Lab Equipment (General) and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: London Universities Purchasing Consortium

Open procedure

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38000000)

Published panel value£200,000,000Shared across 8 suppliers; not a single purchase

Contract ends 14 Oct 2028

Panel 8 suppliersAppleton Woods Ltd, Be Scientific Ltd., Camlab Ltd and 5 more

Contract starts 15 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

LUPC tendered to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of general laboratory equipment. The requirement is covered through 10 lots for specific equipment types. The agreement term is of 3 years with an optional extension period of up to 12 months, until 14 October 2029, 5 full suppliers are awarded under each lot. The award also includes additional reserve suppliers, who will not fulfil the requirement unless any of the fully awarded supplier does not proceed or is removed from the framework for any other reason

Published procurement details

Procedure: Open procedure
Buyer reference: 20251008153803-81165
Category: Goods
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: No
Tender deadline: 3 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Procurement method: Open
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: EC3R 8HN; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Award decision
30 Sept 2025
Notice published
8 Oct 2025
Contract starts
15 Oct 2025
Contract ends
14 Oct 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Universities Purchasing ConsortiumContracting authority 5th Floor, Pinnacle House, 23-26 St Dunstan's Hil, London, EC3R 8HN, ENGContact name, email, phone
URL
https://www.lupc.ac.uk

Suppliers named on the notice

Wolf Laboratories Ltd.Supplier Colenso House, 1 Deans Lane, Pocklington East, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO42 2PX
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
SLS Ltd (Scientific Laboratory Supplies) Ltd.Supplier Unit 6, Business Park, Fairham, Foresters Avenue, Hessle, Nottingham NG11 2AF
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
VWR International Ltd.Supplier Hunter Boulevard, Magna Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4XN.
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
Camlab LtdSupplier 24 Norman Way Industrial Estate, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5WE
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
SciQuip Ltd.Supplier Selden Way, The Advanced Manufacturing Park, Rotherham, S60 5XA
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
Appleton Woods LtdSupplier New Lindon House, Catesby Park, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8SE
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd.Supplier Bishop Meadow Road, Lutterworth, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5RG
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large
Be Scientific Ltd.Supplier First Floor, 85 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7LT
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

This procurement was carried out to source a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for Lab Equipment (General) and Associated Services. awardDocument

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen8 Oct 2025, 15:38 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-ec810c70-3771-40af-b6dc-4ed3c054f276-2025-10-08T15:38:12+01:00
Published: 8 Oct 2025
Latest update: 8 Oct 2025
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-ec810c70-3771-40af-b6dc-4ed3c054f276
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-ec810c70-3771-40af-b6dc-4ed3c054f276-1