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Laboratory and diagnostics contracts ending soon

160 laboratory and diagnostics contracts with UK councils, the NHS, housing associations, schools and government end in the next 12 months. Most are either extended or tendered again, usually 3–9 months before the end date. Here is who buys them, what they’re worth and who holds them now.

160Ending in 12 months

62Trades

20Worth £1m+ (listed)

£200kTypical value

01Laboratory and diagnostics contracts ending soonest first

Supply of a Scanning Precession Electron Diffraction (SPED) systemUniversity of Leeds£242kHeld by Quantum Design
EndsDecember 2026
Pipette Maintenance and Calibration for UKHSA labsUK Health Security Agency£1.3mHeld by Elkay Laboratory Products UK Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
Supply of a ChemiDoc Imaging SystemAnimal and Plant Health Agency£24kHeld by Bio Rad Laboratories
EndsDecember 2026
Beckman Coulter Reagents and Lab ConsumablesLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine£630kHolder not published
EndsDecember 2026
Supply of Residual Gas Analysers for Diamond-IIDiamond Light Source Ltd£335kHeld by MKS Instruments UK Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
Provision of Cellular Pathology ServicesWhittington Health£6.6mHolder not published
EndsDecember 2026
Real-Time Four-Channel Oscilloscope Supply & InstallationAston University£480kHeld by Keysight Technologies UK Limited
EndsDecember 2026
Micro X-Ray Fluorescence InstrumentUniversity of Exeter£350kHeld by BlueScientific Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
MRC LMB Laser-Scanning Biomolecular ImagerUK Research and Innovation£113kHeld by Cytiva Global Life Science Solutions Operations Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
CMOS cameraUK Shared Business Services Limited£63kHeld by Hamamatsu Photonics UK Limited
EndsDecember 2026
Electometers, 4 ion chambers and 2 adaptorsUK Health Security Agency£19kHeld by PTW-UK Ltd
EndsDecember 2026
Supply of Microwave DigesterCentre for Process Innovation Limited£50kHeld by Analytix Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Phase 3 of Dwelling Level Heat MetersLondon Borough of Camden Council£375kHeld by Sycous Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Upgrade of exisiting Trox Specialist Laboratory HVAC control systemUK Research & Innovation£500kHeld by Trox
EndsJanuary 2027
Digital Diagnostic High Intensity Enablement TeamNHS Shared Business Services Limited£300kHeld by Evolution Recruitment Solutions Ltd
EndsJanuary 2027
Sellafield PLC- DAMS Offline Feasibility RigSellafield ltd£185kHeld by ABB Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Pathology Equipment & ConsumablesNHS Blood and Transplant£783kHeld by Sysmex UK
EndsJanuary 2027
Dipole S Gain MediaUK Research & Innovation£450kHolder not published
EndsJanuary 2027
Benchtop Gas Chromatography Mass SpectrometerUniversity of Southampton£52kHeld by Shimadzu UK Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Supply of Equipment & Consumables for Point of Care Hemoglobin Testing AnalyserNHS Blood and Transplant£2mHeld by Radiometer Limited
EndsJanuary 2027

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Bespoke Pathology Forms, Labels & Specimen Bags - Multi LotQE Facilities£512kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsJanuary 2027
Laboratory Consumables BBVUUK Health Security Agency£200kHeld by Abbott Laboratories Limited
EndsJanuary 2027
Modification of Contract for Analytical Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron MicroscopeUniversity of Sheffield£353kHeld by TESCAN-UK Ltd
EndsFebruary 2027
Flow Cytometry QMNHS Blood and Transplant£312kHolder not published
EndsFebruary 2027
Abbott Laboratories Ilumien Optis OCT system s/n14374090 fully comp maintenanceNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust£36kHeld by Abbott Laboratories Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Pay and Display Parking MetersHartlepool Borough Council£60kHeld by Flowbird Smart City Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Brunel Medical School - Camera & Recording/Analysis SystemBrunel University£199kHeld by Laerdal Medical Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Bilateral GLA Framework Agreement for Racon BeaconsNorthern Lighthouse Board£1.4mHeld by Sealite UK
EndsFebruary 2027
Cloud-based cross-government land map project and related GIS initiativesDefra£500kHeld by Informed Solution
EndsFebruary 2027
Provision of GridION SequencerApha£105kHeld by Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
EndsFebruary 2027
Universal Testing MachineUK Shared Business Services Limited£111kHeld by ITW Ltd - Trading as Hobart UK
EndsFebruary 2027
Supply of 3D Laser ScannersYorkshire and Humber Police Procurement£649kHeld by Riegl UK Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
ââUKOTs Laboratory Consumablesâ - BioMerieuxUK Health Security Agency£72kHeld by Biomerieux UK Limited
EndsFebruary 2027
Contract for microscope & peripherals for BAHA Belize for OCPP (CEFAS UT)Cefas£24kHolder not published
EndsFebruary 2027
Provision of Clinical Pathology ServicesCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust£501kHolder not published
EndsFebruary 2027
Optical Electromyography ProbeUniversity of Exeter£234kHeld by OxDevice Ltd
EndsFebruary 2027
317 - Supply of a Bioaerosol DetectorUniversity of Leeds£141kHolder not published
EndsFebruary 2027
Supply of Digital Optical MicrometersMinistry of Defence£79kHeld by Aviation Spares and Repairs
EndsFebruary 2027
Drug Test Equipment, Consumables and Lab Service - "Test on Arrest"Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales Police & North Wales Police£120kHolder not published
EndsMarch 2027
Instrument for Purification of Protein Nucleic Acid ConjugatesMHRA Buyer Organisation£65kHolder not published
EndsMarch 2027
UKOTs Laboratory Consumablesâ - CepheidUkhsa£20kHeld by Cepheid UK Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Framework for Laboratory Continuous SteriliserCentre for Process Innovation Limited£178kHeld by Armfield Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Sniper In-Line Low Light System (SILLS) Weapon Sight 1 (WS1) - ContractMinistry of Defence£1.4mHeld by Qioptiq Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Supply of Laboratory Reactor SystemCentre for Process Innovation Limited£1mHeld by Ken Kimble Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Cassette PrinterUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust£29kHeld by Sakura Finetek UK
EndsMarch 2027
Pathology - Hemostasis Management TEG 65 AnalyserWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust£30kHeld by Haemonetics Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Framework for Laboratory Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis RigCentre for Process Innovation Limited£178kHeld by Armfield Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Liquid Handling RobotCentre for Process Innovation Limited£178kHeld by Refeyn
EndsMarch 2027
Top Loading AutoclaveCentre for Process Innovation Limited£50kHeld by Gem Scientific Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust£13mHeld by Healthcare Software Solutions
EndsMarch 2027
High Throughput Filtration SystemCentre for Process Innovation Limited£178kHeld by Broadley-James Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust£236kHeld by APT Skidata
EndsMarch 2027
Maintenance for ABL90 Blood Gas AnalysersNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust£129kHeld by Radiometer Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Physico Chemical Laboratory ServicesNibsc£28mHeld by LGC Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Fused Target Locator (FTL) - ContractMinistry of Defence£12mHeld by IAN Edgarlimited
EndsMarch 2027
Boston Community Diagnostic CentreUnited Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust£12mHeld by MTX Contracts Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Biomerieux Consumables 2025Ukhsa£3.9mHeld by Biomerieux UK Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Contract for the Provision of Water and Wastewater ServicesCheshire East Council£3.5mHeld by Anglian Water Business Limited Trading as Wave
EndsMarch 2027
Domestic Property Health & Safety Check / ServiceNottinghamshire County Council£3.2mHeld by Concorde BGW
EndsMarch 2027
MSE PSA - Further Comp - Diagnostic Endoscopy InsourcingMID and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust£3mHeld by Your World Recruitment Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Diagnostics Imaging services - CT & MRI at Bognor Regis CDC siteUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust£1.8mHeld by InHealth
EndsMarch 2027
Commercial Kit for screening for hereditary tyrosinemia type 1NHS England£1.7mHeld by Revvity Limited
EndsMarch 2027
National Reference Laboratory for MicrobiologyFood Standards Agency£1.4mHolder not published
EndsMarch 2027
Dungeness A Boilers Project - Demolition of DAMAL LaboratoryNuclear Restoration Services£1.2mHeld by Aureos Highways
EndsMarch 2027
Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC 4 - Boston) Design FeesUnited Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust£700kHeld by MTX Contracts Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Provision of Diagnostic Scans for CardiacManchester University NHS Foundation Trust£500kHeld by Nuffield Health
EndsMarch 2027
Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable SystemDounreay, a division of Magnox Limited£279kHeld by Southern Scientific
EndsMarch 2027
Substance Misuse Point of Care Testing Devices and Associated Laboratory TestingDerby City Council£266kHeld by Matrix Diagnostics Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Functional SkiIls Initial Assessments, Diagnostic Assessments and ExamsNHS England£240kHeld by Open Awards
EndsMarch 2027
Supply of Diagnostic Kits - Oxford BiosystemsUK Health Security Agency£200kHeld by Oxford Biosystems
EndsMarch 2027
Replacement Arms for Tecan EquipmentUK Health Security Agency£192kHeld by Tecan UK Limited
EndsMarch 2027
AOMR - Dungate Farm Flow MeterEnvironment Agency£182kHeld by ECS Engineering Services Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry SystemUK Shared Business Services Limited£162kHeld by Shimadzu UK Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Gas Automated Meter Reading ("AMR") ServicesNottinghamshire County Council£144kHeld by Energy Assets Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Supply of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals from Alpha LaboratoriesUK Health Security Agency£120kHeld by Alpha Laboratories Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Multiuse LiDARBoard of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew£95kHeld by Survey Max Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Service contract covering diagnostic and investigative supportnuclear restoration services£84kHeld by Drives and Automation Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Benchtop carbon analyserCefas£67kHeld by Elementar UK Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Corporate GIS Enterprise SoftwareMilton Keynes Council£66kHeld by Statmap
EndsMarch 2027
Purchase of Virclia Lotus IntstrumentUK Health Security Agency£42kHeld by Launch Diagnostics Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Expert witness and forensic analysisHampshire Constabulary£38kHeld by Calamat Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Assessment TestingSellafield Ltd£33kHeld by SHL Group Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Pathology Temperature Mapping & CalibrationCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust£27kHeld by Deva Medical Electronics Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Water Purifier -BEIS -Mini CompetitionUK Shared Business Services Limited£24kHeld by Merck Chemicals Ltd
EndsMarch 2027
Provision of Colony Counter ProtoCOL 3 PLUSUK Health Security Agency£16kHeld by DON Whitley Scientific Limited
EndsMarch 2027
Supply of Twin Screw ExtruderCentre for Process Innovation Limited£750kHeld by Thermo Fisher Scientific UK Limited
EndsApril 2027
General Lab EquipmentCentre for Process Innovation Limited£5mHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsApril 2027
Blood Gas AnalysersBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust£977kHeld by Wefen Ltd
EndsApril 2027
Service Contract for the CellCyte Instrument Competitive quotationUK Shared Business Services Limited£15kHeld by Discover Echo UK
EndsApril 2027
Supply of Bio-Rad Antibody Test Kits, Reagents and Consumables to APHAAnimal and Plant Health Agency£107kHeld by Bio Rad Laboratories
EndsApril 2027
Contract for the Provision of Staff Personality Diagnostics Services to SCWNHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit£15kHeld by Clarity4D Limited
EndsApril 2027
Supply of FTIR Microscope and Acoustic MicroscopeCentre for Process Innovation Limited£700kHeld by 2 suppliers
EndsApril 2027
Supply of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals from StarlabUK Health Security Agency£576kHeld by STARLAB UK Ltd
EndsApril 2027
Microbiology Managed ServiceUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust£6.4mHeld by Biomerieux UK Limited
EndsApril 2027
APHA CapEx: Supply of Ultracentrifuge to APHAAnimal and Plant Health Agency£138kHeld by Camlab
EndsApril 2027
Supply of an Aerosol Generation and Characterisation SystemUniversity of Leeds£109kHeld by TSI Instruments
EndsApril 2027
Laboratory TechnicianHampshire County Council£63kHeld by Tiro
EndsApril 2027
Pathology - Cold Chain Maintenance, Calibration and Temperature MappingWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust£34kHeld by Contronics Limited
EndsApril 2027
Resonant Acoustic mixer (OmniRAM)Defence Science and Technology Laboratory£780kHeld by The Falcon Project
EndsMay 2027
ONT Gridion purchaseUK Health Security Agency£46kHeld by Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
EndsMay 2027

Live laboratory and diagnostics tenders open now: see the live list.

02Contracts ending by trade

All trades 12179 Software 1557 IT support 1109 Construction 1086 Passenger transport 957 Healthcare 776 Training 766 Architect and surveying 707 Facilities management 644 Fleet and vehicle 585 Environmental services 466 Finance and audit 377 Marketing and print 373 Business support 353 Leisure and culture 344 Consultancy 339 Highways and civil engineering 330 Research and evaluation 300 Telecoms 271 Recruitment 243 Medical equipment 229 Cleaning 222 Social care 209 Waste and recycling 200 Legal services 199 Catering 189 Furniture 166 Laboratory and diagnostics 160 Electrical 157 IT hardware 152 Grounds maintenance 140 Demolition and groundworks 137 Medical consumables 135 Machinery and equipment 124 Courier and logistics 121 Plumbing and heating 101 Energy and utilities 101 CCTV and alarm 98 Mental health 95 Fire safety 92 Property and estates 91 Housing repairs and voids 86 Security 84 Office supplies 83 Uniform and PPE 79 Roofing 72 Cyber security 71 Events 68 Public health 61 Lift maintenance 60 Renewable energy 60 Painting and decorating 57 Care home 54 Pharmaceutical 51 Supported living 37 Temporary accommodation 36 Children's services 30 Domiciliary and home care 26 Translation and interpreting 25 Play and sports equipment 19 Pest control 18 Education and early years 18 Laundry and linen 17

03Common questions

What happens when a public sector contract ends?

The buyer usually either uses an extension option written into the contract or runs a new procurement. If it goes back out to tender, the new notice normally appears 3–9 months before the end date, and the tender window itself is often only a few weeks.

How can I prepare for a contract that's about to be re-tendered?

Check the buyer's past notices for the pass/fail rules they used (turnover, insurance, accreditations), get missing certificates in place early, and make sure you're registered on the buyer's portal and the Central Digital Platform. When the new notice is published you then only need to write the bid.

Where does this data come from?

From contract award notices published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, refreshed every night. It lists 12,179 contracts worth at least £10k that end in the next 12 months. End dates are the ones published at award; buyers can extend or end contracts early.