Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses). 84 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
84
awards tracked
£217.4m
total contract value
£2.6m
average award size
27.4%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Purchase of FTIR and Spectrometer
Awarded to Agilent Technologies Lda UK Limited on 14 Apr 2026 · Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd
£33k
C434807 - Specimen digital documentation
Awarded to A. Menarini Diagnostics Limited on 29 Mar 2026 · Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£23k
RA357120 - Thermo Phadia 250
Awarded to Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd (Immunodiagnostics) on 29 Mar 2026 · University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
£16k
RA357116 - Thermo Phadia 250
Awarded to Thermo Fisher Diagnostics Ltd (Immunodiagnostics) on 29 Mar 2026 · University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
£24k
RIPL - IFA Platform & Microscope
Awarded to Euroimmun UK Limited on 23 Mar 2026 · UK Health Security Agency
£416k
Purchase of ICP-OES
Awarded to Agilent Technologies LDA Limited on 18 Mar 2026 · University of Bristol
£75k
0P001844 Cassette Printer
Awarded to Sakura Finetek UK Limited on 16 Mar 2026 · University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
£29k
Purchase of iTOC-CN - Fully integrated TOC/Nb isotope ratio analysis
Awarded to Elementar on 13 Mar 2026 · University of Bristol
£71k
APHA CapEx: Supply of Ultracentrifuge to APHA
Awarded to Camlab on 5 Mar 2026 · Animal and Plant Health Agency
£138k
Replacement Diasorin Liaison XL
Awarded to DIASORIN LIMITED on 26 Feb 2026 · UK Health Security Agency
£55k
Purchase of an Automated DNA extraction platform
Awarded to V.H. Bio Limited on 26 Feb 2026 · UK Health Security Agency
£24k
Purhcase of Illumina Miseq sysem plus assoicated servicing and consumables
Awarded to ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED on 24 Feb 2026 · UK Health Security Agency
£238k
Sector pulse
Who procures in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), and where the value sits
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) accounts for 84 tracked awards worth £217.4m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £2.6m. Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) is procured mainly by University of Bristol, CPI (Centre for Process Innovation) and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. The biggest spender is University of Bristol, with 7 awards totalling £982k. Geographically the work is weighted towards North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland. SMBs hold 27.4% of awards, in line with the typical UK public-sector mid-band. Volume is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Who is buying in Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Biggest single award
£200m
Lab Equipment (General) and Associated Services
Won by Wolf Laboratories Ltd.,SLS Ltd (Scientific Laboratory Supplies) Ltd.,VWR International Ltd.,Camlab Ltd,SciQuip Ltd.,Appleton Woods Ltd,Fisher Scientific UK Ltd.,Be Scientific Ltd. on 29 Sept 2025
Busiest month
Dec 25
17 awards published, totalling £2.2m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Where the awards land
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland33%
- Any region24%
- South East13%
- 10%
- South West9%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
SPT LABTECH LIMITED
6 awards · £2.2m total
Wolf Laboratories Limited
5 awards · £438k total
Agilent Technologies Lda UK Limited
4 awards · £196k total
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED
3 awards · £1.7m total
Illumina Cambridge
3 awards · £692k total
THERMO FISHER DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
2 awards · £3.7m total
DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
2 awards · £1.1m total
WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED
2 awards · £462k total
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