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title: "The Provision of Laboratory Consumables"
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# The Provision of Laboratory Consumables

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-laboratory-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-061153). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Water: "The Provision of Laboratory Consumables". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £26,500,000. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Water](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-water-GB-FTS-130632)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £26,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory glassware, Laboratory pipettes and accessories, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-laboratory-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-061153#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-061153`

## 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/the-provision-of-laboratory-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-061153#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com%2FProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage%3FSearchType%3DProjects)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-laboratory-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-061153#participate

## Description
Scottish Water is seeking multiple suppliers for the supply of laboratory consumables spanning multiple lots.

## Lots (9)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - General Consumables
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33793000, 38000000, 38437000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £14,850,000
- **Description:** Lot 1 – List of general laboratory consumables including:<br/>- Plastic Consumables & Disposables<br/>- Filtration Products<br/>- Commonly used Pyrex, Duran<br/>- Quickfit & E-mil Glassware, Whatman Filtration Products<br/>- Commonly used Volumetric ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Crypto Supplies
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,600,000
- **Description:** Lot 2 – Crypto Supplies – Compressed foam filters for sampling of raw and potable waters<br/>and laboratory consumables to isolate Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia oocysts<br/>compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2010) - Part 14 - Me...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Crypto Supplies
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,600,000
- **Description:** Lot 3 – Crypto Supplies – A fluorescein-labelled monoclonal antibody reagent which binds<br/>specifically to Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts that display bright green<br/>fluorescence using a fluorescent microscope and laboratory consumable...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Enumeration Supplies
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,600,000
- **Description:** Lot 4 – The enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli by a defined substrate<br/>most probable number technique incubated at 37 °C compliant with The Microbiology of<br/>Drinking Water (2009) - Part 4 - Methods for the isolation and enume...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5 - Bacterial Media
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £550,000
- **Description:** Lot 5 – Bacterial media – Media required for the detection of micro-organisms in potable,<br/>raw water and wastewater samples using membrane filtration and pour plate methods<br/>compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2009) documentation...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Lot 6 - Sample Containers
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** Lot 6 – Sample Containers – a selection of sterile and non-sterile containers of varying<br/>volume are required to take potable, raw and waste water samples. A portion of<br/>containers will require pre-dosing with preservatives.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Lot 7 - Test Kits and Reagents
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £700,000
- **Description:** Lot 7 – Tests kits and reagents for the detection of Chlorine, COD, Non-Ionic detergent,<br/>Hexavalent Chromium, Sulphide, Free Cyanide and Formaldehyde in water and waste<br/>waters.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Lot 8 - Bacterial Reference Materials
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £450,000
- **Description:** Lot 8 – Bacterial reference materials that contain a certified quantity of pure cultures of<br/>micro-organisms for internal quality control compliant with The Microbiology of Drinking Water (2009) documentations.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: Lot 9 - Chromatography Supplies
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,650,000
- **Description:** Lot 9 – Chromatography Supplies - a selection of supplies to carry out routine maintenance of Gas Chromatographs and Liquid Chromatographs.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007762-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-28T16:56:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T06:49:44.558Z
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