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# Purchase of Safety Cabinets

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-safety-cabinets-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfef). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "Purchase of Safety Cabinets". Published status: complete. Published Value: £148,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £148,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cabinets, Fume cupboards, Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £126,955 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05cfef`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-safety-cabinets-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfef#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-safety-cabinets-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfef#participate

## Description
1.1	The Scottish Ministers invites tenders for the following requirements:-
a) Purchase of 3 Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC) and 1 Laminar Flow Cabinet (Lot 1);
b) Purchase of 6 Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC) with 100% Extraction (Lot 2).

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Cabinets and Laminar Flow
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35113200, 39141300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Scottish Ministers invites tenders for the purchase of 3 Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC) and 1 Laminar Flow Cabinet.
- **Contract Period:** 29/12/2025 to 31/03/2026

### Lot 2: Full Extraction Cabinets
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35113200, 39141300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Scottish Ministers invites tenders for the purchase of 6 Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC) with 100% Extraction.
- **Contract Period:** 29/12/2025 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Cabinets and Laminar Flow (active)
  - Award id: `023329-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Laboratory Specialist Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-58697`
  - Value: £45,296 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Full Extraction Cabinets (active)
  - Award id: `023329-2026-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Laboratory Specialist Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-58697`
  - Value: £81,659 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Cabinets and Laminar Flow (active)
  - Signed Value: £45,296
  - Signed Date: 27/02/2026

- **Contract:** Full Extraction Cabinets (active)
  - Signed Value: £81,659
  - Signed Date: 27/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023329-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-16T09:56:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:38:39.707Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05cfef