

DateEventReference
21 Jul 2026planning068691-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
21 Jul 2026 · 068691-2026 · planning
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