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Lab Equipment (General)

Autoclaves
Calibration services
Centrifuges
+27 more
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published10
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 16:14 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
10lots
10 lots · 10 published items
7 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£2,000,000,000
Contract/award value: £2,000,000,000
19 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
9 bids
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 33)
Based on 74 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
41.96%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
3 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 33)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Medtronic Limited
42 contracts£11,274,871,284-48.5% below budget
Baxter Healthcare Ltd
40 contracts£2,128,139,644At ceiling / not disclosed
B. Braun Medical Limited
35 contracts£2,136,030,424-59.1% below budget
Teva UK Limited
30 contracts£834,774,799-59.1% below budget
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd
26 contracts£1,018,605,826-59.1% below budget
NORTHERN HOSPITAL SUPPLIES LTD
23 contracts£6,514,396,855At ceiling / not disclosed
Fannin Limited
23 contracts£3,563,512,187At ceiling / not disclosed
B. Braun Medical Limited
22 contracts£11,516,824,438At ceiling / not disclosed
Martindale Pharma
22 contracts£770,894,756At ceiling / not disclosed
Sandoz Ltd
22 contracts£19,160,715At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Framework procedure
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Managed Equipment & Clinical Service SolutionsSUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED · 22 Jun 2026, 16:20 BST
£2,147,000,000
same CPV family
same region
matching published text
Estates Works and Capital Projects Dynamic MarketEmbark Multi Academy Trust · 27 Aug 2026, 14:18 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
PE0602 Mechanical and Electrical Building Services Repairs, Maintenance and Compliance ProgrammePeabody Trust · 28 Aug 2026, 14:25 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
Employee Benefits and Occupational Health ServicesGovernment Commercial Agency · 27 Aug 2026, 11:19 BST
£1,299,500,000
same CPV family
same region
YPO - 001284 Community & Healthcare Technology Equipment & Associated ServicesYorkshire Purchasing Organisation · 4 Sept 2026, 12:34 BST
£600,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: London Universities Purchasing Consortium: "Lab Equipment (General)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 10 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityLondon Universities Purchasing ConsortiumScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: London Universities Purchasing Consortium
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for London Universities Purchasing Consortium. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
8Bids / Report (median)
0% of reports have one bid · Mean: 7.4 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Scientific Laboratory Supplies LtdTop vendor: 12.1% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 10 active published awards; 10 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 33):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd8 wins£1,600,000,000—
VWR International Ltd7 wins£1,400,000,000—
Wolf Laboratories Ltd.6 wins£1,200,000,000—
Appleton Woods Ltd. 5 wins£1,000,000,000—
SciQuip Ltd5 wins£1,000,000,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLondon Universities Purchasing Consortium
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Sept 2025, 18:04 BST
Last source update30 Sept 2025, 18:04 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAutoclaves, Calibration services, Centrifuges, Checking and testing apparatus, Cryosurgical and cryotherapy devices, Detection and analysis apparatus, Electrical domestic appliances for use with foodstuffs, Environmental monitoring other than for construction, Freezers, Fume cupboards, Hotplates, Incubators, Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens, Industrial robots, Installation services of laboratory equipment, Installation services of medical and surgical equipment, Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Measuring instruments, Medical equipments, Microscopes, Microwave ovens, Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments, Refrigerator-freezers, Shakers and accessories, Thermostatic baths and accessories, Water-purifying apparatus
Delivery area
UK
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What is being bought
LUPC is tendering to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of general laboratory equipment. The requirement is covered through 9 lots of specific equipment types, and an additional One Stop Shop lot, for the provision of requirements under multiple lots under a single transaction.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    30 Sept 2025, 18:04 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    30 Sept 2025, 18:04 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    30 Sept 2025, 18:04 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    30 Sept 2025, 18:04 BST
  5. Published value updated to £200,000,000
    10 Apr 2025, 12:51 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    10 Apr 2025, 12:51 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    10 Apr 2025, 12:51 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 19 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
    10 Apr 2025, 12:51 BST
  9. Official notice release published
    10 Apr 2025, 12:51 BST
  10. Status changed to published status
    13 Mar 2025, 15:55 GMT
  11. Official notice release published
    13 Mar 2025, 15:55 GMT
  12. Status changed to planned
    18 Dec 2024, 00:01 GMT
  13. Official notice release published
    18 Dec 2024, 00:01 GMT
  14. Buyer information updated
    18 Dec 2024, 00:01 GMT
Lots and requirements (10)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Centrifuges
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 1, Centrifuges includes: Evaporator, Centrifugal evaporator, microcentrifuge refrigerated, microcentrifuge non refrigerated, low speed refrigerated, low speed non – refrigerated, medium speed refrigerated, medium speed non- refrigerated, high speed non-refrigerated, high speed Refrigerated, Analytica ultra non – refrigerated.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #10
    One Stop Shop lot
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 10, 0ne Stop Shop. To select suppliers who can supply a single source for all equipment (and CPV codes) defined in lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, above. In order to be eligible to bid for this lot, bidders whill have to provide lots 2, 7 and at least three other lots
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #2
    Environmental Control
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 2, Environmental Control: Circulators (cooled), Circulators (heated), Dry Block Heaters, Drying Cabinet, Freeze Dryer, Furnaces, Heating Mantles, Hotplates, Hybridisation Ovens, Incubator, Incubator Shaking, sub-ambient Incubator Shaking, above ambient, Incubator Standard, Incubator Sub-Ambient, Laboratory Ovens, Laboratory Ovens (Vacuum), Plasma Thawer, Shakers (benchtop), Water Baths.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #3
    Safety
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 3, Safety: Small Autoclaves - Bench Top, Floor-Standing Autoclave - Front Loader, Floor-Standing Autoclave - Top Loader, Glass washing, Fume Cupboard (non - ducted), Fume Cupboard (ducted), Safety Cabinet Class 1, Safety Cabinet Class 2, Safety Cabinet Class 3, Laminar Flow Cabinets.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #4
    Measurement
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 4, Measurement: Laboratory Balances, Chart Recorders, Chloride Meters, Colony Counters, Colorimeters, Conductivity Meters, Dissolved Oxygen Meters, Flame Photometers, Fluorimeters, Melting Point Apparatus,pH Meters, Spectrophotometer (UV & Vis), Thermo hygrometers, Viscometer, Combustion Elemental Analyser, Nitric Oxide Analyser, Micro Gas Analysers, Total Organic Halides (TOX)/ Adsorbable Organic Halides (AOX), Mercury Analysers, Analyser Alkalinity System, Potentiometric Titration, Coulometric and Volumetric Titrator Karl Fischer.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #5
    Environmental Storage - Fridges and Freezers
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 5, Environmental Storage Fridge and Freezers: Environmental monitoring systems, Laboratory Refrigerator +4oC, Freezers -20oC: upright, Freezers -20oC: chest, Freezers -35oC upright, Freezers -35oC upright chest, Ultra Low Temperature Freezer -80oc upright, Ultra Low Temperature Freezer -80oc chest, Rapid Plasma Freezers, Laboratory Refrigerator +4oC low energy, Freezers -20oC: low energy upright, Freezers -20oC: low energy chest, Freezers -35oC low energy upright, Freezers -35oC low energy chest, Ultra Low Temperature Freezer -80oc low energy upright, Ultra Low Temperature Freezer -80oc low energy chest.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 7 · #6
    Environmental Storage - Other Equipment
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 6, Environmental Storage Other: Cryogenic Conservation Vessels, Cryostats, Ice Maker, Liquid Nitrogen Dewars, Cryostorage Freezer System-150°c, chest.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 8 · #7
    General Equipment - Miscellaneous
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 7, General (Miscellaneous): Heat Sealers, Inverted Microscopes, Laboratory Benches & Chairs, Mixers (vortex), Pulveriser, Pumps, peristaltic, Pumps, vacuum, Rotary Evaporators, Sonicator, Standard Microscopes, Stereo Microscopes, Stirrers, O2 gas monitor portable, O2 gas monitor wall mounted, O2 gas monitor clip, CO2 gas monitor portable, CO2 gas monitor wall mounted, CO2 gas monitor clip.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 9 · #8
    Water Purification Systems
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 8, Water Purification Equipment for Laboratories: Type 1 (for ISO Grade 1 water), Type 2 (for ISO Grade 2 water) and Type 3 1 (for ISO Grade 3 water) water purification systems.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 10 · #9
    Liquid Handling Robotics and Laboratory Automation Systems
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 9: Liquid Handling Robotics and Laboratory Automation Systems: Liquid Handling Robotics, Laboratory Automation Systems.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Sept 2025, 18:04 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
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  4. Award active
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    Not published · Not published
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    Not published · Not published
  9. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  10. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  11. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  12. Contract active
    Signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
  13. Contract active
    Signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
  14. Contract active
    Signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
  15. Contract active
    Signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
  16. Contract active
    Signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
  17. Contract active
    Signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
  18. Contract active
    Signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
  19. Contract active
    Signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
  20. Contract active
    Signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
  21. Contract active
    Signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Appleton Woods Ltd., Be Scientific Ltd., Camlab, SciQuip Ltd., Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd., VWR International, Wolf Laboratories Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Appleton Woods Ltd, Camlab Ltd., Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, SciQuip Ltd., Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, VWR International Ltd, Wolf Laboratories Ltd.
Not published · Not published · active
Appleton Woods Ltd, Be Scientific Ltd., Camlab Limited, SciQuip Ltd, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, VWR International Ltd, Wolf Laboratories
Not published · Not published · active
Appleton Woods Ltd, Camlab Limited, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, SciQuip Ltd, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, VWR International Ltd, Wolf Laboratories Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Appleton Woods Ltd, Camlab Limited, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, SciQuip Ltd, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd., VWR International Ltd, Wolf Laboratories Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Appleton Woods Ltd., Camlab Ltd., Fisher Scientific UK Ltd., SciQuip Ltd., Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, VWR International Ltd, Wolf Laboratories Ltd.
Not published · Not published · active
Appleton Woods Ltd., Camlab Ltd., Fisher Scientific UK Ltd., SciQuip Ltd, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, VWR International Ltd, Wolf Laboratories Ltd.
Not published · Not published · active
Appleton Woods Ltd., Camlab Ltd., Fisher Scientific UK Ltd., SciQuip Ltd, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, VWR International Ltd., Wolf Laboratories Ltd.
Not published · Not published · active
Appleton Woods Ltd., Camlab Ltd., Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, SciQuip Ltd., Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, VWR International Ltd, Wolf Laboratories Ltd.
Not published · Not published · active
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd, Wolf Laboratories Ltd.
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 10 - One Stop Shop
£200,000,000 · signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 6 - Environmental Storage - Other
£200,000,000 · signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 7: General Equipment (Misc.)
£200,000,000 · signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 8 - Water Purification Systems
£200,000,000 · signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 9 - Liquid Handling Robotics and Automated Systems
£200,000,000 · signed 30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 1 - Centrifuges
£200,000,000 · signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 2 - Environmental Control
£200,000,000 · signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 3 - Safety
£200,000,000 · signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 4 - Measurement
£200,000,000 · signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 5 - Environmental Storage - Fridges and Freezers
£200,000,000 · signed 29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 9
bids: 7
bids: 8
bids: 9
bids: 7
bids: 8
bids: 8
bids: 7
bids: 8
bids: 3
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

London Universities Purchasing Consortium

Contracting authority GB-FTS-130690
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  • London Universities Purchasing Consortium
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    N/A
    5th Floor, Pinnacle House, 23-26 St Dunstan’s Hil, London, UK, EC3R 8HN
    a.ramirez@lupc.ac.uk
    +44 207302764

  • London Universities Purchasing Consortium
    reviewBody

    5th Floor, 23-26 St Dunstan's Hill, London, EC3R 8HN
    enquiries@lupc.ac.uk
    +44 2073072760

  • Appleton Woods Ltd
    supplier

    Kings Norton, UK

  • Appleton Woods Ltd.
    supplier

    Kings Norton, UK

  • Be Scientific Ltd.
    supplier

    London, UK

  • Camlab
    supplier

    Cambridge, UK

  • Camlab Limited
    supplier

    Cambridge, UK

  • Camlab Ltd.
    supplier

    Cambridge, UK

  • European Union
    funder

  • Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
    supplier

    Altrincham, UK

  • Fisher Scientific UK Ltd.
    supplier

    Altrincham, UK

  • SciQuip Ltd
    supplier

    Rotherham, UK

  • SciQuip Ltd.
    supplier

    Rotherham, UK

  • Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd
    supplier

    Hessle, UK

  • Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.
    supplier

    Hessle, UK

  • VWR International
    supplier

    Lutterworth, UK

  • VWR International Ltd
    supplier

    Lutterworth, UK

  • VWR International Ltd.
    supplier

    Lutterworth, UK

  • Wolf Laboratories
    supplier

    Pocklington, UK

  • Wolf Laboratories Limited
    supplier

    Pocklington, UK

  • Wolf Laboratories Limited
    supplier

    Polickton, UK

  • Wolf Laboratories Ltd.
    supplier

    Pocklington, UK
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No data
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Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published