Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Laboratory reagents

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Laboratory reagents. 15 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

15

awards tracked

£17.7m

total contract value

£1.2m

average award size

33.3%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Laboratory reagents

  • Laboratory Consumables

    Awarded to Abbott Laboratories Limited on 12 Apr 2026 · UK Health Security Agency

    £1.5m

  • Hologic Reagents and Consumables

    Awarded to Hologic LTD. on 12 Mar 2026 · UK Health Security Agency

    £1.1m

  • Purchase Revvity Chemagic Viral DNA/RNA 300 Kit H96 consumables

    Awarded to Revvity (UK) Limited on 2 Mar 2026 · UK Health Security Agency

    £53k

  • Purchase of SIGMA VIROCULT - Standard Plastic Foam Printed Breakpoint - 12x80 Vial - 3ml VIROCULT Medium (MW951S3ML)

    Awarded to MEDICAL WIRE & EQUIPMENT CO.(BATH)LIMITED on 20 Feb 2026 · UK Health Security Agency

    £228k

  • Purchase of Agilent Consumables.

    Awarded to Agilent Technologies Lda UK Limited on 18 Feb 2026 · UK Health Security Agency

    £46k

  • Purchase of TaqPath consumables

    Awarded to LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED on 16 Feb 2026 · UK Health Security Agency

    £106k

  • Purchase of Superscript consumables

    Awarded to LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED on 11 Feb 2026 · UK Health Security Agency

    £17k

  • Purchase of Qiashredder Consumables

    Awarded to QIAGEN LIMITED on 10 Feb 2026 · UK Health Security Agency

    £11k

  • Histology and immunohistochemical consumables

    Awarded to LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED on 19 Dec 2025 · UK Health Security Agency

    £120k

  • Multiplex Covid/Flu AB (inc.H5N1) RSV LFD Procurement

    Awarded to 2san Global Ltd on 20 Oct 2025 · UKHSA

    £714k

  • UKHSA Provision for Launch Diagnostics Consumables

    Awarded to LAUNCH DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED on 20 Aug 2025 · UK Health Security Agency

    £3.1m

  • Panther Reagent Rental

    Awarded to Hologic UK Ltd on 4 Aug 2025 · University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

    £2.8m

Sector pulse

Who procures in Laboratory reagents, and where the value sits

Laboratory reagents accounts for 15 tracked awards worth £17.7m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £1.2m. Laboratory reagents is procured mainly by UK Health Security Agency, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and UKHSA. The biggest spender is UK Health Security Agency, with 13 awards totalling £14.2m. Geographically the work is concentrated heavily in 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 33.3% of awards, in line with the typical UK public-sector mid-band. Volume is softening versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£4.9m

Hologic Consumbles 2025-26

Won by Hologic LTD. on 30 Jun 2025

Busiest month

Feb 26

5 awards published, totalling £409k.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.

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 Ireland80%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West20%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

Hologic LTD.

2 awards · £5.9m total

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

2 awards · £123k total

LAUNCH DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

1 award · £3.1m total

Hologic UK Ltd

1 award · £2.8m total

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited

1 award · £2m total

Abbott Laboratories Limited

1 award · £1.5m total

NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS (U.K.) LIMITED

1 award · £1m total

2san Global Ltd

1 award · £714k total

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