Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 31 Mar 2025, 12:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Laboratory Consumables Tender · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED (Public body)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdUtilities
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 1 Jan 2030 · up to 1 Jan 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tender Framework Agreement Laboratory Consumables - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

This Pre Market Engagement Notice is optional, and does not contribute to the procurement process.

I am looking for suppliers who may be interested in tendering for the Framework Agreement for our Laboratory Consumables.

The contract is expected to include the following Lots (subject to change):

  1. Laboratory Consumables and Equipment
  2. Laboratory Chemicals - Reagents & Buffers
  3. Bottles - dosed, non dosed and specialised
  4. Other - Labs

The above is for information only and some details may be amended/changed for the full tender process. Any future Tender Notice to be published in response to this Pre Market Engagement, is optional.

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CPV: Chemical reagents · Laboratory reagents · Laboratory services · Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Jan 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrs

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Laboratory Consumables Tender” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Mar 2025, 12:34 BST
Last source update
31 Mar 2025, 12:34 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011991
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Chemical reagentsLaboratory reagentsLaboratory servicesLaboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glasswareLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa9d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

31 Mar 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    31 Mar 2025, 12:34 BST
  2. Market engagement
    25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST

    Microsoft Form to be completed

    forms.office.com/e/GKmf3N5aCJ ↗

  3. Contract starts299 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    31 Mar 2025, 12:34 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 02366686 · GB-PPON: PQQN-5222-QDXR Severn Trent Centre, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2LZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure