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C1215 Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Equipment (including maintenance and parts), Chemicals and Consumables

Analysers
Checking and testing apparatus
Detection and analysis apparatus
+7 more
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published8
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 17:28 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
8lots
8 lots · 8 published items
3 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
Not published
Budget reduction not calculated
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
13 bids
1 SME bid · 13 electronic
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
8/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
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
Maintenance of TTheatre Tools and Mobile Equipment, Specialist Theatre Equipment and Specialist MicroscopesBelfast Health & Social Care Trust · 26 Aug 2026, 14:01 BST
£42,426,692
same CPV family
same region
Electrical Testing – Fixed Wiring, Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and Maintenance of Emergency LightingNorthern Health and Social Care Trust · 25 Aug 2026, 13:39 BST
£16,904,331
same CPV family
same region
Technical Support Services 2026Procurement for Housing · 2 Sept 2026, 14:08 BST
£260,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire: Tree Surgery and Tree Surveyingthe Education Authority · 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
£6,400,000
same CPV family
same region
Inpatient Parenteral Nutrition ProductsBusiness Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service · 25 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST
£16,500,000
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: NI Water and its subsidiaries: "C1215 Supply and Delivery of Laboratory Equipment (including maintenance and parts), Chemicals and Consumables". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 8 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNI Water and its subsidiariesScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NI Water and its subsidiaries
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NI Water and its subsidiaries. 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
6Bids / Report (median)
8.2% of reports have one bid · Mean: 7.9 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
PREMIER SCIENTIFIC LTDTop vendor: 10% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 177 active published awards; 170 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
PREMIER SCIENTIFIC LTD2 wins£490,076—
MASON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED2 wins£147,585—
THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LTD2 winsNot disclosed—
TOWER SUPPLIES1 win£2,650,000—
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES LIMITED1 win£485,603—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNI Water and its subsidiaries
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published20 May 2025, 16:50 BST
Last source update20 May 2025, 16:50 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAnalysers, Checking and testing apparatus, Detection and analysis apparatus, Instruments for checking physical characteristics, Laboratory reagents, Laboratory services, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Microscopes, Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04dd60
What is being bought
Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    20 May 2025, 16:50 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    20 May 2025, 16:50 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    20 May 2025, 16:50 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    20 May 2025, 16:50 BST
  5. Published value updated to £700,000
    10 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    10 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    10 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 13 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
    10 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    10 Feb 2025, 16:02 GMT
Lots and requirements (8)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Aquakem 600)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Gallery+)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #6
    Lot 6 - Microscope
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 7 · #7
    Lot 7 - GAC Grinder
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 8 · #8
    Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Northern Ireland Water wish to appoint a Contractor/s to supply, deliver, install and maintain various Laboratory instruments, and to supply and deliver chemicals and consumables for two existing laboratory instruments. The contract has eight (8) Lots as below, Economic Operators can bid for any number of Lot/s. Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for an Aquakem 600 Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Gallery Plus Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer Lot 6 - Microscope Lot 7 - GAC Grinder Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    20 May 2025, 16:50 BST
  2. Award active
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  3. Award active
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  4. Award active
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  6. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  7. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  8. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  9. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  10. Contract active
    Signed 9 May 2025, 00:00 BST · Not published
  11. Contract active
    Signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · Not published
  12. Contract active
    Signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · Not published
  13. Contract active
    Signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · Not published
  14. Contract active
    Signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · Not published
  15. Contract active
    Signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · Not published
  16. Contract active
    Signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · Not published
  17. Contract active
    Signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LTD
Not published · Not published · active
THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LTD
Not published · Not published · active
Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Gallery+)
Not published · Not published · active
Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System
Not published · Not published · active
Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer
Not published · Not published · active
Lot 6 - Microscope
Not published · Not published · active
Lot 7 - GAC Grinder
Not published · Not published · active
Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 6 - Microscope
Not published · signed 9 May 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 1 - Discrete Analyser
Not published · signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 2 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Aquakem 600)
Not published · signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 3 - Chemicals and Consumables for a Discrete Analyser (Gallery+)
Not published · signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 4 - Temperature Monitoring System
Not published · signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 5 - Spectrophotometer
Not published · signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 7 - GAC Grinder
Not published · signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 8 - Moisture Drying Oven
Not published · signed 16 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 13 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 13 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 13 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 13 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 2)
smeBids: 0 (lot 2)
bids: 13 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 13 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 3)
smeBids: 0 (lot 3)
bids: 13 (lot 5)
electronicBids: 13 (lot 5)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 5)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 5)
smeBids: 1 (lot 5)
bids: 13 (lot 6)
electronicBids: 13 (lot 6)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 6)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 6)
smeBids: 1 (lot 6)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authority GB-FTS-94
View buyer profile

  • NI Water and its subsidiaries
    buyer

    Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TE
    sourcing@niwater.com

  • NI Water
    reviewBody

    Belfast

  • THERMO ELECTRON MANUFACTURING LTD
    supplier

    STAFFORD HOUSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, UK, HP2 7GE
    sourcing@niwater.com
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